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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Pastoral. Tapeworms in Sheep. Methods of Treatment

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 16

The tapeworm most commonly found infesting sheep in Australia is Moniezia expansa. This worm lives in the small intestine, and attains a…

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Local Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 10

Values were not quotably higher at Monday's Sydney wool auctions, but any alteration in rates was in growers' favour. Winchcombe,…

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25,000 High Class Sheep

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

One of the largest auction sales of sheep in a country centre will he held at Orange on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., when Leeds Bros., Ltd., will…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 16

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. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the…

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Powderly Bros., Cambrai, Tyagong. Wheat Variety Trial

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 2

Old cultivation paddock, originally white box, last crop wheat; rigid tyne July, October and harrowed, spring-toothed November, January…

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Agricultural. Lucerne As Pasture. Conversion of Old Wheat Paddocks

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 16

In districts such as the Riverina, wheat paddocks having deep friable soils and which are to be left out of crop for six or eight years are…

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Dairying. Water for Dairy Cows. the Importance of a Pure Supply

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 16

Clean, fresh, running water in best for dairy cows, and next to it comes good spring or well water pumped into troughs. Water contained in…

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Dairy Herd Improvement. the Bull As a Factor

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 16

It is not enough that the herd bull should be pure-bred—there are such things as poor pure-breds, observes a departmental pamphlet. Nor is it…

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WALLDEK & Co's, Market Sheep Maintain Late Rates Cattle Firm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

C. E. Wallder and Co., West Wyalong report:—SHEEP: 8435 penned. Excepting a line of 237 wethers and 4 small pens…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

Dalgety's latest wool report, [?] ceived at 10 a.m. on the 8th March by Messrs Kilpatrick, McLellan find Anthoness, Local Agents, read:—…

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Local Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 4

A few district clips were forward at last Monday's Sydney auctions. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that their sales included James R…

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Wool Auctions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 7

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Co. reports:-- On 5th March we offered a catalogue of 7,783 bales, which comprised…

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District Wool

Cowra Free Press · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Demand was more general and brisker at last Monday’s Sydney wool sales than for some little time. Any change in rates was in growers’…

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Wool Report More General Wool Demand Stronger Tene in Market

Cowra Free Press · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report:— At [?] on Monday we sold 92 percent of the wools was offered, That fact bears evidence of the stronger…

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Wheat Belt in New Groups Five Divisions for Crop Competitions R.A.S. Championships

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 8

A further extension of the championship field wheat competitions, with readjustment of boundaries, has been decided upon by the Royal Agri…

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25,000 High Class Sheep at Orange

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

One of the largest, auction sales of sheep in a count. [?] will be held at Orange on Tuesday [?], the 12th inst., when Le[?] Bres. [?] will…

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Two Men Charged Alleged Wheat Stealing Remand Granted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

Two men, Ernie Augustus Hohnberg (50) and Lewis Arnold Hohnberg (20), were brought before Messrs. A. J. Meagher and R. A. Hendy, J's.P., at…

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Homestead Farms Deputation to Minister Act to be Amended

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 5

In the Memorial. Hall on Tuesday afternoon a number of Homestead Farmers. representing the Tullibigeal Bygalorie, Weja, Ungarie and othe…

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State Rice Crop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 9

Is the Minister for Agriculture aware that a quantity of the vice produced on the irrigation area last year still remains unsold? Is he further…

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Trundle Obituary Mr. Chas. Willmott Passes Farmers Carting Water

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 4

Early on Tuesday morning word was received that Mr. Charles Willmott, Jun., had passed away, after an operation at Lewisham Hospital…

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