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

Farming & the land, 1930

2,583 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 130

Wool Auctions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

Pitt, "Son and Badgery Ltd., report under date 24th February:— The events of the last week, as reported, by the auctions both in…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Mr. P. Waites, Government Statistician, has made an estimate of the Wheat harvest of the current season, based upon reports received from…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 13

Very often wheat-growers are confronted with the difficulty of determining the number of bushels of wheat contained in a given load. Below will…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

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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Pastoral. Pasture Improvement. the Methods That Can Be Employed

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

Stockraisers in Australia depend on the productivity of the natural pastures to a greater extent probably than do those in any other important…

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McCARROLL Fined Missing Wheat. Found Guilty

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 14

Edward James McCarroll, farmer, was found guilty at the Parkes Police Court on Tuesday on a charge of having five bags of wheat In his custody,…

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Closer Settlement. Purchase of Mahonga Estate. Riverina Wheat Lands

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

Notification appears in the "Government Gazette" on 17th inst., setting apart eleven farms on Mahogna Estate for settlement purchase…

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THE Western Champion —AND THE—Parkes District Representative. Thursday, January 30th, 1930.. Condobolin Wool

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 10

Compared with the figures ruling in Sydney ten days previously, wool values generally showed a decline of 10 per cent, at last Tuesday's Sydney…

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Pigs for Profit Green Crops and Grains. Take advantage of them for Growing and 'Fattening Pigs. (By Our Pig Expert.)

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Lack of food of the right character is often advanced by farmers as a reason for the non-breeding of pigs. The trouble chiefly is that farmers…

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The Children's Corner Fun for the Young Folk Pat and Peggy at the Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 17

Pat and Peggy loved having rides in daddie's new car. "Here we are, daddie," cried Peggy, as they came flying come the stairs. "We're ready."…

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British Farmers May Not Visit Parkes. "Their Loss," Says Council

Western Champion · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 16

That the delegation of British farmers which is visiting Australia in the middle of this year may not be able to take in Parkes was an intimation…

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Cyclonic Storms. Widespread Damage to Property. Soldier Settlers Lose Almost Whole Crop. Houses Unroofed, Fences and Dams Washed Out, Buildings Blown Down. Roads and Bridges Suffer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 3

Cyclonic storms devastated the Young district on Saturday afternoon, causing heavy, damage to property, estimated at many thousands…

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Pastoral Still the Wool Problem. What Can Be Done ? Many Are Asking

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

“What can be done?” This question is being asked by many woolgrowers. The position unfortunately [?] no better, and anxiety is…

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Wamboyne Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 13

A few district clips were included in the Sydney wcol auctions last Tuesday. Mr. T. J. Ludlow, Wamboyne, secured 10½d for fleece, 7¼d for pieces,…

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District Wool

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1
Also in The Forbes Advocate

Lower values were recorded at Tuesday’s Sydney wool sales: In sympathy with the decline in prices previously experienced in London…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 9

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, report under date Thursday, 30th. January, 1930. We have just received the…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. report under date 24th January: Sales opened in Brisbane on Monday, with an available supply of…

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General Wool Competition

Cowra Free Press · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report under date 29th January: — General competition was experienced at our Sydney wool sale on…

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South Africa Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 13

The price of Australian wheat is the ruling factors in the negotiations between wheat producers and the millers. As the duty on wheat has been…

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