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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Cattle Sale Prices Well Maintained at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 10

Edward Weaver & Coy. (Forbes), report that the Forbes Associated Agents yarded about 350 bead of fat cattle at the regular cattle market on Tuesday…

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Wool Prices The Recent Fluctuations Considered Only Natural Trade Adjustment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

The variation in wool values recently experienced cannot be regarded as a serious set-back in values, The movement puts prices…

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Washing of Dairy Utensils

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 7

Cloths should never be used for washing dairy utensils, according to the Division of Dairying of the Department of Agriculture. A clean…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 3
Also in The West Wyalong Advocate

THE FARMERS & GRAZIERS COOPERATIVE GRAIN INSURANCE & AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED. 9th March, 1948…

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Wheat Grading. A. Pearse

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

WISHES TO ANNOUNCE that he will operate a grader (new machine) in the Sandy Creek, Piney Range Wirrinya and Caragabal…

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Lower Costs to Accompany Lower Wheat Prices?

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly the Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. Drummond) referred to the report that, under the international…

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Covered Waggon Traveller Now Successful Farmer; Victorian Boy Makes Good

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 4

In 1899 a five years old boy set out with his parents from Wangaratta, Victoria, on the long trek to Mallee Plains, New South Wales. To-day, the same boy,…

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Soldiers Farms; New Control Planned

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

The N.S.W. Minister for Lands Mr. S[?]eahan, may set up a special land board to deal with all soldier settlement…

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Farmers Urged to With-hold Wheat Deliveries "Game Not Worth the Candle" Federal Minister Attacked

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

"THE game is not worth the candle if we must continue to be told what we are to do. We will have to take direct action and tell the Government what we are going to do," said Mr. E. G. Hoy at Friday's meeting of the F. & S. Council, at…

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Dairy Production Again Shows Increase in West for February

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 6

For the month of February butter again Shows un excellent increase over the same month last year, but, it must be remembered…

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Re-delivery of FAO Seed Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

The following letter was received by a district wheatgrower from his son, after interviews with officers of…

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Caragabal Store Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 10

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., Forbes, and H. A. Burness, Caragabal, agents in conjunction, report having held a special store sheep sale at Caragabal…

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Prices Firm At Forbes Sheep Sale Tuesday's Offering

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Coy. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that just on 3500 fat sheep and…

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Wool Classes Attendance Unsatisfactory Class May Close

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

Mr. F. G. Wilson, teacher in sheep and wool, of Sydney Technical College, this week expressed disappointment with the attendance…

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£4,300,000 MORE For Australian Wheat-growers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 1

The Federal Government had decided to refund more than £4,300,000 of wheatgrowers' contributions to the Wheat Stabilisation Fund from the…

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Sydney Wool Sales Postponed Till After Easter Comparison of Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 7

The wool sales which were suspended in New South Wales because of the hold-up in shipping caused by the Brisbane strike, will…

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Record Crop 20 Million Bushels for Australia

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

Total deliveries of wheat to the Australian Wheat Board this season arc expected to be about 200 million bushels…

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Sheep Nutrition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 5

"Pasture improvement is the only effective economic means which will allow graziers on the poorer granite soils of the…

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Wool Sales Postponed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 22 March 1948 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:— The wool sales which were suspended in New South Wales because of the hold up…

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