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

Farming & the land, 1937

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Sheep Lice Case Decision Deferred

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 5

Mr. Stock inspector O'Neill, acting for the Department of Agriculture, proceeded against George Limbers, as owner of about 2000 sheep that were…

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The Price of Wheat a Heartening Forecast

Cowra Free Press · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 4

Thus a writer in the “Farmer and Settler”:— The slump in wheat prices during the past fortnight has dismayed…

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Wool and Stock Cowra Fortnightly Stock Market

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 3

Norman C. Bellamy report under dale 26th January:— Sheep: Quite the biggest yarding for some time, numbering 9976, with…

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Miscellaneous What Is a Farmer?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

The following advt. appeared in the "SM. Herald" on Tuesday: "Lady, 43, wishes to meet Gentleman OR Farmer, view mat."…

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Garden Notes. More Shade Loving Subjects. Stone Paving Crop Rotation for Vegetables

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 1 February 1937 · page 1

Everyone becomes troubled sooner or later regarding the handling of portions of the garden which are of too shady a nature to grow the rank…

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Wheat Crop Shows Decline Increase in Herbage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

A total harvest of 134,182,000 bushels is the final estimate for the 193637 wheat season in Australia just issued by the Commonwealth…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

Wheat was quoted locally this morning (Tuesday) at 4/3d. per bushel in silos…

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Young Sheep Sale Many Buyers Present

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

Messrs Dalgety & Co. Ltd. of Sydney, and Lloyd Martin & Company of Young, report having held a successful sheep and cattle sale at…

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Wool Report From Schute Bell & Co

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

Schute. Bell & Co., Ltd. report: —"Although there has been a good deal of irregularity in the wool market lately, this feature is in some…

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New Artificial Wool Italian "Cisalfa" Reaches America

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Cisalfa, a new artificial wool, is being imported to the United States from Italy. The new "wool" is selling at 40 cents per lb., duty paid,…

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New Wool Substitute Will Not Wear Well Alone

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Cisalfa, the new substitute for wool, being tested by American textile firms will certainly effect wool, but the Italian output of 150,000 lb…

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Wool Industry Eastern Market Extension Predicted Need for New Outlets

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

Sir Norman Kater, speaking at a dinner given by the Graziers' Associatoin of New South Wales at the Wentworth Hotel, to the south…

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Flax Crops Possibilities on the Irrigation Areas

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 2

The Under Secretary for Agriculture (Mr. G. D. Ross) has informed the Primary Producers' Union that field experiments are still being…

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Three-day Sickness In Dairy Herds Near Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

The outbreak of three-day sickness or ephemeral fever, in herds near metropolitan centres is quite severe, and it is considered certain that…

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South-west Farmers Rankin Springs Meeting Important Resolutions Carried

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 6

The Committee appointed by the mass meeting of farmers held at Hillston on the 6/6/'36, in the Roxy Theatre met at Rankins Springs on…

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Manager of Cowra Farm Mr. E. B. Furby's Promotion

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 7

. Mr. E. B. Furby, senior agricultural instructor, who has been stationed at [?] for the past 15 years, has been promoted to the position of…

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Riverina Wheats Govt. Farm Trials

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 4

In the early sown sections of the wheat trials at the Government experiment tarm at Wagga a number of new wheats were given their first…

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Three Crops in One Year

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 6

Most farmers are content with harvesting one crop a year and if it is a good one and the price is right a few weeks hoiiday are taken…

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Wool Still Up

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

Messrs. Goldsbrough Mort offered, at Wednesday’s auction, 6151 bales under improved competition fully five per cent. above last sale with…

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The Garden More Shabe Loving Subjects-stone Paving-crop Rotation for Vegetables

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 9

Everyone becomes troubled sooner or later regarding the handling of portions of the garden which are of too shady a nature to grow…

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