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

Farming & the land, 1928

1,870 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 80 of 94

Good Crops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 7

It is encouraging to note, despite the misgivings that prevailed a few months ago, that the reports from many of the outlying, centres in this…

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Good Crops Temora Prizewinners

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1928 · page 3

The Temora P.A.H. and I. Association's crop growing competition attracted 23 entries, which took Mr. I. S. Harrison, of the Department of…

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District Wool Railway Figures Wheat For Silos the Revenue

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 5

Up to the end of October, a total of 10,006 bales of wool had been consigned from the Forbes railway station…

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Sheep Stealing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 12

At the Parkes Police Court on Wednesday last, William James Barber, was charged before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., for stealing one…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 11

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company Limited report under date 8th November, 1928:-- A series of sales opened in…

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Big Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 4

Crops being harvested in the Grenfell district are cutting up to 35 bushels, and it is estimated one crop will go 42 bushels…

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Farmer Fined Left Gate Open ORANGE

The Forbes Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1928 · page 4

A well-known Belgravia farmer and poultry exhibitor, George Griffith, was before the Orange court with haying wilfully left a rabbit-proof gate open…

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With the Cattle

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 1

We have to watch them close at night For fear they'll make a rush, And break away in headlong flight Across the open bush;…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. offered by auction on Tuesday 6107 bales; splendid competition from Japan and Germany; Bradford and France more…

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General News Wool Auctions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 3

Pitt, Son and Badgery report:— Auction sales last week were held in Brisbane, and reports to hand from that centre indicate that a very…

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Crop Competitions Nelungaloo Bureau

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 14

The judging of the crops entered in the Nelungaloo Agricultural Bureau crop competition was carried out on Monday and Tuesday, by Mr. H. H…

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Grenfell Crops. Quandialla, Grenfell and Greenethorpe Equal Five Bags

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1928 · page 5

The season has not been without its vagaries in the great wheat-producing districts of which Grenfell is the centre, but with well-distributed…

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Wagga Cattle Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 7

The Wagga Associated Selling Agents report having held their usual fortnightly sale of cattle in the Muni cipal saleyards on the 8th inst., when…

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Pastoral Question of Carrying Capacity

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 7

A member of the British Economic Mission now visiting Australia has expressed surprise that while N.S. Wales in 1891 ran just over 61,000,000…

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New Season's Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 6

Now that the new season's wheat is going forward, we soon may expect to witness the grain being carted to the railway as fast as human endurance…

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Wheat at Silos

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 6

It was inadvertently mentioned in Wednesday's Advocate" that 200 bags of wheat had been received at the Forbes silos. The total was 2,000…

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Wool Sales Sydney Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., under yesterday's date, advise as follows:--"We sold 8,200 bales of wool at our Sydney auction today, selling 66 per…

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Sydney Visitors to View Winning Crop Nabawa Wheat Recommended for Forbes District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 1

The winning crop in the Forbes P.A. & H. Society's crop-growing competition was visited, by well- known Sydney officials last…

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Pastoral Liver Fluke. Treatment of Pastures for Control

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 4

The introduction of carbon tetrachloride for the treatment of infested sheep has helped considerably in the control of liver fluke, but a two-fold programme…

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Ungarie Wheat Topped the Market

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 5

The first wheat of the season was harvested by Mr. Jones, of Euglo, Ungarie. This wheat has been sold at Alexandria, Sydney, and Gillett's…

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