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

Farming & the land, 1925

1,292 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 65

A Farmer's Challenge And a Plea for Farm Women

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

"The man on the land may make a periodical valuation of his live stock and dead to determine his financial position. He will write off a certain…

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Trundle Busy Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 9

Everything has settled down again after the holidays, if holidays they could be called. Some farmers worked every day, Xmas Day and Sundays…

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Water Supply for Experiment Farm Report of F.s.a. Sub-committee

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

The following report was submitted to last, meeting of the Cowra branch of the Farmers and Settlers’ Association, by the sub-committee…

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More Crop Burnt 2000 Sheep in Danger

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

About 100 acres of crop and 50 acres of grass were destroyed b[?] fire yesterday afternoon on the property of Mr. Alex. Reid, and that [?] Mr…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 3

Golsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report under date January 8th, as follows:— The Interest of the trade is now centred in the new year sales, which…

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Current Topics. "Goonoo" Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

Full particulars are advertised in this issue of Messrs. Abel Wilkins and Co.'s sale of 6000 "Goonoo" station sheep. The sale is to be held on…

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A Record in Local Sheep Sales

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 3

Messrs. Lane and Co. report having sold during the past two months ending Jan. 13, 45,750 mixed sheep. The top prices recently paid were:…

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Dipping for Sheep "Tick" Some Interesting Notes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

The sheep "tick," unlike the true lick, spends the whole of its life upon the one host, which it never leaves unless to attach itself to another…

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Wool Position Sound Future Values

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 1

Winchcombe, Caron, La., report: Though confident that wool values will rule in January on highly satisfactory levels, some little doubt…

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State's Golden Harvest 60 Million Bushels of Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

The Government Statistician, Mr. H. Smith, on Saturday completed his preliminary estimate of the N.S.W. wheat harvest for the current season,…

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Saleyards and Sheep Dip At West Wyalong Shire Council Investigating

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

At Friday night's meeting of the Bland Shire Council, a letter from the Wyalong District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association (which…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Prices Fall Slightly. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday good spinning wools were firm at December values, but all super wools were 5 per cent, to 7 12 per cent lower than…

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Scrupulous Cleanliness Visit to Hollowbank Dairy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1925 · page 4

Recently Mr. A. Marshall, of the Hollowbank Dairy, installed a milking machine plant. Wishing, our representative to see the machines…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 8

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile, Agency Coy, Ltd: Selling by private treaty wools ex previous catalogues is now permissible…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land These notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experience of the Department. Pastoral. Sheep at Trangie. The Experiment Farm Stud

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 6

When, eight years ago, a stud flock of Merino sheep was established by the Department of Agriculture at Trangie Experiment Farm, one of the expressed…

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Fat Cattle Homebush Market

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-op Co., writes: We are pleased to report that prime cattle sold well today in a heavy…

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P. Board. the Loner Ag an Sheep Case Refund Granted by Board

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 January 1925 · page 7

The publicity given by this paper to the above case has led to it being discussed far and wide and a deep interest taken in it. It will be…

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Fat Sheep and Cattle Sydney Values

Western Champion · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 16

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes:- Sheep continue to bring exceptional prices. Last week we sold 3076,…

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Special Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 2

On 27th January, Messrs. McNeil[?]y, Crampton & Mania Ltd. will sell at Orange yards, commencing at 12 o'clock, 15,000 sheep. Detailed lists will be…

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Wheat Traffic

Western Champion · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 13

The following are particulars of the wheat dispatched from the various stations and and sidings during the week ending Saturday, 16th…

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