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

Farming & the land, 1950

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District Wool Sold in Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 6

Wool from West Wyalong, Ungarie, Tullibigeal, Calleen, Burcher and Bena, was sold at recent wool sales conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile…

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Great Wheat Sample. Rolls Bros. Strip a 68lb. Crop of Ford and 67lb. of Ranee

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 2

Up to the 4th January 232,186 bushels of wheat had been received at the silos, and 16,114 bushels trucked out…

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Worlds Increased Population Causes Demand for Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

The number of people in the world today is about 10 per cent greater than in 1939 despite the millions whose lives were lost in the war, and this is one of the…

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£41,000 Paid for Wellington Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

A Geurie property owner has paid £41,000 for & fawn in the adjoining Wellington district. He is Mr. H. It. Simmons, of…

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Sheep Classing is Important

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

Every breeder would be better off if he discarded all sheep of less than average standard in his flock--in many cases the increase in feed available for…

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Wool Position Sound Schute Bell's Review Demand for Skin Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

No auction sales have taken place in Sydney since 21st December, but there has been a sustained enquiry from Bradford and Continental buyers, for…

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Wool Report New Series to Commence on January 16

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 3

The Country Producers Selling Co. Ltd., report that activity is chiefly confined to the staffs of the various wool selling brokers, who are busily engaged…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat Govt. Scheme for Extension Investigations in U.S.A.

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 6

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) said last week that he was "100 per cent" behind the suggestions for the bulk handling of N.S.W. wheat…

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Canadian Wool Clip Declines

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 6

The 1949 Canadian wool clip, according to the Dominion bureau of statistics, totalled only 7 595,000!b compared with…

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New S.A. Wool Price Record (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

A message from Adelaide states:—The new South Australian record for greasy meriuo wool was established at Adelaide…

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Hold Up of 'War' Wool Money (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states:—The distribution of profits from Government dealings in wool grown during the war has…

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Store Sheep Sale Keen Competition for Merinos

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd.. Forbes, held their opening store sheep sale for 1950 on Wednesday, 11th instant, offering 15,500 sheep and selling 15,000 to a…

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London Wool Conference Stabilisation Hopes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 7

Woolgrowers who are organised in the organisations affiliated with the Australian Wool and Meat Producers' Federation would…

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Slightly Cheaper Cattle Market at Forbes Tuesday's Yarding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 4

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes agents yarded upwards of 650 head of fat and store cattle at the regular cattle…

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Outlook for Wool Sound Reasons for Confidence Position Regarding Synthetics

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 9

The level of values for wool tops overseas indicates general confidence in future prices for the sheep's staple. On occasions a…

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Big Increase in Sheep and Cattle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

Australia's slieep, which dropped during drought from 125,500,000 in 1942 to less than 96,000,000 in 1946, had…

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Drenching Sheep for Worms

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 6

Sheep being drenched for worms should be kept in a standing position with head held horizontally or slightly raised, points out the Division of Animal Industry…

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Big Jump in Wheat Earnings

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 5

Ten years ago Australia produced a wheat crop of 210 million bushels and received £38,775 000 for it…

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Mallee Wheat Averages 66½lb

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

Mr. S. Wood, chief inspector of the Australian Wheat Board, claims that the wheat in the Mallee districts in Victoria this…

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18 Per Cent. of State's Sheep in West

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 4

According to the official copy of the Commonwealth Government's Bureau of Meteorology about 18 per cent. of the State's sheep are found in the Central West Slopes and Plains. The distribution throughout this…

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