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

Farming & the land, 1929

1,939 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 57 of 97

Good for Sheep Saffron Thistle Praised

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 8

If saffron thistle were proclaimed a noxious weed, many landholders would pack up and leave their holdings, declared Councillor J. W. C. Beveridge,…

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Flemington Sheep Market Effects of Rain

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 5
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd, writes, 13th August:--The week-end general rains, so…

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Wheat Pool (To the Editor, "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Mr. Trethowan at the Farmers and Settlers' Conference on the 8th instant suggested that the Wheat Merchants' Association had…

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Wheat Poll Ballot Closes August 19

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 9

The Minister of Agriculture invites the attention of wheat growers to the fact that claims for enrolment to vote at the poll, to be taken in…

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Wheat Pool Ballot Roll Closes 19th August

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 11

The Minister for Agriculture invites the attention of wheal growers to the Fact that claims for enrolment to vote at the poll to be taken in September…

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Wheat and Marketing (To the Editor, Advocate)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 4

Sir,—Appearing in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of the 13th, are the ideas and utterances of several gentle-men well known to most people,…

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GAREMA Shearing Activities Wheat Truckings Sunday's Tennis

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 4

After a long weary spell of dry weather, relief came on 9th inst. Since then, good falls have been recorded generally, and all gauges have…

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Export of Stud Sheep P.S.A. Conference Opposed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 11

When the section dealing with stock and wool was reached at the annual conference of the Farmers and S[?]ers' In Sydney, many District Councils…

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Compulsory Levy "Use More Wool" Campaign Graziers' Attitude

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 3

A meeting of the general council of the Graziers' Association of N.S. Wales unanimously carried a resolution recommending a compulsory levy…

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Silos and Silage Types of Silos and Suitable Crops [From “The Farmer’s Handbook”](Continued from Friday’s issue)

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 3

Farmers have undergone trying times during the past few seasons, as owing to the dryness of the weather conditions, hand feeding has had to be constantly resorted to in many instances. The majority of farmers now realise the necessity for…

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Man on the Land Sheep Classing a Seasonable Reminder to Small Flock Owners

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 12

The grading of the breeding flock and selection of the sires for use in mating is a regular part of the practice on large properties. Better flocks…

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Our District Page. Contributions from all Parts of the District are Welcomed QUANDIALLA 200 Sheep Die Cold Weather Responsible Bore Water Deputation

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 4

Steady rain fell over the week-end, recording 77 points with a further heavy shower to-day (Tuesday) estimated by the writer at about 25…

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Picnicing in Golden Showers Graziers and Farmers Delight

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 5

The Directors of the Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Company (Sydney) tender annually to the representatives of the Farmers and…

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“Please Fill Me!” Is the Slogan of Men Employed at Silos. Says an Ardlthan Farmer

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 4

Quite one of the best stories of the year was told by Mr. Jennings, Ardlethan’s representative on a deputation to Mr. Thorby in…

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Pasture Improvement Agrostologist Addresses Cowra Farmers

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 10

Mr. J. N. Whittet, Government Agrostologist, addressed a meeting of the Cowra Agricultural Bureau at the Experiment Farm on Thursday last…

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Beaten by Politics What Farmers Think of Railways

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 10

Farmers hold definite views on railway control. Crystallised, their opinions, as, expressed at the F.S.A. conference, are’:—…

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Farmers Meet at Cowra Experiment Farm

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 9

“We thought the Cowra branch was dead when it did not answer our letter,” said Mr. Walker Dun at last Thursday’s meeting of…

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Miscellaneous Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report 15th August:—We have been surprised at the soundness and condition of some…

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Right Wheat Growing Pays

Western Champion · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 6

Cheaper methods of wheat growing are the way to make wheat pay. Obtaining the best price is interwoven with the question—Horsework versus…

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