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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Wool Sales Continental Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

Winchcombe, Corson. Ltd., report:-- Continental competiton has been the strongest feature of recent wool sales. Great Britain has also freely operated,…

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Wool Report By Country Producers'

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

During the week values for practically all descriptions were in sellers' favour as compared to the previous series of sales. The finer and free…

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Poultry Farms of England Methods That Australia Might Follow

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1948 · page 3

The stud farm of Mr. James Sutton, at Preston, England, is deserving of future consideration for obtaining suitable poultry to…

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Crop Competition Results; Good Wheat Yield at Cargelligo

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 4

Good yields in the Lake Cargelligo district wheat crops were indicated in the scale of points gained in the district's wheat crop competition, in which crops…

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Local Sheep Dogs in Film

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 1

Local history was made this week When two of Sydney's leading film cameramen visited West Wyalong and took moving pictures of champion sheep dogs at…

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Eleven Crops Show 10 Bag Yield In Tullibigeal Wheat Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 4

Eleven crops were entered in the first wheat crop competition held at Tullibigeal for nine years. The District Agronomist, Mr. J. G. Ballantyne, who judged them…

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Wheat Sacks £2 Dozen

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

Wheat sacks now coming from Calcutta would cost growers £2 a dozen this season, stated the general secretary of the…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

At the inaugural meeting of the Quandialla Club, Colin Kerr was elected president, Miss G. Roach secretary, and Keith Hope…

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Crop Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

Entries for the Quandialla P.A.H. and I. Association's crop competition now number fifteen. Arrangements have been completed to have…

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Crop Yields

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

Crop yields are anticipated to be far below those of last year averaging between five and eight bags. This has been attributed to a…

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Crop Damages

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

Effects of earlier hot winds and dry conditions are particularly noticeable among ripening crops where many heads instead of filling in the…

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Adv. Committees for Experiment Farms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture had agreed to the establishment of advisory committees, representative of primary producers…

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High Grain Yields Indicated; W. Wyalong Oat Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 4

Two excellent oat crops competed in the competition conducted by the West Wyalong P.A.H. and I. Association. These crops were grown on fallow and promise…

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Tully Farmers Ready for Bush Fires TULLIBIGEAL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

Tullibigeal Bush Fire Brigade has plans, complete to compete with any outbreak of fire in its district…

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Tullibigeal Farmers Protest Against Cut in Fuel TULLIBIGEAL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

Tullibigeal branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will protest to the Liquid Fuel Board against the rationing of petrol and kerosene…

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Worms in Sheep Conditions Favoring Development

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 10

Both warmth and moisture are necessary for development of the worms that infest sheep, states the Division of Animal Industry of the Department…

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Early Wheat Forecast May Approach 73 Million Bushels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 7

"A preliminary assessment of the forthcoming wheat harvest indicates that it may approach 73 million bushels." This was stated by…

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Wool Demand Reviving Tops and U.S. Futures Higher

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 12 November 1948 · page 5

Any recent change in the wool market has been upward, the movement embracing merinos and crossbreds. Prices have not recovered to the very…

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New Wheat May Revolutionise Farm Practices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 5

Research at Cowra Experiment Farm, said Dr. L. S. Mac[?]doc, cereal research officer of the Department of Agriculture,…

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Forbes Regular Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 15 November 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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