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

Farming & the land, 1927

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On the Land Pastoral Rail Freights. No Increase Likely. [Specially written for the “Free Press”]

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 4

Will there be an increase in country rail freights and fares ? This is the question that is agitating country interests. The “legacy” left by…

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Few Crops In Weethalle District

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 2

Weethalle, like many other parts of the West Wyalong district, was badly hit by the recent dry spell. But for the heavy rains that have fallen…

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Experiment Farm At Temora

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 12

About sixty farmers from the Ariah Park district visited the Temora Experiment Farm on Friday afternoon and spent a very…

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Crops Judged Fallow and Crop Competition List of Winners

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 6

Mr. E. S. Clayton, of the New South Wales Agricultural Department, arrived in West Wyalong on Monday for the purpose of judging the Fallow and…

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Not This Year Better Farming Train

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Thorby, on Thursday denied a report that the Better Farming Train would be scrapped. He said that owing to…

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Better Farming Train Season's Work Completed

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 8

The Better Farming Train arrived in Sydney on Saturday after a most successful tour of the north western district, and the Minister for…

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Minister for Agriculture Will Not Be Here for Farmers’ Day. But His Under Secretary Will

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 9

Mr. H. J. Kelly, Manager of Cowra Experiment Farm, has been advised that the Minister for Agriculture finds it…

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The Better Farming Train Season’s Work Completed

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 8

The Better Farming Train arrived in Sydney on Saturday last after a most successful tour of the North-western district, and the Minister for…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 4

N.Z. Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report under date 3rd November:— Sales which have been continued throughout the week have elicited…

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The First Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 3

The first truckload of the new season's wheat arrived at the Alexandria produce market on Monday morning, and was sold by F. and…

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Local and General a Promising Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 2

Amongst the many varieties of new wheats introduced by Mr. T. J. A. Fitzpatrick, of "Erin Vale," the most promising is "Nabawa," from West…

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Crop Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 7 November 1927 · page 3

The following societies are conducting local field wheat competitions in the Central South-west, and will compete for the Royal Agricultural…

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District Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 5

Rates for sheep were without material alteration at Homebush last Thursday, but lambs were cheaper throughout the auctions. Supplies…

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Wagga Sheep Sale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 5

The Wagga Associated Selling Agents report having held their usual fortnightly sale of sheep in the Municipal Saleyards on the 3rd inst.,…

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Iriverina Wheat Yield

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

The District Railway Superintenddant at Junee has an estimate of the Reverina wheat yield for the 1927-28 season. It is put down as…

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A Promising Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

Amongst the many varieties of new wheats introduced by Mr. T. J. Fitzpatrick, of "Erin Vale" the most promising is "Nabawa," from…

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Riverina Wheat Returns

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 2

According to the Railway Department, an estimate of the Riverina wheat yield this season is that it will be smaller by 958,986 bushels than…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 1

Messrs Kilpatrick, McLellan and Anthoness, local agents for Dalgety & Co. Ltd., received the following from the firm on Saturday last:—…

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Good Prices For District Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 4

At Pitt, Son and Badgery's sales in Sydney last week, the following prices were secured for district wool:— T. McCormack, "Moora,"…

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Skeleton Weed Eradication a Problem in Wheat Districts

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 3

Skeleton weed, also known as Naked wood And Gum Succory, is now causing the wreat farmer much concorn, for not only does it withstand…

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