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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 62 of 62

First Advances On New Season's Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 2

The Australian Wheat Board announced that payments to wheatgrowers of the first advance on deliveries for the 1940-41 season's…

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Results for Wool Record Quantity Appraised

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 4

The Australian wool trade has this week completed the most strenuous period in its history. It has received a large clip into store and…

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The Orchard When Citrus Crops Are Light Do Not Neglect the Trees

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 4

In some instances where citrus trees have failed to set a crop the growers have adopted a policy of reducing or even omitting manurial…

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The Farm Home Control of Slugs And Snails An Effective Poison Bait

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 4

Both slugs and snails are liable to develop in such numbers that they may become serious pests in seedbeds and in vegetable and flower…

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Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 4

The Central Wool Committee has now decided that there will be no priority given to the offering of crossbred wools in the near year, reports…

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Wheat Receivals At Forbes Railway Silos Only 38,000 Bushels to Date

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1940 · page 2

Mr. T. Kelly, agent in charge of Forbes silos, informs us that the wheat received at the silos up till the end of last week was only…

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