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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 26 of 130

“Silly and Trifling!” Shire President’s Opinion of Farmers Deputation’s Request Regarding Mr. J. T. Staunton and His 15/- a Week Statement. Council Decides by Five Votes to Three to Take No Action

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. Brien said as the President had already intimated they were there as delegates from the F.S.A. to ventilate a complaint against a…

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Sheep and Wool Very Poor Attendance. Tuesday's Class

Western Champion · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 1

A very poor attendance was present at the Showground Pavilion on Tuesday last, when pupils were enrolled for the sheep and wool…

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Wheat Fungus Diseases

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 6

The diseases of wheat which I intend to dealt with are, namely, flag smut, take-all, and foot-rot. The reason I have taken these three are…

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The Control of Parasitic Diseases of Sheep

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 4

In this address time will not permit me to go into details of the life histories, as far as they are known, of the various parasites which infest…

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Fodder Crops and Their Economic Place in Farm Rotation

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

Introducing the subject of fodder crops and their economic position in the farm rotation, I think it is wise to consider the question of farming…

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CO-OPERATION. Co-operative Buying. Profitable Enterprise of Taree Farmers

Western Champion · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2

Discussing at a recent gathering at Dungog the subject of co-operative buying of farm requirements, the President of the central north coast…

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The Farm Home Menace of the House Fly. Some Suggestions for Control

Western Champion · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

Although the season during which the house-fly constitutes the most serious nuisance is beginning to draw to a close, it is still proving a source…

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Mixed Farming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

The idea of mixed farming is to utilise the whole area of the farm to the best advantage, thus making it more profitable, for on small holdings…

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Farm Land Values

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 6

It is interesting to note that a farm is valued on a totally different basis to any other business. In the purchase of a shop, hotel, or factory, a…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company, Ltd. report :— Yesterday the Industrial trouble with Mutton Slaughtermen caused…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1
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Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office.:— "Cdmpetition very keen and…

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Cruelty to Sheep Overseer Convicted

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 8

Jack Hockley, a station overseer, was convicted at the Goulburn police court on a charge of having cruelly illtreated a sheep in a flock being…

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Organiser Sought Butter Factory Project. Preliminary Moves

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

Plans in connection with the establishment of a butter factory in Forbes were given a definite impetus as the result of a meeting held at the Town…

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Pastoral Agricultural. Black or Spear Thistle Its Identification and Control

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

Black or Spear. Thistle (“Cirsium Lauceolatum. syn. Card[?]s Lanceolatus”) is often known as the Green Thistle, and occasionally as the…

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Sowing of Wheat The Question of Depth

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 10

The ultimate objective of all the attention given the fallow is the beat [?] seed bed in which to place the seed, and it is essential if…

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Wool and World Conditions Prices Generally Affected

Cowra Free Press · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report : The eyes of the wool world are on London sales opening in that centre on March 18th. All previous English…

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Forbes Scheme Market in China For Australian Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 8

A proposal from the Forbes branch of the Graziers' Association if adopted and acted upon, may do much for the Australian wool industry through the…

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Wheat Stealing Defendant's Appeal. Longer Period to Pay Fine

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

In the Appeals Court at Forbes this week before His Honor, Judge Thomson, Francis Herbert Wilson asked for a lessening of the…

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Guarantee of 5s for Wheat Request to Federal Government Wheatgrowers' Defence League Organising

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 6

During the past few days, there has been a definite and enthusiastic movement In this portion of the State to urge the Federal Government to guarantee a price of 5s nett to growers for the coming season's wheat. This is in response to the Prime "Minister's apeal to…

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