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

Farming & the land, 1940

1,225 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 54 of 62

Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 4

Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report: Under the arrangements recently entered into with America for the…

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District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 1

The following prices were obtained for district owners at the Sydney appraisement of Messrs Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd.:—…

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Correction, Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 1

In the Farmers and Graziers' wool report, in our issue of the 4th inst., the following paragraph appeared:—"Our top price namely 24ld, was…

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Barmedman Crop Competition Won By Mr. G. Paine

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. G. Ballantyne, District Agricultural Instructors was the judge of the growing wheat competition conducted at Barmedman, which was…

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"Surprisingly Good" Crops Throughout Young and District Instructor Advises Straw Cutting After Harvest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 November 1940 · page 6

While conditions for crops in country west of Grenfell and Eugowra are extremely unfavorable from a yield and hay standpoint, Crops from…

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Seed Wheat Advice to Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, Major the Hon. A. D. Reld, M.C., MX.A., announces that farmers requiring seed are expected to make their own…

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Wheat for Stock Feed Available from Silo Board

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

Graziers have expressed concern about the short supplies of necessities for feeding starving stock. Linseed, the bulk of which is imported from…

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Wheat Stabilisation Federal Government's Plan Guarantee of 36 Bus

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

The Commonwealth Government has adopted a. plan, which will be authorised under the National Security Regulations, for the…

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Crop Comp. Won by K. Rowlands

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 2

Judging in connection with, the growing crop competition;conducted by the Forbes P.A. &.H. Association, was carried out…

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Heavy Sheep Supplies

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

Offerings of ewes and wethers have been very heavy at Homebush of late. Supplies of lambs are decreasing. At Homebush last Monday the sheep…

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

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

Our cable this week reviewing international wheat markets reads:—Argentina's own agent reports it weather continues favorable expects…

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Wool Appraisements

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

We received the following wire from Winchcombe Carson Ltd. yesterday: 11,250 bales of wool were…

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Forbes Special Sheep Sale

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and Farmers & Graziers Co-op Co. Ltd. (Sydney) Auctioneers in conjunction report that they yarded…

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Sydney Wool Appraisements

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

We received the following telegram from Messrs Winch[?]mbe Carson Ltd. on Wednesday morning:—"A tota[?] of 11.250 bales of wool…

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Eleven Bags to the Acre West Wyalong Wheat Splendid Riverina Crop

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

A crop of 11 bags of high quality Ford wheat from a paddock that received only four inches of rain during the growing period…

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Wool Greasy and Clean Its Yield

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:--Wool, like most raw materials, loses considerable weight in its preparation for manufacture. It is shorn,…

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Feeding of Pigs Value of Skim-milk and Butter-milk

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

In supplementary value, skim and butter milk excel any other single feed for pigs. They are especially recommended for pigs just weaned, as…

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Old Season's Wheat No More Deliveries to Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

The Australian Wheat Board stated it had instructed its agents that no more deliveries of wheat would be accepted in the ordinary way for…

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Purchase of Wheat for Starving Stock Graziers' Association Advice

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 4

Mr. J. W. Allen, General Secretary of the Graziers' Association writes:—Graziers have expressed concern…

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