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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1978

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Reduced cultivation practice interests farmers

Western Magazine · Monday 20 November 1978 · page 14

A field day at Gulgong on the new technique of reduced cultivation drew a large group of famers…

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Rapeseed has potential as C W. crop

Western Magazine · Monday 20 November 1978 · page 12

Interest in rapeseed in increasing because of current high prices and dissatisfaction with wheat marketing. The NSW Oilseeds…

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Top Crop of Lupins

Western Magazine · Monday 27 November 1978 · page 23

The winning crop of lupins in the Coonabarabran competition was estimated…

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Farmers interested in stubble cultivation

Western Magazine · Monday 27 November 1978 · page 15

A new feature which attracted much attention at this year's Field Days was open forum on stubble mulch farming for soil and water conservation…

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Shedding off-type sorghums threaten C.W. crops

Western Magazine · Monday 4 December 1978 · page 11

Shedding off-type sorghums, the wont off-types to infest grain sorgham crops, are becoming a serious threat. Loosely referred to as…

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Grazcos Jumbo Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1978 · page 8

Ex-Byrock wool showing yield and price per kile. AAAM 68 per cent, 235[?] cents. AAA 63 per cent, 204c…

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Dalgety Walsh Hughes Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 8 December 1978 · page 16

Last week's wool sales concluded on Thursday, 30th November at Goulburn Geelong. Under strong and well maintained…

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New Header for Big Crops

Western Magazine · Monday 11 December 1978 · page 1

Big grain harvests of the future should be no trouble to handle for International Harvester Company’s new 1460 Axial Flow Combine to be distributed in Australia next year. More than 20 years of…

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Grazcos Jumbo Wool Report

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1978 · page 13

Wool sales were delayed because of a strike by the Australian Wool Testing Authority. Although the A.W.T.A. people have…

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Less Wool to Awc

The Western Herald · Friday 15 December 1978 · page 2

The Australian Wool Corporation bought only six per cent of wool at last weeks Sydney auction compared with 27 per cent at the corresponding sale a…

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Grazcos Jumbo Wool Report Let's Get the Record Straight

The Western Herald · Friday 22 December 1978 · page 4

Much is talked about buyers of Jumbo bales having to convert them back to farm bales for this and that reason. Some rather wild ascertions have…

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