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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Wheat Silo Extension Prograntme Anneunced by Mr. Graham

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 6

Tenders will be called towards the end of October for additions to a number of existing country silos where storage space is at present limited," said the…

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Are We to Have Cattle Yards? Council Still In Air

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

For months now the Municipal Council have been debating the question of erecting cattle yards at their Saleyards, and although the sub-committee have recommended this action on several occasions the opposition…

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Dangerous Milk Supply Health Inspector Recommends T.B. Testing of Cattle

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

In an area such as this where milk is not pasteurised and all milking cows are not certified free from tuberculosis, the possibility of bovine tuberculosis being spread to humans, particularly young children, is very…

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Varied Programme for Experiment Farm Field Day

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

Visitors will be present from Grenfell Sydney, Blayney, Orange, Burrowa, Cootamundra, Caragabal. Quandialla, Young. Harden, Cudal,…

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Cattle Market Prices Higher

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 1

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes agents yarded about 250 head of fat cattle at the regular fortnightly cattle market…

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Improved Tone At Sydney Wool Auctions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 6

The Country Producers' Selling Company Limited, report under date October 14:- In the third series of wool auctions…

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R. A. S. 1948 CHAMPIONSHIP Field Wheat Competitions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 4

Entries for the 1948 Championship Field Wheat Competitions to be conducted by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales must be…

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Cowra Grain Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 4

The breeding work commenced by William Farrar at Cowrn Experiment Farm and carried out by Mr. J. T. Pridham until his retirement, has returned…

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New Butter and Tea Coupons

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 4

Coupons for butter and tea this year will be issued on one day only—Saturday, Nov. 27. In making this announcement the…

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A Lot To Learn From Overseas Australian Wheat Farmers Are Years Behind The Times: Have Compared to overseas, the wheat farmers of Australia are years behind the times

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 3

That view was expressed by Mr. W. Meares, Forbes progressive farmer, in a recent address at Forbes. America, over the past 25 years,…

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2/- Advance on. 1947-48 Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Pollard) announced that Cabinet bad approved a fourth advance on wheat from the…

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Irrigation Is Most Important to N.S.W. Australian Farmer Overseas

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 3

Australians could feel envious of the natural resources for irrigation which fanners in the U.S.A. possessed in the immense…

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Farmers Meet At Weethalle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1

Henceforth the Euratha branch of the Agricultural Bureau, will be known as the Euratha Weethalee branch…

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£5 Prize for Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 4

West Wyalong Show Committee, at Saturday's meeting endorsed the actIon of the Works and…

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R.A.S. Annual Wheat Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society of N.S.W. 1948 championship field wheat competition offers a challenge cup, suitably inscribed, for…

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New Wheat Advance on 1948 Pool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 7

A fourth advance of 2- a bushel on wheat in the 1947-48 pool will bring advances from the pool to 106 a bushel for bulk wheat and 11- a bushel for…

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Crops Affected

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 6

Wheat crops are suffering badly at Eugowra because of the continued dry weather. It is particularly noticeable on the hot creek and river country…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 5

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

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Forbes Special Store Sheep Sale

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd., report having conducted a special store sheep sale at Forbes. on Thursday, 21st "October,…

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Careful Harvesting of Wheat Will Assist World's Food Situation In the present world food situation it is particularly important that every precaution be taken to ensure that this season's wheat crop be stored successfully

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 4

If the risk or weevil infestation is to be reduced to the minimum, the following practices must be recognised as…

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