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

Farming & the land, 1929

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Little Damage Frost-Affected Wheat Don't Cut, Says Expert

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 2

A vital and important warning has been issued to farmers in the Albury district by Mr. G. C. Bar[?], district gricultural instr[?]or…

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Looking to the Wool Future Marketing and Research. Important Decision

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

As forecast in this column, the Wool Conference in Melbourne resolved to adhere to the decision to reduce the original allocations in the…

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Man on the Land Wool Marketing Scientific Control Measures Prospects Analysed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 6

As announced last week, allocations in the wool auction markets throughout the Commonwealth will be reduced as from October 17 by thirty-three…

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Synthetic Wool Is Joke to Graziers Vegetble Fibre no Rival to Merino

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 3

The statement of French textile manufacturers, that they have produced artificial wool costing only lOd to 1/- per lb. more than the natural…

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Crop Competition Condobolin Surprises

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

Mr. H. Bartlett, senior agricu[?] instructor,, has completed his judging of the field wheat competition in the Condobolin district, and in view of the…

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Farmer's Problem Mr. L. Judd's Advice

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

The following is culled from a recent issue of the "Farmer and Settler" —Mr. L. Judd, manager of the Temora Experiment Farm, and one of the…

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Farmers’ Day at Experiment Farm

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

Some of the many phases of cereal experiment work which the Farm is conducting were shown the visitors on Saturday. The foremost of the trial,…

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Farmers’ Day Tour of Cowra Experiment Farm

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 3

Wheat, oats and similar agricultural topics were the subjects of the discussion at the Cowra Experiment Farm on Saturday last, when the annual Farmers’ Day was held. Crowds of visitors were conducted over the experiment plots and the bulk areas of…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report:--Owing to the drastic curtailment of offerings and to further reduction during the current series to enable…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd, report: The second series of sales in this market was concluded on Wednesday…

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Crop Competition Condobolin District's Surprising Yield's. Mr. Bartlett's Well-founded Remarks

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 10

Mr. H. Bartlett, Senior Agricultural Instructor, completed the judging of the eleven crops entered for the Field Wheat Growing Competition, under…

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A Ringer. 217 Sheep a Day

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

Claimed to be one of the highest tallies on record, Mr. Ronald McLachlan, of Glen Innes, brother of Ken., the well known "ringer," put…

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Trundle Crops P. AND A. COMPETITION. W. G. Williamson Wins

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 13

Five entries were received in the Crop Competition conducted by the Trundle P. and A. Association, the winning crop being…

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Began Gate Results Crop and Combined Competitions A. A. WYATT & A. SCRIVENER

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 13

Judging in the Crop Competition and Combined Crop and Fallow Competition conducted by the Bogan Gate P. and A. Association was carried out on Friday and Monday last by the Agricultural Instructor, Mr. H. Bartlett…

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"Eagle Farm."

Western Champion · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 13

Mr. Wyatt's crop at "Eagle Farm" secured the first place, with a block of Waratah, grown on red loam soil, monidboard ploughed in July, 1928,…

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En Passant Help to Farmers

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

Mr. Hugh Main has written to Mr. T. Dun, stating that Mr. Thorby, Minister for Agriculture, will be sending an official of the Rural…

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Big Gain. Changed Crop Outlook

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

Should the estimate of a 32,500,000 bushel wheat crop for the State, as made by the Department of Agriculture prove correct, the crop will…

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Prunes Are Selling Well. Crops Will Be Fully Disposed Of

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

For the first time in the prunegrowing history of the M.I.A. the crop will be almost entirely cleaned up and sold out before Christmas…

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Local and General Farmer's £13,620

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 4

An estate, of the [?] value of £13,6[?], was left by Mr. John Stein, farmer, of Torwood, near Grenfell, who died on September 9, aged 73…

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Agricultural Farmers' Day. at Experiment Farm

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

Some of the many phases of cereal experiment work which the Farm is conducting were shown the visitors on Saturday. The foremost of the…

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