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

Farming & the land, 1939

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G. P. Evans Active Watchful of Farmers' Interests

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

Many things come under our notice, from time to time, to show that our State Member, Mr. G. P. .Evans, is a real live member and does not spare…

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Growing A Rice Crop. Weight of Water Used

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

A mathematician has worked out the weight of water used in growing an 80-acre rice crop and the answer is 583,392 tons 17cwt. 0 qrs…

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POULTRY Green Feed for Poultry. Sowing of Crops Now Seasonable

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 3

February and March are two of the principal months for planting green feed crops, and poultry farmers who have not an adequate supply of green…

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Wheat Payments

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

Answering Mr. W. F. Dunn (Labor Munegee)and Mr. F A Chaffey (F.A.P,, Tamworth), the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) in the…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

The Farmers & Graziers' Co- operative Co., Ltd., reports on the 2nd inst.: We submitted at our sale on Tuesday, 28th February, a catalogue of 4511…

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Price of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Wheat wast quoted at West Wyalong this afternoon (Monday) at 1/9 per bushel in silos…

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Wheat Bounty Will Be Paid Direct to Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1

"The Advocate" received the following telegram from Mr. G. P. Evans, M.L.A., on Thursday evening:—…

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S.W.Wheat Area Assistance to Farmers Statement by Treasurer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. G. P. Evans, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Hou. Alex Mair (Colonial Treasurer) under date 3rd March, 1939:—…

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Wool Sales Keen Competition Satisfactory Clearances

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd.,Writer [?] sale and march:—The sixth series of wool sales which opened in Sydney on the 31st…

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Sydney wool SALES No Quotable Change

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

We received the following telegram from Messrs Winchombe, Carson Ltd., on Friday last. "We sold 6100 bales of wool at…

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Wool Report New Zealand Loan Sales Values Firm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report that their concluding catalogue of the present series of sales…

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Plan for Stabilisation Wheat And [?] Federal Government As Buyer at Fixed Price

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

The following scheme for the stabilisation of the wheat industry and its attendant control of the price of bread was propounded by Mr. C. A. Brown…

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Farmers and Settlers Annual and Ordinary Meetings Mr. W. R. Thomas, Jr. Again President

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 5

Mr. W. R. Thomas, Jun., was reelected, unopposed, to the presidential chair of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Oversea Wheat Position. Lindley Walker Wheat Company's Special Wheat Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 6

Our cable reviewing International wheat markets this week reads: — "Westralian afloat valued 22/ per quarter; quiet—absence of demand…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. received, the following message from their Brisbane Office:- "Average to poor selection carrying…

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"What Is Wheat Quality."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 2

What do we mean by the word quality? In the restricted sense as applied to bread baking the average person Immediately pictures an…

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Wheat Growers' Union Conference. Resolutions

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Balladoran Branch: "That enquiries be made to find out why the handling charges on silo wheat are higher ,than on bagged wheat…

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Dipping of Sheep. Importance of Proper After-care

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

Referring in a recent report to a case of mortality among sheep following dipping, the Chief Vet Surgeon of the Department of…

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Stability of Wool Values Supplies Ahead

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:- Experiences of the past year foster the belief that under existing circumstances, the values for merino wool…

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Pigs and Pork. Better Price For Wheat. By Feeding To Pigs

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 1

Wheat is an excellent feed for pigs, and at its present low price it is much more profitable to feed it to pigs and in effect, sell it as bacon or pork, than…

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