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

Farming & the land, 1926

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District Sheep and Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

Rates took a turn for the bettor at the Homebush sheep sales last Thursday. An advance of 1/ to 1/6 was recorded. Lambs made late figures…

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Wheat Market

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The shipping rate for wheat parcels to the United Kingdom which last week was 378 per ton, has been reduced to 30-. The local market…

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Synthetic Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The first samples of Italian synthetic wool, called Sniafail, have reached Melbourne. It resembles, real wool, but feels coarser…

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Current Topics Wheat Stripping Record

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

What is claimed to be a wheat stripping record has been put up by Mr. R. Carter, share-farmer at Mungelbar. Drawing a horse-drawn McKay…

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I Branding of Sheep Warning to Owners

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The Inspector of Stock, Young, writes:- "I would be grateful If you would be kind enough to bring under the…

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Brisk Wool Selling Good Prices--firm Demand

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 6

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Company, reports: For our first sale of the New Year we submitted a catalogue comprising…

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Brisk Wool Selling Good Prices—Firm Demand

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Company reports: For our first sale of the New Year re submitted a catalogue comprising…

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WHEAT 6/5 SYDNEY Produce Market Quotations (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

Potatoes: Local 14/; Victorian 10/ to 11/; Tasmanian 14/ to 15/. Lucerne 6/ to 6/6. Onions: Globe, Victorian 12/to 13/…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 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. AGRICULTURAL…

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Brisk Wool Selling Good Prices. Firm Demand

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers', Co-operative Company reports: For our first sale of the New Year we submitted a catalogue comprising…

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Parkes Wheat at Wembley

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 11

Mr. Richard Job, Shire President, of "St. Elmo," on Saturday last received a pleasant surprise in the form of a bronze medal and certificate, in…

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F.a.q. Wheat. Fixed at 62½ Lb

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 19

The fair average quality standard for the wheat of this State for the season 1925-1926 was fixed at 62½lb. to the imperial bushel by the grain…

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Farming Competitions

Western Champion · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 11

Entries for the fallow competition promoted by the Parkes P. and A. Association close with the secretary, Mr. L. Seaborn, on 28th February,…

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Wyalong Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

Japanese and Continental buyers were keen competitors for Mr. S. J. Dick's wool from Wyalong, which made 22½d at Winchconibe. Carson's…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, Chairman of the N.S.W. Voluntary wheat pool committe Ltd., stated that the 1924-25 voluntary pool was complete,…

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Huge Harvest 31,000 Bags Wheat from One Farm

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 8

The last bag of this season's harvest on Messrs Berry and Son's Woodview Estate, Trundle, was lifted from the header recently, and the…

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Items of Interest Artificial Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 12

Sniafil, the artificial wool produced in Italy, is now known to be the artificial silk staple fibre which the English textile firm, Courtauld, Ltd.,…

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Outlook For Wool the Financial Factor

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Few commodities have had wider publicity on their introduction that "Sniafil," the new artificial wool. But its…

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District Wool Clips Good Prices at Sydney Sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

We receiced the following wire from Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. yesterday:- "We sold 7,300 bales of wool at our…

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