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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Sheep Market Firm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 4

The Cooperative Wool and Produce Co. Ltd. wired us on Monday afternoon:- "The sheep market opened firm a[?]…

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Wool Values Holding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 6

The Secretary, Farmers and Grazlers Co-op. Co. writes:- On the 20th March we offered a catalogue of 3,979 bales, a…

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Farmer's Death Worried Over Wife's Illness (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 1

Arthur John Paul, 56, a well-known farmer, committed suicide at Pitttown. If is believed the act is due to worry…

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Pastoral. Sheep Classing. An important Operation with even the Smallest Flocks

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 10

Sheep classing--the operation of grading the breeding flock and selecting the sires for use in mating, with the object of gradually raising the standard of the…

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Rust in Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 3

Rust in the New South Wales wheat crops is reported. The Government wheat expert, in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, says that he is receiving…

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Wool Values Holding

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 11

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. writes:-- On the 20th March we offered a catalogue of 3,979 bales, a…

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Secure wool Outlook

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:--No wool market in history has ever been without defects. But the selling conditions existing over the Sydney…

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Worms in Sheep. Another Reminder About Drenching

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 10

Some farmers only use drenches when they see evidences of worm infestation, but experience has shown that if drenching is done at certain periods of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Maim on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 8

These Notes are issued every week, by direction or the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture; and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. PASTORAL…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 10

These Note are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. THE ORCHARD. CONTROL OF WOOLLY APHIS…

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Puzzle for Wool-growers Definition of "'Fine Wool" Experts Non-plussed at Sydney Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

IN these days of intricate Press puzzles that of determining what is "fine" wool should be included. Here is a specific instance of the…

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Agricultural. Sowing of Lucerne. Use of the Wheat Drill

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 10

Farmers generally prefer to broadcast lucerne seed where the area is small, but sowing through the grass seed attachment of the wheat drill is a useful method…

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Sheep Statistics Stock Owners Want the Real Facts. P.p. Board Figures

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 3

Some pastoral authorities are of the opinion that the sheep losses towards the end of last year were heavier than was generally believed. Besides the…

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Country Wool Selling Sir Graham Waddell's Views. Present System Jeopardised

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

Sir Graham Waddell, President of the Graziers' Association draws attention to the fallacy and menace of selling wool in the country. He certainly has…

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Dairying. for Clean Milk. Machines must he Bacteriologically Clean

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 10

Many dairy-farmers are convinced, that only by careful hand-milking can the cleanest milk be obtained, and that the use of a machine results in a much increased…

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Dairying. Important in Calf Rearing. Eight Essential Points

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 8

The essential features of calf rearing may be summarised as follows:-- 1. Always handle' calves quietly and patiently, and so develop in the animal…

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McCormack-Deering Tractor School Local Farmers Attend. Praise for Mr. L. J. JOHNSON

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 4

A very successful tractor school was held on March 20 and 21 at the premises of Mr. L. J. Johnson, the local agent for the International…

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Experiment Plots WHEAT & Oat Experiments 1927-8. Grenfell District Agricultural Bureau

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

Three years ago only two farmers (Messrs. C. A. Carter and H. Nealon) were conducting field experiments in co-operation, with the…

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Fur Farming. Furriers' Attitude

Western Champion · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

When the committee appointed under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture to inquire into fur production in New South Wales resumed…

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'Possum Farm at Cowra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 6

Will Cowra have a 'possum farm? It will probably be the first centre in the State to start an industry which at the present time is engaging the…

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