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

Farming & the land, 1946

939 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 47

Forbes Farmers Oppose Wheat Stabilisation Plan Open Market Wanted for Two Years

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 2

A MEETING of district wheatgrowers, held in the Parish Hall last Saturday afternoon to discuss the Scully wheat stabilisation plan, was not as largely attended as expected, about 30 persons being in attendance. The meeting was called by the…

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Wheat Variety Trials Conducted in Eugowra District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 10

Yields are now available from early and late sown wheat variety trials conducted by the Agricultural Department with the co-operation of .Mr. A…

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Wheat Variety Trials Comments on Wheats Experimented With In Forbes-Parkes District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 8

Mr. E. C. Powell, District Agricultural Instructor, Parkes, supplies the following comments on wheats experimented with this season in various parts of his…

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Wool Consumption in Britain Lot of Leeway to Make Up World's Cotton Stocks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 7

Prior to the war Great 'Britoin's consumption of wool averaged about 2,150,000 bales annually. It is now estimated to be 1,300,000…

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Wide Survey Necessary To Select Progressive Farmer Report on Mr. Lodge's Application

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 7

The selection of one man in this State to send to U.S. as a progressive farmer is no small task. The man his communal worth…

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Bedgerabong Resolutions for Next Week's A.B. Conference--welcome Cool Change--junior Farmers' Annual Meeting. Bedgerabong, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 March 1946 · page 9

The monthly meeting of the Monwonga-Bedgerabong Agricultural Bureau was held on Thursday, February 21…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

Pitt. Son & Badgery, Ltd. submitted for final appraisement on Monday, 25th February, 1946, wools drawn from the Southern Tablelands, Slopes…

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Export of Wool to Germany

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

Statement by Mr. J. W. Allen, Secretary of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council:—The Australian Woolgrowers'…

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Results of District Wheat Variety Trials

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 2

Yields are now available from early and late sown wheat variety trials conducted by this Department with the co-operation of Mr. A…

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Progressive Farmer Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

The Special Inspection Committee tee comprising Lt.-Col. G. C. Somerville (Secretary, Royal Agricultural Society), Mr. Don Herborn (Chief…

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Forbes Special Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

N. Z. Loan & M. A. Co. Ltd., in conjunction with Moore Brooke & Co., report having held a most successful cattle sale at Forbes last Wednesday…

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Store Sheep Sale Market Dearer at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report holding a special sheep sale at Forbes on February 28, when they yarded and sold 11,000 sheep…

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District Conditions Control of Worms in Sheep Stock Inspector's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

In his report for February, the Stock Inspector to Forbes P.P. Board, Mr. T. R. Jones, stated that there had been a continued…

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P.P. Board Rates Same as Last Year 2d. Head Large Stock, 14d. for Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

Forbes P.P. Board, at its meeting on Friday, adopted the chairman's recommendations regarding the rates to be levied for the ensuing…

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"No Stability in Wheat Stabilisation Scheme" F. & S. Association Members In Opposition Price is "Lousy" Claims Mr. Meagher

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

WHILE agreeing in principle with proposals to stabilise the wheat industry, members of the Forbes branch of the F. & S. Association, on Saturday, decided to Inform the Federal Government that the scheme now under consideration does not…

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Farmers Far Too Patient

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 1

Farmers who were content to wait the whim of authority before receiving their wheat cheques were far too patient-- and indifferent-- stated Mr. A…

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Why Are Progressive Farmers Musical?

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

Why are progressive farmers musical? That is a question which is intriguing the judges of the…

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Cargelligo Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

The Loombah clip from A. F. Johnson, Lake Cargelligo, was appraised in Winchcombe Carson's Sydney catalogue last Monday, wethers 14[?]d, 13[?]d,…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report under date of 1st March, 1946: Our Appraisement No. 182 was…

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Wool Appraisement

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 2

We received the following telegram from Winchcombe Carson Ltd. on Tuesday: 5480 bales of wool were appraised…

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