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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

1,648 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 12 of 83

"Minoru" Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

The following prices, at which Mr E. D. Blomfield's "Minoru" wool was appraised on December 18th in Messrs Pitt Son and…

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Wheatley's Big cattle sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

On Thursday 14th inst., Mr. W. H. Wheatley will hold a big sale of 3,000 store cattle at the Goulburn yards. These are said to be the…

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Wheat Coming-in

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

Wheat carting still continues. Although the biggest rush is now over, there is still a continuous line of waggons carting daily. Up till…

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Economy in Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3
Also in Forbes Times, The Forbes Advocate

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—"Owing to the shortage of wool supplies in England and America, great efforts are being made to…

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The Wheat Crop. Official Estimate of Yield. 43,557,000 BUSHELS

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 8

The Government Statistician, Mr. J. B. Trivett, reports that the wheat harvest for the current season is much later than usual, due mainly to…

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Commercial News. Wool Reports

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

The A.M.L. and F. Co,, Ltd,, report:—Our first appraisements under the new conditions whereby the sizeof the…

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The Forbes Advocate Friday, February 8, 1918. Current Topics. 1400 Dairy, Fat and Store Cattle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

Messrs Weaver & perry Ltd. advertise in this issue the sale of 1400 head choice dairy, fat and store cattle, to be held at Newmarket sale…

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The Cost of Growing Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 5

Several sets of statistics as to the most of growing an acre of wheat were on the table, and Messrs. Brown and Dunn were appointed a sub-committee…

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Wheat for Germany. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Express" believes that Kuhlmanu and Czernin have returned from Berlin with a complete peace…

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Homebush Sales. Market Weaker for Cattle. SYDNEY

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: 1600 cattle yarded, bulk good, market weaker. Khan's, bullocks brought £22/15/, Fennel's £20 19s,…

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The Bag Bungle. Wheat in the Open Field

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

When our representative was in the Trundle and Bogan Gale distric ts early in the new year, he noticed instances of where wheat lay in heaps in paddocks owing to sacks being unprocurable. The above photo was taken by Mr. E. Herborn at the farm of Mr. J. J. Elliott, and illus tratcs in no uncertain manner the deplorable lack of administration of the Federal powers that be in not seeing that suitable provision was…

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Sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest from John Bridge

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 8

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely…

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Sydney Wool Market Regular Supporters Sidetracked! Emphatic Protest from "John Bridge"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd.; write:- "We have never failed, when the true interests of wool growers have been aassaulted, to utter timely…

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Sydney Wool Market Regular Supporters Sidetracked. Emphatic Protest from "John Bridge

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write: "We have never failed when the true interests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning…

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sydney Wool Market. Regular Supporters SideTracked! Emphatic Protest from "John Bridge."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

John Bridge and Co, Ltd., write: —"We have never failed, when the true interest's of wool growers…

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Sydney Wool Market. Secular Supporters Side-tracked. Empathic Protest from "John Bridge."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

John Bridge & Co. Ltd., write:—"We have never failed, when the true inter­ests of wool growers have been assailed, to utter timely warning and to assert…

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Labor in the Dairy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 8

During the present heavy milking season, which has intensified the shortage Of labor in many districts, this difficulty can be largely…

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Farm and Field Original Articles. Farm Experiments

Forbes Times · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 7

In order that a farmer can get a clear conception of the advantage of the use of chemical fertilisers on the soils cultivated by him, it is strongly…

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