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

Farming & the land, 1932

1,772 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 56 of 89

Splendid Rain Over the Wheat Belt

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Extensive and very timely rain has allens throughout this district, and over the Southern and Western areas of the State. Many falls exceeding…

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Butter in England Increased Consumption Australia's Improved Prospects

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

THE most remarkable feature of the butter situation in England, according to Mr. Frank Mills, of A. J. Mills and Co.. Ltd., of London, well known as distributors of Australian produce, has been the enormous increase in consumption during…

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Western Wheat Light Yields Expected Instructor's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 3

The absence of heavy rains has given rise to some anxiety as to how the crops in the Forbes portion of the western district will…

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Wool Up 30 Per Cent. On June Rates

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired us on Tuesday morning:—Compared with the closing sales last June, the market at yesterday's…

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Opening Wool Sales Values Rise 20 Per Cent. Future Outlook Very Bright

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 8

THE most cheering feature of opening Sydney wool sales was the general confidence denoted by the widely distributed competition experienced. All sections of the trade were equipped with buying orders. Japan and Yorkshire…

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Epsom Expectations Enhanced by Farm Fliers Records Rattled and Races Run in Real Style Johnnie Jason Autopay on Chatham's Chances Peter Pan a Derby Hope

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

SO many records were equalled or broken at Warwick Farm last Saturday that the placed horses in the close finishes must be considered in forthcoming big races. Chatham, Johnnie Jason, even old Amounis, were horses which gave great…

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JUBILANT Farmers Welcome Rain YARRABANDAI

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

Landowners generally will be throwing up their hats as much needed rain commenced to fall yesterday and It is still raining at time…

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DAIRYING Herd Production Improvement Scheme

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 9

To enable dairy farmers to improve their herds, the Department of Agriculture is continuing the above scheme, the new year…

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DAIRYING Waster---or High-Producer? Only the Tester Can Tell

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 5

Only an actual test can determine the productive ability of a dairy cow. The truth of this is being continually proved, the disparity between the…

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Crops in West

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 4

Crops between Orange and Eugowra, ar[?]ein a very bad condition. Some of them. are only allowing above ground, and the best are about four…

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RAIN & RABBITS Farmers Busy GOOLAGONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

Wheat crops will benefit very much by the splendid rain which set in on Tuesday morning and continued all day, 92 points being registered. It is…

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Good Rain Crops and Pastures Benefit BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 6

After a boisterous day on Monday, during which the places were occasionally enveloped In dust, steady rain, set In early on…

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Sheep and Wheat. Champion Wheat Grower Wins at Alectown

Western Champion · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 6

Mr. Cantrill found the winner of the Alectown competition at "Stony Hill," a line property of 1600 acres owned by Mr. A. P. Unger, who is…

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Parkes Show. Sheep

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

Merino (Fine and Medium Wool). Ram, 3 years or over: W. W. Ingrey 1 and 2. Ram, 2 years and under 3: W. W…

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Wheat Marketing

Western Champion · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

Before a large attendance of the members of the Ootha and Derriwong branches of the Agricultural Bureau an address was given last…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd., report under date 31st August:-For our first sale of the wool selling season 1932/3 we brought…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, report under date 1st September:-We submitted our first catalogue of…

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PASTORAL. The Rabbit Menace. an Insidious Pest

Western Champion · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 3

"Although the last drought reduced rabbits to a minimum, the good feed available of late has encouraged breeding to such an extent that on…

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COMPETITION. Sheep Breeding. Small Flock Owners

Western Champion · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 6

A few years ago the Gilmore branch of the Agricultural Bureau conducted a wool competition which attracted the attention of Mr. J. M…

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Wheat at Show. Splenewd Bushel Weight

Western Champion · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 1

The outstanding feature of the wheats exhibited at the Parkes Show was the splendid bushel weight of the various samples…

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