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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 73 of 97

Big Interests Wheat Position

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

Though local wheatgrowers will have little grain to sell this year, a fight that is now proceeding between the Canadian wheat pool and…

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Echo-of Motor Accident Clarke v Cattle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 5

This was a case brought by Laurence Daniel Ward Clarke against Herbert Cattle for damages caused by the defendant's' car running down…

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Wool Offerings Curtailed Market Shows Improvement

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers Co-operaiive Co. under date 11th Oc[?]ber reports:—At a joint meeting of the…

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Power Farming Makes Rapid Advance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 6

The use of farm tractors is rabidly on the increase in South Australia. Latest official returns show that 2979 are in operation or 476 more than was…

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Useful Rains Cloudburst at Melbergen Crops and Fences Flattened

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

Further useful falls of rain occurred throughout the district on Saturday night and Sunday. The heaviest falls were 76 at Wamboyne, 80 at…

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Fast Work ! Sowing, Crop from Airplane

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

This is hot a Yankee yarn. It is something that actually happened, writes the Hon. A. A. Alam, M.L.C., of Dubbo, from New York. At the…

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Rabbit Farming Minister's Warning

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 7

As a result of a report received from the Agent General in London, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) warns people not to be…

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Wool and its Value Pre-war and Present Prices

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- Troublesome and depressing though the wool market has been of late, the maladies from which it is suffering…

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Farmers' Evening

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 October 1929 · page 10

As briefly mentioned in last issue, there was a good attendance at the Central Hall last Tuesday night week, when Mr Gillespie, Agricultural…

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"More Wheat." Advice to Farmers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

Our recent article regarding the activities of the Grenfell Chamber of Commerce in connection with the holding of a monster representative…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 11

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., wire as follows: Sold 98 per cent. of wool we offered at our Sydney auction on Wednesday. Our sales totalled…

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Wool Industry Brighter. Cotton and Wool Supplies

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 6

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: With a firmer wool market and relief rains over a large part of New South Wales and southern…

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General News Wheat Growing. Raising the Standard. Growing Crop Competitions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association has every reason to be gratafied at the response made to its request…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 14

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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W.a. Wheat. Successful Voluntary Pooling

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

Addressing the annual meeting of the Co-operative Wheat Pool of Western Australia, the chairman of trustees (Mr. A. J. Monger) said…

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Pastoral. Construction of Fences the Question of Width of Panel

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 14

In the days when fencing timber was plentiful, posts were usually placed about 10 feet apart, and experience has shown that the most efficient…

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Wool Values Hardening. Russia in the Market

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Coy. writes:— On the 15th October we brought forward a catalogue of 4443 bales…

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En Passant Sydney Wool Sales. Very Firm Market

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 7

At the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday 8459 bales were offered, and of this number 7995 were sold at auction. Private sales totalled…

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Crops at Alectown Not Doing So Badly. Tuesday's Field Day

Western Champion · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 3

Despite the fact that the season has been an exceptionally dry one, crops in the Alectowin district are showing up far better than was expected a…

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Agricultural. Millet. Quick Growing Summer Catch Crop

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 7

Millet is perhaps the quickest growing of all plants cultivated on the farm, provided it finds suitable weather conditions, and its utility as…

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