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

Farming & the land, 1928

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New Wheat Exports

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 11

Nearly 2;000,000 bushels of wheat and flour have been exported from Australia since the commencement of the new season in December, which…

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A Good Yield Barellan Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

Much speculation was caused (says the "Leader") by Mr. G. Bryce's win in the local crop competitions this season. Farmers who have had a look…

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Wheat in Silos Barmedman's Quota

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

Up to last Wednesday 205,000 bushels of wheat had been received at the Barmedman silos. According to the manager this quantity has been…

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Lake Cowal Sheep High Prices at Home bush

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Sydney, report having sold at Flemington on Monday 80 wethers on account Wilson and Co., Lake Cowal, which made…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Superphosphate Again Increased Profit Over £2 Acre

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

The opinion held by some, wheat Growers that superphosphate will burn the crop in a dry year fell flat when the results of the fertiliser…

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Next Year's Crop Good Yields Assured If Farmers Fallow

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 7

The principal lesson to be learned from the last season's wheat harvest is that it is not the rainfall during the growing period that counts so…

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Wool Import Tax British Ministry’s Plan for Research Purposes

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

An American Consular report from Bradford, England, states that the British wool industry is planning an import tax on all wool in order to raise,…

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Russian Wheat Bogey Soviet Methods Mean no Export Surplus Australia's Position

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 10

Australian wheat growers have nothing to fear from Russian competition in the world's markets, says the Director, of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. E…

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Wheat Standard For 1927-28 Fixed at 60¼lbs (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 1

The Grain Trades Sectional Committee at the Sydney Chamber of Commerce have fixed the average quality standard of New South Wales…

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Visit of Minister for Agriculture Will Be in Cowra Monday and Tuesday Next. to Inspect Wyangla Dam Site and Cowra Experiment Farm

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 9

We have been handed the following communication from Hon. H. V. C. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, by Major Reid, M.L.A. :—…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 3

Schute, Bell aud Co., Ltd., report, 19/1/28:— A strong market has ruled throughout this week, all sections of buyers…

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Wool at Best Point of Season. Very Strong Demand

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes 20/1/28:— Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op Co. writes under date 20128: Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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Items of Interest Farmer's Death

The Forbes Advocate · Monday 23 January 1928 · page 2

When his team swayed with the strain-of pulling a load of wheat from a paddock, the driver was caught between the waggon and a fence and…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report under date January 17th as follows:— Our catalogue for to-day’s sale…

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Rush on Butter At Local Stores

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 4

Owing to the non-arrival of the goods trains from Sydney and elsewhere a big rush on butter was experienced in West Wyalong last week…

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Gagie Bros. Wheat Win at Chicago

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

During the month of April, 1927, Messrs D. A. and J. Gagie, West Wyalong, forwarded an exhibit of strong red wheat to the Chicago Exposition…

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Million Bales of Wool Millmen's Profits

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd write:—Though South Wales did not experience good seasons in 1927, the State managed to produce an…

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes 20/l/’28;— Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the…

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F.A.Q. WHEAT Fixed at 60¼ lbs Good Sample Slightly Bleached

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 January 1928 · page 8

From 222 representative samples of wheat collected in the principal producing districts of the State, the grain sectional committee of the Sydney…

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