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

Farming & the land, 1920

1,581 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 60 of 80

Wool Report

Western Champion · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 16

The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Company, Limited, report under date 19th October:—The concluding sales of the first series of…

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Wool and Stock Reports. FARMERS & Graziers' Co-op

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 2

CO. reports that at last week's auctions live stock of practically every description was cheaper, particularly Cattle, the drop being £4 to £7 per beast. Tallow :—…

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The Crop Competition

Western Champion · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 13

The third growing crop competition instituted by the Royal Agricultural Society promises to be a great success. In the early part of the season…

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Interesting Wool Figures

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 1

That the pastoral industry in Australia is a live and growing thing and that a very positive improvement has been effected in the production of wool…

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Shorn Sheep at the Yards

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

Xbred wool is in very slack demand As a result woolly crossbred sheep were most affected in the easier tendency in competition at Homebush…

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The Price of Wheat Abroad

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 1

Mr. Beare, a member of the British Wheat Commission, in a speech at a Labor conference on food at Westminster, said the prospects for wheal…

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Wool the Position of Merinos

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

Winchocmbe, Carson Ltd report:—Since our wool unction last Monday we have sold over 300 bales of passed in Jots privately. We have also…

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District Cattle Case Alleged Fraudulent Branding. a Drover Acquitted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 2

At the Bathurst Circuit Court on Tuesday, Morris Ernest Rawsthorne, a drover, was indicted on a charge of having branded seven heifers and…

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Wheat Position European Requirements 70,000,000 Quarters Wanted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

Melbourne.—The following cablegrams relating to the wheat position, dated Liverpool, October 12 have been received by the Lindley Walker…

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Vote of Censure Failure to Provide 5/- for Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Tudor moved a vote of censure on the Federal Government yesterday for its failure to provide for a cash payment of 5/- per bushel for wheat…

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Not for the Gambler. But for Farmers Tired of a Game of Chance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 8

Undoubtedly there are temperaments that prefer the competitive scramble and the gambler's chance —even with the knowledge that the…

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The Stud Farm

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

As the result of a discussion at a meeting of the local F.S.A., Mr. Main, the member for Cootamnndra, recentaly asked for a statement of receipts…

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Freak Sheep

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1920 · page 2

MR. O. PURSEHOUSE, of Goulburn, is the owner of two freak sheep —a merino and a crossbred. The sheep are rising seven years, and since they were lambs had…

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Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

A cable from New York announces that the Winnipeg, grain growers have expressed much consternation over the N.S.W. Government decision not…

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Forbes Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs Edward Weaver & Co. report having offered 850 head of mixed cattle on Friday last on account of Messrs F. and R. Coward. There was only…

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Reduced Sheep Supplies

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 7

As a result of the decline in sheep prices at recent Homebush stiles, many trucks ordered have been cancelled. Winchcombe Carson Ltd re…

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Wheat Scrip

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 7

Messrs Joseph Palmer and Sons, the well-known stock-brokers, have the following in their monthly report for October, 1920.:—…

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St. Mary's Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

Messrs Weaver and Perry Ltd advertise the sale of 100 choice dairy and store cattle at Newmarket saleyards, St. Mary's, on Friday, October 29 at…

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Wheat Pool Advances

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

Several dividends on wheat scrip are expected to be paid within the-next two weeks. The Federal Treasurer, has arranged for the banks to provide…

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The Wheat Commission

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

Mr Justice Pring, who sat as a Royal Commission in the wheat inquiry, has presented his report to the Governor. It is understood that the…

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