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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Interim Payment from Wool Profits; £25 Million to Growers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 7

Commenting on the proposed distribution of £25 million to woolgrowers, Mr. Claude Renshaw (Vice-President of the Wheatgrowers' Union and a member of…

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Junior Farmer, Exhibit at Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 2

The Junior Farmer's Club is most grateful to Mr. John B. Sanderson, President of the West Wyalong…

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Advantage to Dehorn Cattle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 10

All farmers who read this note are advised of the necessity of dehorning dairy cattle to allow them to graze easier, be more easily managed, and…

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108 Million Sheep in Australia

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 10

Figures issued by the Commonwealth Statistician, Dr. Roland Wilson, show that on March 31 last there were 108,728,000 sheep in…

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Good Yarding at Forbes Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 9

Edward Weaver & Coy., auctioneers, Forbes, report that upwards of 400 fat and store cattle were penned at the regular fortnightly market held…

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Ed Weaver Has Good Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 9

Edward Weaves & Coy (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Co operative Coy. Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report they yarded just on 6000 fat…

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R.A.S. Wheat Contest Closes Next Month

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 9

Wheatgrowers are reminded that entries for the Royal Agricultural Society's 1949 Field Wheat Championship close next month for the Central Slopes…

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BEDGERABONG Junior Farmers Have Outstanding Success

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 10

Once again Bedgerabong Junior Farmers have achieved a wonderful victory. In 1948 they were placed first at the…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 4

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company Limited report on 16th September. 1949:—…

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Stray Dogs Worry Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 6

During the past week, dogs have worried and mauled sheep on the property of Mr. A. J. Condon, of Griffith…

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Sheep Dog Trials At Temora Show

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Meacham, of West Wyalong, noted breeder and trainer of high-class sheep dogs, won the Open Trial at the…

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Wool Statistically Strong Currency Effects

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Wool has sold freely under a fully adequate flow of orders, but prices for merinos have been…

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Interim Payment From Wool Profits

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 2

The Commonwealth Treasurer had approved the dispersal of £25,000,000 to wool growers from profits made on sales by…

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Wheat Sack Prices Fall 3/ dz

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 6

Wheat sacks had fallen 3/ a dozen, Mr. E. G. Hoy, a member of the State Wheat Committee, said at a meeting of the FSA'…

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Department of Agriculture Plans Big Farmers' Field Day

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 4

The Agricultural Department has again decided to conduct a farmers' field day at the Cowra Experiment Farm. Last year the first…

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Single-Farm Blocks for Ex-Servicemen; Many Rejected

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 4

Only one applicant in 40 was getting a block of land under the single-farm scheme for ex-servicemen, and invariably it did not include a house, said Mr. R. G…

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Whoat Crops Damaged by Frosts; Warning by District Agronomist

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 2

Severe frost damage is reported in many wheat crops in West Wyalong and surrounding districts, the District Agronomist (Mr. J. G. Ballantyne) told the…

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Junior Farmers Scholarship Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 September 1949 · page 5

Entries for the 1949 Junior Farmers' competition close on the 30th September. The competition, which is being sponsored by the Rural…

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British Cattle

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 7

The Red Devon cattle spring from a hilly region in the north of Devonshire. They are symmetrically proportioned and produce beef of the finest quality. Their general color is a dark cherry-red. This picture shows a champion Devon bull, "Gamlins Hero," which was sold…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1949 · page 7

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited, report: We submitted a catalogue of 8920 bales…

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