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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Farmers' Income Tax Returns Deductions Allowed For Improvements

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 4

Frequently officers of the Department of Agriculture are asked by formers whether or not the cost of certain farm improvement work is an…

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Conservation of Soil Fertility Results of Tests At Experimental Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 7

Not so long ago, late summer evenings throughout wheat districts were lighted by the glow of countless stubble fires. "Those days are almost gone,"…

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Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson wired us as follows on Friday. We sold 10,600 bales of wool at our final sale of the season at Sydney…

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Cattle Tick Campaign Postponed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. E. H. Gnaham, M.L.A., to-day announced that it had been decided to…

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Stock, Sheep, pigs Realise £15,000

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

Turnover at the West Wyalong Saleyards during the month of May was substantial, according to a report by the attendant, Mr…

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Brisk Bidding at Sydney Wool Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report in a telegram received by the "Advocate":—We sold 10.600 bales of wool…

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Montana's Tom Campbell "King of Wheat Growers"

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 1

"A white-haired American, Thomas D. Campbell of Montana, operates the biggest privately owned wheat farm on earth," says Joseph…

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Wagga P.P. Inspector Committed for Trial on Sheep Stealing Charge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 6

Wagga Pastures Protection Board Stock Inspector, Thomas Edmond Keith Ryan, 58, was committed for trial on a charge of sheep stealing by Mr. A. V…

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Ariah Park Farmers Compete in Record Fodder Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 6

The Ariah Park Show Association is to be congratulated on its fine effort in conducting the largest fodder competition [?] southern New South Wales, states the…

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Ardlethan Farmers' Mechanised Methods of Fodder Conservation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 5

Seven farmers competed in the fodder conservation competition conducted by the Ardlethan Show Society. The District Agronomist (Mr. J. G. Ballantyne)…

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Making a Better Farmhouse

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

What concrete steps have really been taken towards improving the standard of rural housing in New South Wales? The economic importance of adequate housing is not today anywhere debated, but relatively less emphasis appears to have been given to the…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited, report:--We submitted a catalogue of 9002…

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Rye Grass Staggers in Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 3

Several cases of rye grass staggers in sheep have been reported recently from the Orange district, states the Division of Animal Industry of the…

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Final Series of Wool Season Good Clearances Effected

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd., report: We submitted our final catalogue for the 194849 season oh Thursday, June 30. The selection…

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Land for Closer Settlement Acquisition of Geeron and Other Properties Farms on the Small Side

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 July 1949 · page 4

In the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly recently Mr. R. G. Mcdealf, M.L.A., for the Lachlan, spoke in support of the motion for the…

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Lake Cowal Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 4

Carnegie Bros., Lake Cowal. secured S2 xbred lambs to 55/ld averaging 52/10, 13 xbred wethers 54/4d at Wineheombe…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 5

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report on 29th June, 1919:—…

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Wool, Fleece Appeal for Far West Children's Scheme

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 July 1949 · page 4

(To the Editor "Advocate.") Sir—I am sponsoring an ap peal for danations of one fleece of wool from the farmers and…

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Market Improved As Sale Progressed Tuesday's Sheep Yarding at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 7

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Coy. Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report that upwards of 6700…

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Wool Tops in Demand High Prices Lead to Resistance to Buying

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 July 1949 · page 10

In Bradford orders for tops have been so plentifully booked that the earliest many combers can give for the: delivery of new business…

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