Farmer Needs Telephone Line
Mr. A. E. Finch, of Wyalong, has been granted permission by Bland Shire Council to erect a telephone line across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1949
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Kempsey Distress Fund Opened Butter Factory Heads List
WITH the approval of the State Governor, and under the auspices of the Forbes Municipal and Jemalong Shire Councils, a local fund has been opened to aid distressed farmers and families in Kempsey district and the Macleay Valley, where…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Interest in Wheat Breeding 10 Years' Work Behind Each New Product
Not many people realise that before a new variety of wheat or oats is released it has been tested and checked for up to 10 years…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers Pleased With Rainfall
Heavy rainfall in the Forbes district last Thursday and Friday solved many watering problems for farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forbes Dairy Society Shows £437 Profit Business', Will Grow With Sub-division of Estates Imported Produce Costs £64,000
WITH the subdivision of several large estates in the Forbes district and their use for dairying purposes, a much more successful future could be anticipated for Forbes Co-operative Dairy Society Ltd., was the view expressed by the chairman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep and Wool Classes
The sheep and wool instructor, Mr. Murray Gibbes, has obtained some films from the Sydney Technical College Library, and by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Wool
The Country Producers' Selling Company secured 41½d for AAA COR wool on account of G. and G. Sharpless at their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bad Prospects for Wheat Crop In Canada
Canada's crop outlook remains bad. Manitoba alone has excellent prospects but only grows about one-tenth of the Dominion's total…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Wool Prices
Mr. L. J. Whyte, West Wyalonp, secured good prices for his wool in recent sales. C 15d., AAAW X bred 52½d,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Secretary Arthur Cattle Centainly Knows His Job
It is a recognised fact that a good Secretary is a matter of the utmost consequence to any organisation, and the West Wyalong Show Committee is "sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good Level of Prices for Wool
The absence of a spectacular rise in wool values at opening sales of the season despite a world shortage of well-grown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chief Steward Was Impressed With Beautiful Showing of Sheep
The general exhibition of sheep at the West Wyalong Show yesterday, according to the Chief Steward (Mr. F. J. Baker), was most pleasing to judges and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bland Junior Farmers
The excellence of the model farm, which was made by the Bribbaree Junior Farmers, has been shown by the success achieved when it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Great Success, Rain Saved Crops Pioneers Had Made Show Success Possible
Committee, officials, judges, stewards, exhibitors, members, ladies, donors had combined in a concerted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Mr. Cooper Helped the Farmer (To the Editor "Advocate")
I regret that owing to a sudden indisposition I was unable to be present at the valedictory to Mr. R. H. Cooper. It was my…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junior Farmers Now Own Rural Bank Cup
West Wyalong Junior Farmer Club, at the West Wyalong Show yesterday, won the Rural Bank Cup…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goulburn Cattle Sale
Golds borough, Mort & Co. Ltd., will offer 1000 well-bred cattle at their special Spring sale at Goulburn on 'September 27. Details of the lines to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Shearing at Grenfell Show
A sheep shearing contest was held on the second day of the Grenfell show. Nine contestants took part in the open section, and two in the junior…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Interim Payment From Wool Profits
The Commonwealth Treasurer had approved the dispersal of 125,000,000 to wool growers from profits made on sales by joint Organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Definite Purpose in Sheep Dog Trials "Not Just a Spectacle," Says B.B.C. Commentator
"SHEEP dog trials are not just entertaining spectacles, They serve a definite, utilitarian purpose," says Sydney Moor- house, in a special B.B.C. article. "The object," he says, "is to test the capabilities of a Border…
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