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

Farming & the land, 1927

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A Popular Variety of Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 2

The increasing popularity of Waratah wheat, is remarkable, comments the Chief Instructor of Agriculture in a recent crop-growing competition…

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Crop & Fallow Competitions

Western Champion · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 11

Entries for the fallow competition promoted by the Parkes P. and A. Association close on the 28 th February. The area of the block entered must be…

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Better Farming Train

Western Champion · Thursday 17 February 1927 · page 15

Numerous inquiries are being received by the Minister for Agriculture with regard to the Better Farming Train, now being equipped for a tour…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 8

. . Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report under date, February 10th, as follows:— Since our sale last week a very…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report under date, 10th February, as follows : An attractive catalogue of 5036…

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Sheep Transport by Motor

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

An interesting Queensland Experiment Details of [?] interesting experiment in the transport of sheep appear in the Queensland "Agricultural Jounrla." The…

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Wheat Pool Minister's Assurance

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 14

Reference was made by the Minister for Agriculture to the decision of the executive committee of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to…

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WHEAT Australian for India

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 11

The wheat crop in the Punjab has been adversely affected by the partial failure of the winter rains. It is reported that arrangements…

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Better Seed, Bigger Crops The Trend of Western-Wheat Growing Practice

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

The system of pure seed wheat, supply established in the western district in [?] (by which the product of departmentally selected seed is made…

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Wool Values Upward Trend

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 5

Under the influences of the keenest possible demand in the Sydney market the trend of values continues in growers' favor for all good wools…

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Route March Sheep for the Hospital

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 7

The committee of the route march organised by the Hospital Committee in aid of Sister Murphy's candidature, for the local queen competition,…

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A Popular Variety of Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 6

The increasing popularity of Waratah wheat is remarkable, comments the Chief Instructor of Agriculture In a recent crop-growing competition…

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Wool Report. From Dalgety and Co

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 1

"We offered, 6000 bales to-day (Thursday), mostly wool of good length and character, but more or less, burryand seedy. Good general…

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On the Land Pastoral Industrial Troubles. Country Unfairly TREATED.(Written for the “Free Press”)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 8

Mr. J. W. Allen, Secretary of the Producers Associations’ Central Council, refers in his annual report to industrial matters, and he points…

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A Good Crop Near Lake Cargelligo

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 1

Mr. Thou. Burke, of the Lake Car gelligo district, recently put in 500 acres of wheat on stubble ground, and 100 acres of fallow. Early in the…

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Bunt Free Crops Efficacy of the Copper Carbonate Treatment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 12

Bunt is a serious pest in wheat, and growers should insure the quality of their product by preventive treatment. Millers find bunt in wheat very…

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Intensive Farming What It Means to Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 7

The matter of subdividing the larger areas of land in this district is one of considerable importance. Closer settlement, as it is generally…

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Large Mob of Cattle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 4

On Saturday week a party of cattlemen left Charieville for Brunette Downs, Northern Territory, about 500 miles from Camooweal, on the…

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"Better Farming" Train

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 2

A feature of the Better Farming Train, which will leave Sydney in March, is its bearing on the marketing question, which has given rise to…

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Agricultural Notes. Pastoral Award

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 February 1927 · page 6

It is provided in the Federal Pastoral. Award that an adjustment of rates is to be made if the statistical figure, indicating the cost of living, shows an…

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