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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Wheat Varieties for 1949 Recommendations for Forbes District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 8

Following are the latest recommendations by the Department of Agriculture of varieties of wheat for sowing for grain in the Forbes district…

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Jury Return Not Guilty Verdict for Whites Six Bales of Wool Disputed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

BEFORE His Honor, Judge Shortland, at the Quarter Sessions held at Forbes yesterday, the jury, after being absent for half-an-hour, returned a verdict of not guilty with respect to the charge that Louis M. White and Kenneth M. White had allegedly…

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Harvest Echoes Heard at Farmers' Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 6

After being in recess over the Christmas period, the Eugowra Farmers & Settlers' Association met for the first meeting in the new year on February…

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Making Poultry Farming Pay The Outlook for 1949

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 8

The recent increase in the cost of poultry foodstuffs has caused consternation in the industry, but there is no reason for panic selling of…

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No Sheep and Wool Classes for Lake Cargelligo

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

A move by the Lake Cargelligo Progress Association to have the town included in a sheep and wool class…

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Official Wheat Harvest Figures

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

N.S.W. farmers harvested 66,000,000 bushels of wheat last season, Mr, S, R. Carver, State Government Statistician, said…

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Wool and American Conditions

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 5

United States conditions and the trend of Australian wool markets recently have shown reverse tendencies. Prices…

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District Wool Prices in Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 6

Top price of 151d at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd's. Sydney wool sales last week was realised for…

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Wool Report the Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited. 10th February, 1949

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

We submitted a catalogue of 7376 bales on Wednesday, 9th instant, comprising a generally good selection with a number of attractive clips…

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Advance on No. 11 Wheat Pool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

A further advance of 1/6 a bushell will be made by the Federal Government on the 1947-48 No. 11 Wheat Pool, the Minister…

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67¾d for Wool From Erigolia

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

At recent Sydney wool sales Mr. R. J. Irvine, of Erigolia, secure 67¾d for AAW wool…

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Preparing Cattle for Shows Selection, Feeding, Fitting, Training and Showing SELECTION

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

The art of showing dairy cattle with success is acquired only after close study. Many young breeders gain their…

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Danger of High Wool Prices (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Record wool prices may force weaving and spinning mills throughout Australia to close down because they…

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Farmers and Settlers Association Annual Meeting

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

The annual mooting of Grenfell F.S.A. was held in the P. and A. Hall on Friday. There was/ only fair attendance…

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"Absolutely Scandalous;" Show Patron Criticises Some Farmers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 1

Methods introduced by some farmers to-day are absolutely scandalous, and the men concerned must be taught how to properly cultivate their land, according to…

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World's Largest Farm Is in the Sea

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 4

Although we often speak of the "harvest of the sea," few of us really regard the water which covers more than three-fifths of…

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Gales at Ungarie--farmer Loses His Home Widespread Damage

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

The week end before last severe gales and hailstorms struck Ungarie, when one Ungarie farmer was deprived of his home, all that was left to him being his refrigerator and his car. The house was blown away,…

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The Wool Trade Contrasting Situations

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 3

United States conditions and the trend of Australian wool markets recently have shown reverse tendencies. Prices for merino and the finer…

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State-wide Dairy Competition Forbes in Central-West Area

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Mr. E. H. Graham, has released for publication details of a State-wide dairy farm production competition. A…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Cooperative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited report on 18th February, 1949:—…

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