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

Farming & the land, 1950

1,036 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 52

Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., report as follows, under date of 15th February: Clips from the Southern Tablelands…

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Faint Butter for Home Use

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 9

Cream which is to be died for making butter on the farm for home use should first be allowed to ripen in a…

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WHEAT No. 12 Pool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (Mr. McEwen) has announced that a fourth advance had been approved for growers…

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Recovery in Wool Values

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

Top markets abroad have moved upwards, renecting the recent recovery in wool values It is a tribute to the strength…

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Wheat Research Institute at Wagga

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 10

The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A.) said today that a start had been made in the erection of the…

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Petrol and U.k. Wheat Deals

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 8

The Minister for Commerce, Mr. J. McEwen, has replied to criticism by the British Minister of Food, Mr. J. Strachey, of the…

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Sow Wheat Varieties at Correct Time

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 8

Under the old system of crop production which weed horses exclusively for drawing ploughs, cultivating…

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Leeton Wheat Blaze Caused by Cig. Butt SYDNEY

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

Speaking of the fire which caused serious damage to the wheat stack at Leeton, a railway officer said today that the…

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Record Price for Rice Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 8

Wide interest has been taken in the record price paid for a rice and mixed farm auctioned by Griffith auctioneers, C. L…

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Farmer's Fatal Burning Injuries

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 7

Fatal burns were sustained by Fell-known Pucawan farmer, Mr. E. Bremer, when his clothes caught fire while cleaning a…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Co. Ltd., report: We submitted a catalogue of 4270…

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Bottles Before Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

A Dubbo bottle merchant is able to obtain railway trucks to move empty bottles while from Bonrke wool is left to take second place…

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The Passing Show the Wheat Question

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

The wheat question and the handling of the harvest still continue to exercise the minds of farmers: although the past season's crop has been safely…

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Firm to Dearer Prices at Forbes Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 12

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes agents yarded about 240 head of fat cattle at the regular fortnightly cattle…

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Store Sheep in Keen Demand Wethers at 95-

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Limited, Forbes, held their second special store sheep sale this month on Wednesday, February 22, yarding 12,000, principally…

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Australia's Attitude to Wheat for Germany and Japan

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

Autsralia had taken a strong stand against admitting Germany and Japan to the International Wheat Agreement on terms…

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Demand for Wool Still Strong No Nervousness Showing

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 11

Tops markets abroad have moved upwards, reflecting the recent recovery in wool values. It is a tribute to the strength of the market…

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No Road of Access to Property G'gong Farmer Stranded on Holding Tomato Crop Will Rot on Ground

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 6

For approximately the past 12 months, Mr. E. T. McGregor, Goolagong landowner, has been unable to get in or out of his property…

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1950 Dairy Farm Competitions Entries Close March 15

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

We have received from the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture, which is again controlling the competitions, particulars of their 1950…

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Four Hour Wait Objected to At Molong Wheat Silos More Bulkheads Asked For

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 8

All over the country complaints are being heard, as the result of the good seasons being expedienced, of the long delays in unloading wheat…

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