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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 8 of 130

No Reduction of Wheat Estimate Har vest Should Total 32,000,000 Boshels

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 13

"The wheat yield ini'many. parts of the State have been above expectations, while in other centres returns have been most disappointing. Taking…

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Farmers and Settlers Curriba Branch

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 12

A meeting of the above was held In the Tabeando School on January 6, 1930. tresent: Messrs I Alexander…

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Gossip of the Day Forbes Householders Are Lucky -- New Definition for Farmer-- Why the Commercials Cuss -- Mr. Byrnes Has Sharp Axe -- Preserve Weir, Don't Destroy It -- How Sandy Escaped -- Mr. Thorby's Announcement. This Needs Attention

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 9

When will the Forbes Council give some attention to that portion of the street leading from the railway as far as the Royal Hotel? This query has…

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On the Land Mr. Moore at Cowra Experiment Farm OPENED.(Reprinted from “Sydney Morning Herald,” April 8, 1905).(Continued from Friday’s issue).FIRST Seed Sown

Cowra Free Press · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 7

In the afternoon, Mr. Moore proceeded to the Farm, and put the seed drill into gear for the first sowing of wheat. There was a large…

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Wool and Wheat Industries

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 6

Mr. G. A. Gibbons, the Federal member for Calare, who has been making consistent efforts to stabilise the wool and wheat industries, is now…

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Wool Reports

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report under date January 16th:— The market has ruled on a fairly even keel since sales were resumed…

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Fodder Conference the Economic Aspect of Fodder. for Sheep on a Farm

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 11

For many years there has been a strong advocacy of "Sheep on the Farm." Mixed farming it has been called. At least one large financial…

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Pig Pars. Pigs on Dairy Farms

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

The pig fits in especially well upon dairy farms where skim or separated milk is regarded as a waste product. No animal will give such high returns…

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Pigs on the Lachlan. Opportunity for Forbes District Farmers

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 4

Now that there is a possibility of a butter factory being established at Forbes, farmers in the Lachlan Valley, are advised to turn their attention to…

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Necessitous Farmers. Officers to Visit Country Centres

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

To enable necessitous farmers to explain their cases personally, arrangements have been made for representatives of the rural, industries branch…

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Settlers Relief Minister's Explanation Farmer's Meeting

Western Champion · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 10

After the business relating to the proposed Wyangala Extension scheme had been disposed of at Trundle on Thursday last, the Minister for…

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District Wool

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

A few district realisations were included ln Winchcombe, Carson’s Sydney catalogue last Wednesday: Mr. G. S. Mastus, Woodstock,…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 1

Wheat is quoted to-day at 4/5½ in silos…

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Wheat Depression Victoria Feeling Pinch

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 2

Victorian flour millers are taking, a rather pessimistic view of the chances of Making any considerable profit from exportsin the first half of this year…

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What a Farmer Is

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 5

A capitalist that labors. A man who works eight hours a day twice a day. A man who has every element of…

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Mixed Farming Preserving a Balance On 1,000 Acre roperty

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 7

The first difficulty, that presents itself is with the title of this paper, in trying to balance a system on a weather and price point; and it will…

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Show Association Meeting on Saturday Crop and Fallow Contest Suggestion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 5

Mr. R. H. Beddle presided over a meeting of the Forbes P.A. and H. Association on Saturday. Others in attendance were: Messrs…

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Fifty-five Years in Cowra the Late Mr. Benjamin Cannon. a Successful Farmer and Grazier Gone to the Great Beyond

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

Although he had reached the age of 82 years a lease would have been taken of Mr, Benjamin Cannon’s life up to about three months ago, as…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd, report: 16130. The fifth series of sales were concluded in this market on Wednesday last…

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Wool Market Steady Good Clearances

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 6

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-operative Coy. reports :--On the 14th instant we offered 5,596 bales drawn from a wide area of the…

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