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

Farming & the land, 1931

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Young Dairyman Wants Work in Forbes "Cockying" on Shares

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 1

The following letter from a young dairyman on the North Coast may be of interest to many of the riparian landholders who…

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GOOLAGONG Farmers Inconvenienced Lack of Silo Space Cricket

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

On New Year's Day a very pleasant time was spent and quite a crowd gathered to witness the match between the Veterans and…

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Casual Cove Wellington Farmer Missing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 2

A Wellington farmer, named L. Owens, who resides at Baker's Swamp, left his farm on Tuesday of last week, and has not since…

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How to Keep 'Em Down On the Farm A Farmer Tells

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 7

A Merriwagga wheatgrower, writing in the "S.M. Herald,' says: -- A good deal of difference of opinion exists in regard to which is the…

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Standardised Farming F.s.a. Supports Movement Aiming at Reduction in Costs

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

In these days, when Australia is facing an economic crisis, there is heard on all sides a plea for efficiency of production. Meeting in…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report:—At our sale on Monday last we submitted a catalogue of 2142 bales, consisting of a few good wools, the…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited report under date 8th January, 1931:—The second half of the selling…

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Miscellaneous Champion Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

Messrs. C. W. Reid and Son, of Killamont, Larras Lake settlement, who won the Royal Agricultural Society's wheat championship for the…

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Local Wheat Returns

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The total number of bags received up to 10th January, 1931, was 159,782. The number of bags despatched to the same date was 94,665…

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PASTORAL. Pasture Improvement Results at Gilgandra

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Very satisfactory results have been obtained from Wimmera rye grass and from lucerne at Gilgandra. In a letter to the Department of…

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"The Tocsin" an Open Letter to the Farmer. (By "The Wombat") The Wheat Man, The Sheep Man, The Cow Man, The Pig Man, Also the Goat Mart. Farming Friends and Fellow Countrymen! How are things with you now?

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 8

Many of you helped to put Messrs. Lang, Anstey, Beasley, Garden and Co., unlimited, in the position where they can—and will—belt Hell out of…

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WHEAT. Doubtful Position. Telegram From Minister

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 10

The position in regard to wheat is still doubtful, and a good deal should hinge to-day on a discussion between Mr. Donnelly…

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Crops at Dubbo. Marked Variations in Yield

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Unusually wide differences in the yields of both wheat and oats have been noted this season in the Dubbo district. These have been due to the…

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CONDOBOLIN. Experiment Farm. Further Results

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

In the course of Ms report Mr. C. W. Brown, Wheat Experimentalist, states:—The results obtained from trials set…

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Parkes District News "Get It Over." Farmers' Difficulty. EUGOWRA

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

A monster meeting of all those who are interested directly or indirectly in primary production is called at Eugowra on Saturday, January 17th,…

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FRACAS. Farmer Injured

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

Colin Parker, 32, a farmer, is an inmate of the Crookwell Hospital suffering from a wound in the back of the head and bruises on the face,…

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Marathon Case Before Coroner. Damage to Barley Crop

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 1

A "Marathon" fire inquiry was held by Mr. H. W. Hall (District Coroner) on Saturday, the evidencetaking from 10 a.m. until after 5 p.m., when the case was postponed owing to the non-attendance of a material witness…

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APATHY Amongst Farmers. EUGOWRA, Wednesday

Western Champion · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 2

The silos are overflowing with the result that wheat delivery is badly held up, there being no buyers outside of silo…

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World Wheat Crop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 6

An estimate was issued on Saturday by the Department of Agriculture of the total wheat crop for 1930 of 41 countries exclusive of Russia and…

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Wheat Advance Important to Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

The Hon. A. K. Trethowan, M.L.C., writes:— It is the interest of groovers that they should know just where they…

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