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

Farming & the land, 1940

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the tenth instant:—Our appraisement catalogue No. 10 comprising 12,638 bales was…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 2

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and The Farmers.and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report that they yarded…

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Wheat Prices. Average Announced

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 2

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLcay) yesterday announced the average price to be paid for half of the 56,000,000 bushels of new…

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Wyalong and Barmedman Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

Mr. Tom Cattle's wool from Bimbi Road, Wyalong was appraised in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Monday. The wethers made 15d…

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Wheat Grading. Jordan and Grieve

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

WHEAT GRADERS, Grenfell wish to notify their clients and the farmers generally that they will commence grading in this and…

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Australia's Wool Sale. Its Advantages

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 6

Wincbcombe Carson Ltd. report:-- The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs or booming. The New York Futures top…

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Ootha Agricultural Bureau Wheat Variety Trial

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 5

Plots Conducted by Mr. A. C. Heinrich, Mayfield, Ootha. Old wheat land, red loam, Sundercut September, combined October,…

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Wheat Bounty Rural Bank Calculating Pinal Payments

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 7

The Rural Bulk, the distributing authority for the wheat bounty in. New South Wales is now making the necessary calculations to…

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PASTORAL Conservation of Grass And Herbage. An Example from the Central-west

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

A good example of what can be done by way of fodder conservation in the Central-west is quoted by the Inspector of Stock located at…

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Half Year's Wool Cheque. Higher Values Ahead. Best Clips to Come

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 3

The central Wool Committee has announced that from October to the end of December, 1,450,000 bales of wool were dealt with in Australia, and…

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Wheat for U.K. Price Approximately 3/ll¾ Similar Rate For Flour SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce (Senator McLeay) announced in Melbourne last night that the average price for half the wheat sold…

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Leaf-eating Ladybird Beetle Protection of Crops

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

The eaf-eating ladybird beetle (Epilachna 28-punctat), both in the grub and the adult stage, attacks the foliage of potatoes, tomatoes, melons and…

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The Farm Home Lawns for Country Homes. Methods of Maintenance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 18 January 1940 · page 4

The principal operations involved in the maintenance of lawns are watering, mowing, fertilising, top-dressing, and the control Of weeds and diseases…

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Australia's Wool Sale Its Advantages

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 9

The wool market in the United States and elsewhere has not shown signs of booming. The New York Futures top market from its…

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Wheat Purchase By Great Britain Price Not Disclosed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

"The past week has been a most anxious one," said the chairman ol the Australian Wheal Board (Mr. C. McPherson), at the weekend,…

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Wheat and Flour Sold to Imperial Government Price Factor

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 7

The sale to the United Kingdom Government of 56,000,000 bushels of wheat and 150,000 tons of flour at a price which is regarded as very…

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Shorn Lambs to 221 Rates Well Maintained At Forbes Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 2

Edward Weaver & Coy. (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Coop. Co., Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction. report that they yarded…

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Wheat Prices Terms of Sale to Britain Further Advance Payment Probable

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 1

Half of the 56,000,000 bushels of wheat that Australia has sold to Britain was sold on a basis of 311 5-8 a bushel f.o.b. for bagged…

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Overseas Wheat Position Argentine Return Lower Lindley Walker Co.'s. Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 6

The Lindley Walker Wheat Coy. s cable reviewing the international wheat markets this week reads: "F.O.B. value No. 1 Manitoba 359 per quarter. No. 2…

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Producer Gas Plant On Grenfell Farm 1939 Harvest Results

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 10

Owing lo the rising costs of production, wheatgrowing economy has become an urgent problem to the farming community. Therefore, it…

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