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

Farming & the land, 1926

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Share- Farming for Wheat. What the Parties Undertake

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 7

Share- farming was first introduced into New South Wales about the year 1896, on the Iandra Estate, near Grenfell, and the favourable result's which at once…

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Pastoral. Wimmera Rye Grass, a Valuable Pasture Plant

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 7

Wimmera rye grass has produced excellent results in many parts of this State, and gives promise of being a useful grass in many districts, where dry conditions are…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Wool Report Pitt Son & Badgery, Ltd

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 9

The sales of the 1925-26 clip entered into the filial stager his week. Auctions in this centre will continue until about the 19th May, and…

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Agricultural Soil Inoculation for Leguminous Crops

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 7

The soil conditions that in general favour nitrification also favour the presence of nitrogen- fixing bacteria association with legumes, and…

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Agricultural. Sweep on the Wheat Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 18

While the utility of sheep on the wheat farm is gradually becoming more generally recognised, many farmers are unfortunately content to…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

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

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Pastoral. Wimmera Rye Grass. a Valuable Pasture Plant

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 18

Wimmera rye grass has produced excellent results in many parts of this State, and gives promises of being a useful grass in many districts where…

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1916-17 Wheat Pool. Compensation Case

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 7

The General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association. 7 O'Connell street, Sydney, is desirous that farmers who still hold their…

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Big Sheep Sale Over 55,000 at Wagga

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 4

The greatest sale of sheep ever held in southern New South Wales, if not in any country centre in Australia, was conducted at Wagga on…

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Wheat Harvest. Final Returns. Value of Fallowing

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 2

The final returns of the wheat harvest for the season 1925-26 have been received by the Acting Government Statistician, and the quantities of…

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Power Farming. the Benz-diesel Tractor

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 11

Power farming, regarded but a few years ago as the dream of some suner-optimist in the ranks, of the agriculturists, is rapidly coming into…

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Weather and Crops. Monthly Report

Western Champion · Thursday 29 April 1926 · page 14

Mr. H. Bartlett senior agricultural instructor, in his monthly report on district conditions, writes:— The many rainstorms of April,…

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Cattle Trucks Scarce

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 4

About ten days' notice is now needed to secure cattle waggons for the conveyance of stock to Homebush. Sheep vans can be obtained…

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Goulburn Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 10

Messrs. W. H. Wheatley, Goulburn, are holding a big sheep sale on Tuesday, May 11, when 20,000 stores will be offered. Full particulars of the…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 9

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report under date 29th April, 1926: Sales have been continued…

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Local Wool

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 10

Continental buyers competed keenly for Mr, C. K. Kinghone’s wool clip, from Lyndhurst, offered at Winchcombe, Carson’s Sydney auction last…

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Demand for Cattle Waggons

Cowra Free Press · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 9

As a result of the keen demand existing for cattle waggons, about ten days’ notice is now required to obtain trucks for the conveyance of stock to ,…

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Coulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 7

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., Ltd., report a yarding of 29.876 sheep at their special sale at Goulburn on Thursday, 15th inst…

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Sydney Wool Sales Brisk Competition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., wired us as follows yesterday:- We sold 92 per cent of the large lots we offered at our Sydney wool…

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