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

Farming & the land, 1946

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Total Failure Adverted Rain Revives Milby Crops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 1

Recent rain in the Milby district has made the difference between total failure, and, at least, seed. In some cases fair crops may…

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The World's Greatest Rice Farm Wakool In Peace As In War

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 July 1946 · page 4

As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, [?] [?] the [?] [?] [?] is [?] in peace as important a [?] in the economic production [?] [?] [?]…

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Graziers' Meeting Water for the Trucking Yards Wool and Wheat Questions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 4

Forbes Graziers' Association had a fairly well attended meeting on Friday afternoon, the first occasion of their change from a Saturday…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 4

Australian Wool Brokers and Produce Co. Ltd., report:-- We brought forward our final catalogue for the season this week,…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain, Insurance and Agency Company, Ltd., report on 26th June, 1946:--…

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Wheat Prices J. P. Breen Comments

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 4

Mr. J. P. Breen, M.P., writes:-- One glance at Mr. H. K. Nock's statement on wheat stabilisation, makes apparent the reason for the failure of…

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Ewes at 466 At Forbes Sheep Sale Highest Prices for Years

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., Forbes, report having held their monthly special store sheep sale on the 4th instant, When they yarded approximately 6000…

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"Worst Autumn Recorded" Says Dairy Instructor Production Drops

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 3

In his report on the dairying industry for the month of June, Mr. J. Davison, Senior Dairy Instructor, states that the district…

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World's Greatest Rice Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1946 · page 3

As the Farm Mechanisation Scheme, which I had the honor of introducing, is playing in peace as important a part in the economic production of food and…

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Future Wool Selling Objects of Scheme

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date July 9:— Last week best full merino sheep skins realised 16d to 17 3/4d per lb…

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Fodder Conservation And Sheep Mortality Ravatges of Drought

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 10

It had been reliably stated that, during the last drought, 20 million sheep bad died in Australia, Mr. R. P. Mayer, inspector to the…

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Rise in Skin Values Presages Improvement in Wool Trade Future Selling Arrangements

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 2

Last week best full merino sheepskins realised 16d. to 17¾d. per lb. Three months ago they were worth 10½d. to 12 d. Prices for other classes…

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CARAGABAL Football Win Over Bendick Murrell Crops Wilting CARAGABAL, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 4

The crops in the district are beginning to suffer from the lack of rain. The weather has been cold, with some heavy frosts. Rain is badly needed,…

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Condobolin Cattle

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 2

Stock offerings at Homebush Thursday, were 41953 sheep and lambs and 2889 cattle. The markets were without change Winchcombe…

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Oats on the Wheat Farm Value as Conserved Fodder

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 5

Oats excel as conserved fodder, either a silage, hay or grain, points out an article in the Current Agricultural Gazette on the value of oats…

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Address on Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 3

Mr. Breen, in the House of Representative:--Mr. Boyd, one of the officers of the joint organisation handling the sale…

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Moree Wool Appraisements

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Company Ltd. reports under date July 4, 1946 In conjunction with the Farmers &…

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£5½ Million Wool Clip

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 6

A total of 2,865,754 bales of wool were appraised in the Commonwealth during the 1945/46 season at an appraised value of £51,480,471…

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Graziers' Assn. on Wheat Matters

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 4

Oil the recommendation of Messrs T. J. Wilson and C. West, the West Wyalong branch of the Graziers' Association is to ask the Cereal…

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Wheat Prices (To the Editor)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 2

Sir,--Re Mr. Howse's statement, at Cowra that wheat prices should be stabilised. Does not this indicate that Mr…

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