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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Farmers Will Breed of Sheep See New

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 4

Many features of interest to farmers will be demonstrated at the field day at Temora Experiment Farm…

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Field Day and Wheat Crop Competition at Tullibigeal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 9

A field day and a wheat crop competition will be organised by the newly formed Tullibigeal branch of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S.W., Mr. J. G. Ballantyne,…

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Wheat and Oats Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 2

At a meeting of the Works and Finance Committee, of the West Wyalong Show Society it was…

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Higher Prices at Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 6

The "Advocate" received the following telegram from Messrs Winchcombe Carson Ltd., on Tuesday morning:—…

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West Wyalong F. & S. Official Silent on Wheat Plan Vote

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 5

Mr. H. R. C. Kalms, President of the West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, and Secretary of the District Council of the Association, would…

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Cowra Experiment Farm Brings Research to Farmers Experiment Programme Expanding

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 6

This year Cowra Experiment Farm will resume its pre-war policy of displaying to district farmers the practical experiment work which is…

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£32,000 For Experiment Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 8

A total of £32,000 is to be spent on the establishment of a Government experiment farm at Tamworth, states the Minister…

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£32,000 For Experiment Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 7

A total of £32,000 is to be spent on the establishment of a Government-experiment farm at Tamworth, states the Minister…

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Australia Years Behind the Times In Regard to Wheat Farming Impressions of Mr. Wallace Meares on His Trip Abroad

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 1

SPEAKING to a representative gathering of town and district residents in Forbes Town Hall on Monday night, Mr. Wallace Meares, the mixed farmer member of the Rural Bank's Progressive Farmer team which has been abroad for six months…

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Sydney Wool Sales Forbes and District Clips Offered

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:-- We sold 8100 bales of wool at our Sydney auction on Monday. Values for Merino wool were par to 5 per cent…

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Eugowra Farmers to Discuss Silo Space

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 October 1948 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Eugowra Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Friday, with a moderate attendance of members…

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Condobolin Experiment Farm Field Day Interesting Inspections

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 2

A very successful Field Day was held at the local Experiment Farm on the 13th October, the weather being admirable for such an event. Several visiting officers from the…

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Good Progress Cowra Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 3

Crops at the Cowra Experiment Farm are making very good progress, and unless the season finishes very unfavorably, good yields of both wheat and…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3

Edward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report: —…

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Cowra Experiment Farm Crops Promise Well New Varieties Making Good Show

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 4

Crops at the Cowra Experiment Farm are making, very good progress, and unless the season finishes very unfavorably, good yields of…

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Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Limited. Wool Report. 16/10/4S

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 3

We offered a catalogue on 14th inst. of wools drawn, from the North West, Liverpool Plains, Southern Tablelands and Slopes. Apart…

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Payment of Cash for Cornsacks; Minister of Agricluture Opposed to Wheat Board's Action

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 2

"I do not agree with the action of the Australian Wheat Board in demanding cash from wheatgrowers for cornsacks for the coming wheat harvest," said the…

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Alleged Stealing of Wool From Yarragong Station Charge Further Postponed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 1

The case in which Kenneth White and Louis Mowbray White are charged with stealing wool from the shed of Yarragong…

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"Trees Enrich Your Farm"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 10

"I believe that the time will come when we will have to plant trees to save our agricultural country from ruin by winds." That was stated by Mr…

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