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

Farming & the land, 1927

1,475 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 74

Wool Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report under date 27th January:—Sales will be resumed here on Monday, and on Thursday we purpose…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 10

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired this morning as follows:—We sold 8,600 bales of wool at our Sydney sale yesterday. Values ruled very…

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Fire Damaged Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

Writing to Mr. Glover, secretary of the Parkes branch of the F. and S. Association on the subject of the disposal of wheat damaged during the…

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Farmers' Experiments. Some More Results A further instalment, of the results of various experiments is given hereunder:—

Western Champion · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 7

Wheat variety trial: J. T. Townsend "Willow Vale," Parkes.—The last crop grown was wheat in 1924. The soil is a red loam. The area was…

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Farmers' Meeting. Rural Workers' Award

Western Champion · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

A public meeting of farmers was held in the Shire Chambers on Saturday afternoon to hear an address by Mr. W. C. Cambridge, the General…

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Pastoral Award

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

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

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Pastoral Soil Productivity

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Practices Conducive to its Increase According to the Bureau of Soils of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the United States will have to depend…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report under date 2nd February, 1927:— Our 12th catalogue of the season…

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Fire Damaged Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Regarding the question of disposing of bagged wheat damaged by the recent bush fires, Mr. E. Glover, hon. secretary of the Parkes branch of the…

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Pastoral Bush Fires Now for Evidence

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 10

Mr. J. B. Cramsie, Chairman of the Bush Fire Royal Commission, has intimated to the several producers’ associations, that he will call the…

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Best Wheat Harvest for Ten Years

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

A preliminary estimate of the wheat harvest in N.S.W. for the current season is given at 16,741,000 bags — equivalent to 50,223,000 bushels of…

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To the Editor Compulsory Wheat Pool Ballot. Vote “Yes.”

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

Mr. E. S. Twigg writes:— Sir,—He our Executive meeting. I have read with great interest each member's opinion. I also remember…

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Scientific Farming England's Big Research Fund

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 12

England has wakened up in the matter of applying scientific methods to agricultural pursuits, to replace the old rule of thumb policy to which…

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“Joys” of Farming

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

Mr. Bate, M.L.A., has received the following letter from a farming constituent of his: “Am just back from seeing the bank manager about an…

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Bena Wheat

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

The results from Bena (one of the new varieties of wheat), during the past few seasons, indicate that it is likely to prove a valuable addition to…

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Varieties of Wheat

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

The wheats recommended by the Department of Agriculture for various purposes for the ensuing year may be presented in districts as follows:…

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Wool

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report under date 3rd February : To-day we submitted a catalogue of 6182 bales. The selection on the…

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Wheat Pool Farmers Asked to Vote "No"

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 6

Opposition to the proposal to establish a compulsory wheat pool is being raised by members of the Parliamentary Country Party…

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Sheep and Lambs Cheaper

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 4

A fall of about 1/ per head was noticeable in values at the Homebush sheep and lamb auctions last Thursday. Supplies totalled 29,000 head…

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