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

Farming & the land, 1947

1,038 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 35 of 52

Sheep & Wool Classes

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon the sheep and wool instructor, Mr. R. Murray Gibbes, took the Grenfell students to the property of Mr. J. F. Fisher…

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Federation Will Have Chance to Give Wheat Views

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

Following representations made to the member for Calare, Mr. John Howse, the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture has given an…

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Strong Wool Position U.s.a. Wools Busy

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 30th September:— Millmen in the United States have found and continue to find a ready…

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Silos Cannot Be Rationed No Shortage of Wheat Bags

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 2

Silos were rationed during the war under the National Security Regulations, and the State Government had no power to carry on…

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Farmer Found Dead in Tub

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 1

Some time during last Sunday night Mr. John Bowe, a 62 years old farmer, of "Rocky Glen," near West Wyalong, collapsed and fell head first into a bath tub…

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Weethalle Farmers Adopt Silo Space Rationing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 1

A voluntary system or silo space rationing will be introduced at Weethalle silos when the wheat harvest commences early, in December…

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Good Yarding of Sheep At Forbes on Tuesday Market Easier

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 9

Edward Weaver & Co. (Forbes) and The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that about 5200 fat sheep and…

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Eight Bags to Acre Estimated Wheat Yield in Jemalong Shire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 5

Mr. W. M. Curteis, district agricultural instructor, who has been sharing his lime between Forbes and Sydney of late, said yesterday…

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Cooling Milk Importance of System on Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 7

Dairy farmers in the Central West do not yet realise the value of cooling milk on the farm. Bacterial life will develop rapidly in…

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Wheat Silos on Farms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 5

"In his own interest, every wheat farmer who has the materials at baud to build a [?] should be doing so now…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

The Farmers and Glaziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Ltd. report on 1st October, 1947…

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1500 Gift For Wool Exhibition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 5

Mr. Otway Falkiner, of F. S. Falkiner and Sons Ply. Lts., has offered to donate £500 towards the N.S.W…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Co. Operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Ltd. 1st October, 1947

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 3

We submitted a catlogue of 8,240 bales on Tuesday, 30th September, drawn to a large extent from the central Western areas…

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New Manager of Cowra Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

The appointment of Mr. C. Walkden-Brown as Manager, Cowra Experimental Farm, was announced to-day by the Hon…

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Farmer Has Photographic Record of His Progress on S.-West Block

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

Under photographs of Mr. John H. Karsten, of "Kiawarra," Weethalle, standing near a giant haystack, and his daughter, Hilary, feeding turkeys, "The Land"…

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Thriving Mixed Farm in the South West

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 4

Though Mr. Harold Trethowan, on "W[?]ga park," [?] thalle, did not use super on his 740 acres of wheat and oat crops…

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Move For Tax Deduction On Farmers' Silos

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 6

Some taxation allowances should he made to farmers who built silos on their properties and he would ask the Prime…

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MR C. WALKDEN-BROWN Appointed Manager, Cowra Experiment Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

The appointment of Mr. C. Walkden-Brown as Manager, Cowra Experiment Farm, has been announced by the Hon. E…

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Use of D.D.T. on Vegetable Crops Danger of Harmful Residue

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

A warning is issued by the New South Wales Department of Health, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture…

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Wool Position Keen Buying to Continue During 1948

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:--Millmen in the United States have found and continue to find a ready demand for the goods they are…

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