Higher First Advance on Wheat
The first advance to growers on wheat delivered from the 1949-50 wheat crop will be raised by 1/- a bushel. Growers will receive on…
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Farming & the land, 1949
1,046 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 49 of 53
Mr. W. J. Stear Wins W.W. Wheat Crop Competition for Second Time
Mr. W. J. Stear, of "Talabong," Calleen, won the West Wyalong wheat crop competition this year, having previously won it in 1936, states the Judge, Mr. J. G…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat £1 a Bushel on World Market
Australian wheat was fetching £1 a bushel on the world market, compared with 6/[?] on the home market, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Farm Home Growing Quality Fruit At Home
Dreams of trees laden with large, luscious, highly coloured fruit, thoughts of pantry shelves lined with jars of preserves, visions of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier, Farmer Right Man For Riverina
Mr. Hugh Roberton, Country Party candidate for Riverina in the Federal election on November 10, is the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Farmers Hand Feeding at Dubbo
Rabbits had done such damage to pastures on some district properties that farmers had to start hand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers are "Hopping" Mad
With most district crops ready for the stripper, weather conditions have got farmers "hopping mad." No…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Set in Wheat Handling
During the past two seasons, 1947-48 and 1948-49, the N.S.W. Government Grain Elevators handled over 100 million bushels of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ungarie Cattle
At Homebush on Monday Est D. A. Patton, Ungarie, secured 1 cow £24/6/0, 10 yearling and vealers to £19/17/0 avg. £16 15s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Report
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report [?]der date November 24: On Wednesday, the 23rd inst., the…
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Schute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd. report under date 25th November: Competition was keen and general for practically all descriptions,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Sheep at Homebush
The Country Producers' Selting Co. Ltd., Sydney, reports having realised the following prices for sheep from this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Wool at Sydney Sale
At the Sydney wool sales conducted last week, by the New Zealand Loah & M.A. Co. Ltd, their top price of 98¾d was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Price for Austn. Wool (By Wire) Sydney
A message from Brisbane states: The Australian record of 148¼d lb was obtained for scoured wool at the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Saffron Thirstle Seed Found in Australian Wheat 5/9 a Bushel
The Australian wheat sold to the New Zealand Government at 5/9 a bushel was dear at 2d. a bushel, according to some of the samples which carried 52 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stewart & Richards Win Ardlethan Crop Comp. 2 Years in Succession
Messrs J. M. Stewart and G. D. Richards, of "Rockview," Ardlethan repeated their 1948 performance by winning the Ardlethan crop competition again this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farmers Favour Silo Rationing
A representative meeting of district farmers at Ariah Park decided to petition the Minister for Agriculture to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3500 Sheep Sold at Forbes Sale
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., Forbes, in conjunction with H. A. Burness, report having held a successful special store sheep sale at Caragabal on November…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Advance Highest Increase Yet
The Minister for Agriculture, Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., said yesterday that he had been advised by the Minister for Commerce and Agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales N.Z. Loan & Mercantile
On Wednesday, November 23, New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. Ltd., brought forward a catalogue totalling 4088 bales. The selection in the main…
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