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

Farming & the land, 1924

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Champion Wheat Crop

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

The champion crop in the competition carried on by the Royal Agricultural Society in the central southwest was Mr. Jas. Simpson’s 50 acres…

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The Wheat Market

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

Messrs. Lindley, Walker, Ltd., are in receipt of the following cable:— “Demand rising after holidays. Canadian sellers firm. Argentine offers…

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London Wool Sales

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. received the following cable from the London agents on 21/12/23, as follows:— “Wool sales closed with rates for all…

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Forbes Crop Competition the Judge's Remarks

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 1

At the time that our last issue went to press the remarks of the judge (Mr. H. Bartlett, district agricultural inspector) were not…

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Curreht Topics Crop Competitions

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 2

The 50 acres of Federation wheat belonging to Mr. H. Jasprizza which won the Barmeaman held wheat competition, and was placed firth in the…

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Higher Wool Values. a Boom Market

Western Champion · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

The Secretary Farmers' and Graziers' Co-operative Co. reports:—At our last wool sale (i.e the last sale of 1923) we brought forward an…

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Crop Competition

Western Champion · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 13

In the course of his official report on the growing crop competition conducted by the Parkes P. and A. Association, Mr. H. Bartlett, Senior…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date January 2nd, 1924:—The past week has witnessed no new feature…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 1

Golsurough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report under date December 27, 1923: — The high prices ruling for wool during this season have proved a…

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Contiguous Wheat Results at Cowra. Experiment Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 7

"The continuous wheat plots are very dirty and practically unfit to carry on." In these words the manager of Cowra Experiment Farm…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 15

Very often wheat, growers are confronted with the difficulty of determining the number of bushels of wheat contained in a given…

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A New Wheat

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

A wheat that has yielded well in South Australia and parts of this State is Red Russian. But now that there is an official embargo on red…

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The World's Wheat Situation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 12

Our London cable to-day reads: "Market steady owing to small worlds shipments. American and Canadian heavy supplies…

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Wool Stock in America The Local Shortage

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. write: On every hand indications denote diminishing wool supplies. In the United States at September…

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Lachlan Lands Around Monia Gap. Testing for Wheat

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

A serviceable work is being done by the Department of Agriculture in testing for wheat growing the country in the vicinity of Monla Gap by…

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Commercial Wool Stocks in America the Local Shortage

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltdd. report under date £7/12/23 :— On every hand ndications denote diminishing wool supplies. In the…

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The Sheep-maggot Fly. Birds as a Factor in its Control

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 14

There are two types of birds that have a very important bearing upon insect pests of the blowfly type, namely, the…

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Wheat Compensation F. & S. Preparing a Case (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

Mr Thorby, President of the Farmers and Settlesr' Association, states that the Association yesterday decided to prepare a…

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Congratulations to Mr. Buttenshaw.re Wheat Pool LETTERS.(To the Editor)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 4

Sir,—Ro the letters of Messrs. Rossell and Buttenshaw, which appeared in the issue of “The Land” of December. 21st, I regard that of the latter…

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The Combined Drill Cultivator Its Use and Abuse in Wheat Growing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

This machine was introduced to Australian agriculture some six years ago. The idea of the manufacturers being to produce a labor saving…

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