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

Farming & the land, 1920

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Wool and the Drought Profit on Government Wools Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 8

The beneficial effects of the recent rains in pastoral centres are evidenced in the number of trucks ordered for Homebush which have been cancelled…

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The Cowra Free Press New Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, Jan. 28th, 1920 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Be economical! Save your tallow and [?]itchen fat, and get 15/- per kerosene tin f[?]li at the owra Soap Works, Brisbane Street Don't forget to tell your friends…

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Big Sheep Sale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

Messrs O. H. Furner & Co. will hold a special sale of 1,000 merino rams and 10,000 store sheep at Goulburn on Tuesday, February 10th, Particulars…

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Wheat Scrip

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5
Also in Canowindra Star and Eugowra News

The well-known brokers, Messrs Joseph Palmer & Sons, write as follows in their report of the 22nd inst:—Now South Wales "C" 1917-18 had…

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Wheat Pools

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

The Central Wheat Board reports that the bank account for all pools, and all States is in credit £383,000, compared with £262,000 a week earlier…

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Wheat Scrip

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

The well-known brokers, Messrs Joseph Palmer & Sons, write as follows in their report of the 22nd inst:—New South Wales "C" 1917-18 had…

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Wool Contracts

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

The Promler of New Zealand has received intimation from the Colonial Office that the Imperial Government does not contemplate an extension of…

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Local & General. Disease in Sheep

Forbes Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

At the ordinary meeting yesterday of the Forbes P.P. Board the Stock inspector (Mr. W. G. Dowling) reported that apthalmia was somewhat…

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Wheat Threshing in India

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

Grain is still trodden out in the Punjab by the feet of cattle, assisted by the threshing frame. This frame consists of a, hurdle covered…

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Commercial News. Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd, reports: The second round of appraisements concluded last week, making a total of 80,000 bales dealt with since the new…

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Australian Wool British Goveenment Peofits. Half Back to Growers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

LONDON.—The report of the committee which investigated the profits on wool tops and yarns states that all Australian wool auctioned since wool…

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The Wheat Pool 32,000,000 for Growers. Supplies For New South Wales Price Question Discussed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The question of the price of wheat for local consumption was further discussed to-day by the Australian Wheat Board, which met at…

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Farmer's Wheat. (To the Editor.)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 3

Dear Sir,—State Wheat Managers have declared, "No inferior wheat for starving stock, but all for poultry feed." Farmers and graziers…

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Sheep and Goats

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 3

Thus the "Land":—"The Progressive party is taking strict action to divide the sheep from the goats at the State elections. In the nomination…

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The Wheat Failure. Some Surprising Figures

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

The loss to the farming section through the failure of the harvest can bettor be understood if it is reduced to its cash equivalent. In the…

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Commercial News. Wool, Offerings Re-open

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—Wool appraisements re-open in Sydney this week. Offerings at the series will total 35,000 bales. Our catalogues…

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Wool and the Drought. Profits on Govt. Sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report:—The beneficial effects of the recent rains in pastoral centres are evidenced in the number of trucks ordered for…

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Farmers' Apathy

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

When the question of electing officers for the ensuing form was being discussed at Saturday's meeting of the Farmers and Settler's Association, it…

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Bathuest Tobacco Crop. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

The Bathurst tobacco crop last year realised £22,000; this year it was sold for £2000 loss. This was is part due to the disastrous blue mould…

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