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

Farming & the land, 1934

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Price and Wool Consumption Extreme Rates Not Desirable

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write: Evidence of the rapid sale of this seasons' clip is supplied by the fact that at this time last year the…

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Terrible Wounds Caused by Shotgun Local Farmer's Death

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

Giving evidence before the Coroner (Dr. E. F. Fisher, J.P.) at the West Wyalong Court House on Monday, Dr. J. J. Maloney, Government…

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Wheat Crop Growing Competitions 1933 Parkes and Adjacent Centres (Continued from a previous-issue) Fallow Workings

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 4

Since 1928 there has been a very appreciable reduction in the number of fallow workings, viz., from 5.05 to 3.6. Of course, the frequency of cultivation…

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Price and Wool Consumption. Extreme Rates Not Desirable

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 1

Evidence of the rapid sale of this season's clip is supplied by the fact that at this time last year the quantity of wool on hand in Sydney stores was…

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Farmers and the Tithe War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

The British countryside recently was aflame with the great tithe war, or revolt of the farmers against paying one-tenth of the produce of their…

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Condobolin Experiment Farm Notes for Prospective Lucerne Growers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 5

As many queries have been received concerning the advisability of starting lucerne areas in this district, it is considered that some advice on this…

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Wool Stealing Charge. Case Dismissed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 3

Edward Arthur Taylor, alleged stealing of 1211bs. of dead wool, valued at £4/10/, the property of George Alfred Arthur Godden…

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FALLOWING Benefits Demonstrated Western Wheat Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 8

Twelve distinct societies organised competitions in the western wheat zone last season, and notwithstanding the unfa[?]orable…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 11

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: We sold 700 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Tuesday. Super merino and inferior merino fleece…

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Ardlethan Wheat Receivals

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 3

Wheat receivals into the Ardlethan yards last night (Wednesday) for the week was 4,303 bags of which 3,725 bags were stacked and 578 bags…

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World Wheat Committee

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

The World Wheat Committee, at a protracted sitting, discussed the reports of the sub-committees dealing respectively with marketing and…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

[?] Wheat was quoted locally on Thursday afternoon at 2/, both in silos and in bags. 1/4…

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Wheat Inquiry Questionnaire for Farmers Commission to Visit Country

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Sir Herbert Gepp, chairman of the Royal Commission on the wheat Industry, in announcing that the Commission would…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

We received the following telegram from Messrs Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd, on Tuesday afternoon: —We sold 8000 bales of wool at our…

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New Wheat Does Well

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 4

The new wheat, Bencubbin, bred at the Merriden State Farm, Western Australia, and brought east by Senator Guthrie, and sown on his…

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PASTORAL Trefoil Dermatitis Its Cause and Prevention

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 9

This disease, although known in certain parts of New South Wales for a considerable number of years, may not he recognised by many…

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To Prevent Wool Stealing

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 11

For some years Sergeant Ferris has been persistently placing before his Department the necessity for skin and wool, buyers to be…

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Forbes Sales Small Cattle Yarding Better Prices

Western Champion · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

Messrs. Butler and Humfrey report on the Forbes fortnightly stock sales last Friday as follows: Owing to the low prices ruling for cattle, the…

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Wheat Commission To Sit in Wagga

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 2

Mr. E. E. Field, President of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Associaton, said on Tuesday that the Chairman of the Commissioh…

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Butter Returns Lowest Since 1898 North Coast Factories

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 1

The North Coast Butter Factories' Association met at Lismore the other day and fixed the pay for the January supply at 6½d. lb. This is the lowest…

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