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

Farming & the land, 1950

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Wool Outlook Bright U.s.a. and Britain

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

The level of values for wool tops overseas indicates general comldence ia future prices for the sheep's staple. On…

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Rationing of Tea, Butter Perol, Bay End (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

A message from Canberra states:— Political observers Prmict that butter and tea rationing will end within the next few weeks…

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Brit. Firm Helps Transplant World's Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Robot Transplanters, Ltd., England, have adapted existing machinery and produced new designs for transplanting any type of crop grown in the world, including rice. This picture shows two tobacco transplanters coupled together behind a tractor planting a double row of tobacco on…

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Heavy Wheat Crop from Soldier's Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

A soldier settler on Edgerol near Narrabri has harvested a wheat crop which averaged over 17 bags to the acre…

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U.s. Wheat Crop Down, But Huge

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

The smallest wheat crop for four years—884,658,000 bushels —is forecast by the U.S.A. Department of Agriculture…

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Wool Report. Grenfell Wool to 110d

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

The following Grenfell wool clip was sold by Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. on account A. G. Jones, "Aroma," Warradery, Grenfell: 7…

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District Sheep at Homebush

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 6

Results at Winchcomb'e Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday included J. Cornell, Burgooney, 10 shorn x[?]red…

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Bagged Wheat Receivals

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

Tresilian and Dun (Grenfell) Pty. Ltd., notify this issue that the stacks will close for received of bagged wheat on Monday, 23rd…

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Yass Golf Club on Sheep's Back

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 5

Yass Golf Club keeps a flock of 132 wethers as mobile mowers of the [?] The project pays, [?]eca"…

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Rain Built Up Wheat Harvest

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

South-Eastern Riverina wheat prospects were regarded as practically hopeless at the end of August, when only 10 inches of…

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Bright Wool Outlook Synthetic Fibre Position

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

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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101,670 Bags of Wheat at Tullibigeal TULLIBIGEAL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

A total of 101,670 bags of wheat were delivered at Tullibigeal railway and silos this season…

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World's Record Price For Wool (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

Wool reached unprecedented prices at Geelong (Victoria) and Sydney wool sales yesterday. The world's record price of 190d. was paid for lamb's wool…

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Importation of Heavy Farm Machinery

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 7

A high Federal Government official promised to recommend the importation of heavy tractors, farming and fodder-making…

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Bonus on Wheat Stored on the Farms Request to Wheat Board

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 8

Men who arc prepared to store: wheat on their own properties until the silos can handle it conveniently should receive a bonus of 6d…

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Enquiry for Young Sheep Continues

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 11

There is still a strong enquiry for all types of young Merino sheep and prices are holding at the Improved values noticed since the beginning of…

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High Prices for Eugowra Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 8

The following prices were recently realised for Eugowra clips: W. W. Welsh, 5 bales Merino ewes, 96 12d.; V. and R. Welsh, 5 bales Merino…

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Bright Prospects Uses of Wool Expanding

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 9

The world's demand for goods made from wool shows no sign of slackening. Up to recently the shortage of fabrics caused by the…

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Re-opening of Wool Sales South Australian Price Record

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 11

On Monday, January 16, wool auctions were resumed In Sydney when the tenth series, the first for the second half of the 1949-50 wool selling season…

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Wheat Yield is Record

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 6

The wheat crop being harvested in N.S.W. this season will establish a production recurd, said Mr. O. Nicholson,…

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