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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 73 of 80

World's Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 7

The latest Bulletin of Agricultural [?]d Commercial Statistics, published [?] the International Institute of Agriculture of Rome, announces that…

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Quality of Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 13

The storms of this week if followed (as seems likely) by similar visitations during harvest, will unfortunately result in the bleaching and…

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Wheat Gristing. Question of Locking. Wheat Board's Decision

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

THE manager of the State Wheat Office, Mr. F. Digby, made the following statement:—Many references have been made in the…

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a Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 12

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired on Wednesday as follows:— We found prices for super-merino wools and fine fleece wools of fair length,…

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Pastoral. for the Lamb Market. Department of Agriculture's Experiments to determine most suitable Cross

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

"Which is the most desirable cross for the lamb market? Experiments inaugurated by the Department of Agriculture to determine the correct…

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Silage Means Security. What a Coastal Farmer Did

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 5

"The best I have ever seen," commented a North Coast farmer, while examining a silage stack constructed on the lines set down in one of the…

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A Farmers' Friend

Western Champion · Thursday 2 December 1920 · page 22

W. Potts, the retiring Principal of the Hawltesbury Agricultural College, has been offered and accepted a seat on the Board of Directors…

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Australian Farmers' Union

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

THE attendance at the public meeting in the Masonic Hall on Saturday called for the purpose of forming a branch of the Australian Farmers Union, was…

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Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 6

Harvesting operations in Forbes should be in full swing next week. Already the machines are at work in many of the crops, and some splendid…

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Wheat Gristing

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

The attention of wheat growers is directed to an article appearing in this issue under the heading of "Wheat Gristing," being a statement by the…

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Immature Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 8

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) has issued a warning on the danger of farmers stripping their wheat crops before…

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Wheat Payments

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 6

A resolution was recently carried by the Forbes Chamber of Commerce urging the State Government to honor its pledges to pay to wheat growers…

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Wheat Payment to Farmers on Delivery

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 9

Mr Buttenshaw asked the Minister for Agriculture in the House—(1)—Will he state whether if cash on delivery for this season's wheat…

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Wool Auctions

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., telegraphed us on Wednesday as follows:—"We found prices for super merino wools and fine [?]ce wools of…

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The Farmers' Wheat Points in Delivery Terms

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

The State Wheat Board has practically completed the conditions, as between growers and agents, under which wheat will be received into the…

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Waiting for Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 2

A significant step was taken in Melbourne, when the Swedish sailing velsel Svithiod and S. D. Kennedy, both cancelled their coal contracts in order…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired us on Wednesday afternoon:—"We found prices for super merino wools and fine fleece wools of fair length…

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Local & General Wheat Freights

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 1

Though the fixed rate of freight has not been offically announced, it is regarded as certain that the freight on the new season's wheat will be fixed…

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Fly Blown Sheep a Grazier's Hint

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 10

A grazier who has tried slaked lime for fly blown sheep recommends it to others. Some of his rams, he says, were badly fly blown about the…

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Wool Over £60 Per Bale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 6

Buyers in need of superfine wools are without doubt paying big figures to secure their requirements. A parcel of twelve bales of Mr. Walter T…

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