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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Local and General Preliminary Statement As to Sheep and Wool of New South Wales

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

Estimates made by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), in collaboration with, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. Max Henry)…

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District Sheep

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

Bidding was keen throughout the Homebush sheep and lamb sales last Thursday. Only 28,000 head were forward. As a result rates advanced 2/…

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Cricketers Save 1,300 Sheep

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 1

In the recent flood near Condobolin a party of eight cricketers were instrumental in saving all but two of a flock of 1300 sheep. Discovering the…

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Wagga Sheep Market Spirited Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

That Associated Selling Agents of Wagga report having held, their usual [?] sale of sheep in the Municipal yards on the 1st March when there…

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Cheap Wheat Leads to Gaol

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 6

An echo of the recent floods was heard at the Junee Court when Thomas James Larkins was convicted of stealing seven bags of wheat owned…

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Nominations Extended For Fallow and Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 6

Mr. A. Andrew, Secretary of the local Show Association, has been advised that the services of the Judge to adjudicate in the fallow section of…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., report:--We held our second sale of the present series on Tuesday last when our…

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Cricketers Save 1300 Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 8

A party of eight cricketers were instrumental in saving all but two of a flock of 1300 sheep in the recent flood rains near Condobolin. Discovering the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 8

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. PASTORAL. DIPPING OF LAMBS…

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Wool Auctions Demand for All Descriptions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-op. reports:--On the 1st March we offered a catalogue of 6,057 bales, largely made up…

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Field Experiments with Wheat Variety Trials at Cowra Experiment Farm, 1927 (BY R. N. Medley, H.d.a.)

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 6

WHEAT variety trials for hay and grain were again conducted during the past season with the object of determining the most suitable…

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Radio Notes Radio for Farmers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 2

In the opinion of Mr. D. H. Drummond, the advent of radio is the greatest boon of modern times so far as the man on the land is concerned. And…

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Coming Wheat Crop. Probable Increased Area

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 16

Evidence is forthcoming that wheat growers will strive during the appoaching wheat-sowing season to make up some of the leeway lost…

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Sheep Sale at Orange

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 11

As will be seen by advertisement in this issue Messrs. Leeds Bros. Ltd. will be yarding 15,000 well bred sheep at Orange on Tuesday next, the 13th…

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Wheat Losses. Silos Not Utilised

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 1

Hundreds of bags of prime wheat have been damaged or ruined in southern and western Riverina districts by the recent rains through…

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Wool. Demand for All Descriptions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., reports:— On the 1st March we offered a catalogue of 6057 bales, largely…

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Phosphate Deposits. Fertilisation the Primary consideration of the Australian Agricultural and Pastoral Industries

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 4

At no period of the history of these vital industries of Australia has the man on the land been faced with such a crisis as exists to-day. Rising costs…

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The Northern Rivers a Flying Visit by Motor Car. The State's Dairying Area. CONCLUSION

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 17

Next morning (Wednesday) we departed from Kempsey soon after nine o'clock and had bad roads right along the track through Port Macquarie…

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Trundle. Farmers and Settlers' Association

Western Champion · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 13

A meeting of the F. & S, Association Was held in the Memorial Hall last Saturday, when the following were present: Mr. H. Allez (President, in the…

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Sheep and Wool Preliminary Statement

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

Estimates made by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) in collaboration with the Chief Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. Max Henry) on the…

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