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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 60 of 130

Wheat Trains Railways Ready for Harvest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 2

The N.S.W. Railway Department is ready to handle a bumper wheat barvest, and has rolling stock sufficient to grapple with the most difficult…

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Frderal Wheat Pool Provisions of the Bill Explained in Simple Terms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 5

A Memorandum has been issued by The Minister for Markets (the Hon. Parker Maloney) outlining the main provisions of the Commonwealth Wheat Marketing Act which is designed to enable a Federal Compulsory Wheat Pool to be established in Australia. The Memorandum gives a clear and…

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Pertinent Question Farmers Motion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 7

"That the Central Council of the Country Party be asked whether, in view of Clauses 27 and 32 of the constitution, and all…

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­­­To Assist the Lot of the Man on the Land Long Sitting Ashburnham Farmers Meet Varied Business Motions Galore for Conference

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 7

The District Council of the Farmers and Settlers Association of Ashburnham, was held in the Forbes Council Chambers on Saturday last, when 25 delegates were present to consider motions that had been tabled for presentation to the conference in…

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Coonamble Farm Will be Closed Thorby's Regrets

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 7

Answering a petition from Coonamble residents, asking that his decision to close the Experiment Farm at that centre be reversed, and the…

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Eugowra Farmers Good "Pays" But Lacking Interest

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 3

The falling off of interest among members at Eugowra was mentioned at the F. & S. Ashburnham Council meeting in Forbes…

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Less Attractive Wool Sales Values Easier

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Coy. reports:-- On 25th June we offered 6,018 bales. We found a good volume of…

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Wool Reports Schute, Bell & Co Ltd. report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 8

Our closing sale of the season on Tuesday last, when we offered 4438 bales, was characterised by unabated active com petition from all sections of…

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Outlook for Wool A Question of World Prosperity

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- A year ago weakness in the wool market was to a great extent attributable to the existence of surplus stocks…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 11

Messrs Winehcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired yesterday as follows; The Continent and Japan were keen bidders at our cloising Sydney wool sale to-day…

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Possibilities of Millenium Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 4

The Director of Plant Breeding (Mr. H. Wenholz) is not impressed with the possibliities of Millenium wheat, a variety that, according to…

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Fat Sheep. For Homebush. MANDAGERY

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 13

This district maintains its reputation as a fat stock district. A truck of prime wethers from Mr. J. Higgins, and two trucks of lambs, from Mr…

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"RIDICULOUS." Rumor Refuted. Wheat Guarantee

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 11

A rumor was curent in Parkes yesterday that the Federal Government only intended the wheat guarantee of 4/- per bushel to…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 20

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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Agricultural Good Wheat District. Condobolin Grower Averaged Up to 26 Bushels. Big Future for Small Farming

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

Big things are expected of the Condobolin district as a wheat-growing and small farming centre by Mr. J. Schneider, well known district…

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Increased Areas. Sown to Wheat. Harvest Prospects

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 16

Anticipations of a record harvest (says the "Herald") are supported by the crop estimates submitted to the Department of…

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PASTORAL. Preparations for Shearing. Prevention of Diseases Due to Wound Infection

Western Champion · Thursday 3 July 1930 · page 20

The approach of the shearing season is made the occasion by the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture for a warning…

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Baa-baa, Black Sheep Have You Any Wool?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 8

At the Hospital carnival committee on Wednesday night, Mr. Austen said that there was about 500 lbs. of black wool shorn in the district every year…

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Wool Sales

Cowra Free Press · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 6

Goldsbrough, Mart and Co. report under date 30th June, 1930:— For our closing sale of the season to-day we submitted a catalogue of…

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Forbes Stud Sheep Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

At the Forbes annual stud sheep sales, to be held on Thursday, July 17, most of the leading N.S.W. studs will be represented. In the merino…

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