Wool Prices Leap
When wool auctions were resumed in Sydney on Monday, after being suspended since 1939, prices showed increases of from 10 to 6O per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1946
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Fifty Dogs for Sheep Trials
Approximately fifty nominations have been received from an parts of the State, for the Sheep dog trials at the West Wyalong…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Licenses for Service Men
A res[?]istior that reasonable provision should be made for the entry of new growers into the wheat industry was carried by the conference,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Show President Says £300 Sheep Pavilion Progressive Step
Decision to erect a new additional sheep pavilion at the West Wyalong Showground to house valuable sheep at the Show on September 10 and 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Consumption Spreading Sharp Deckease in Stocks
Arrangements made by some nations for the treatment of wool in other countries emphasise the world's great need for textiles from the sheep's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buyers Opposed to New Wool Selling Centres
Unanimous opposition to the establishment of wool auctious at Moree and Dubbo was recorded by the N.S.W. and Queensland Woolbuyers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →40 to 50 p.c. Rise at Sydney Wool Sales
Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., sent the following telegram to the "Advocate" on Tuesday morning:—"There was strong competition at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Lethbridge and the Wheat Scheme Against Inclusion of '45-56 HARVEST
The Liberal Party candidate tor Riverina, (Mr. C. B. Lethbridge), who will deliver an address at West Wyaong at 7.30 p.m. next Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Compulsory Crop Insurance Favored
The F.S.A. Conference on the motion of Mr. A. G. Heckler (Executive) carried a resolution that a scheme be formulated for compulsory crop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forbes Sheep Sale Market Irregular Old Lambs and Grown Sheep Dearer
Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that about 6,000 fat sheen and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sheep and Pig Exhibits in One Pavilion Seasonal Effect on Sheep Entries
A few seasons before the war the exhibits of sheep at Forbes show were so heavy that it was not possible to accommodate them in the large pavilion provided for that purpose, and the vogue was to add a number of pens in the open…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forbes Store Sheep Sale Demand Irregular
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. Forbes, report: Associated Agents held their fortnightly fat and store sheep sale on Monday, September 2, when they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opening Wool Sales Continent Chief Operator
The successful opening of the Sydney wool auctions raises hopes of excellent returns for the wool grown this season. Advanced values for the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →30 More Pens Added to the Cattle Section at the Forbes Show
IN September, 1939, just as war was declared, Forbes P.A. & H. Association expended £200 in the erection of new cattle yards at the showground. It was then thought that these would meet the purpose of the Association for a number of years to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£80,000,000 Will be Australia's Wool Cheque If Prices Hold
If existing substantially increased price levels hold, Australia's wool cheque this year is estimated to yield £80,000,000. This will…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Remarkable Revival in Cattle Exhibits Feature of Victory Show Gate Takings Again Show Upward Trend Official Opening by Hon. E. J. Eggins, M.L.C.
ONE of the outstanding features of Forbes' annual show this year was the remarkable increase in cattle exhibits. In the grand parade of stock on the second day of the exhibition on Wednesday pride of place was deservedly given to the splendid array of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inclusion of 1945-46 Crop "Confiscation," States John Howse
"To deprive the grower of any portion of the true price of his 194546 wheat is nothing less than an act of confiscation."…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Government—And Wheat and Wool (To the Editor "Advocate")
Dear Sir,—I notice in your report of Mr. Langtry's speech that, he evidently forgot to mention anything about that seven million pounds profit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Promising Wool Outlook Smaller Merino Production
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: The only practical guide to wool values locally available is the sales of fellmongered lines being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bagged Wheat for Seed Provision For Next Season
Bagged wheat would not be moved from siding slacks in districts where crops had been a total failure. It would be used for seed wheat in the…
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