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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 45 of 52

District Sheep At Homebush

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

The following prides were secured by the Country Producers'-Selling Co. Ltd., for district sheep at Homebush…

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Rain Reduces Entries in Crop Comp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

Entries in the West Wyalong and district field wheat competition were particularly good until the…

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Condobolin Experiment Farm Field Day

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 4

Despite the bad state of the roads in the district a large crowd attended the Condobolin Experiment Farm Field Day held on Tuesday, 10th October. Visitors were welcomed by Mr. H. A. W. Woodward, acting manager. He gave a brief outline of the…

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Cattle Firm To Dearer At Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 3

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes agents yarded about 200 head of fat cattle at the…

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Cattle Sale Good Prices at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 10

Dalgety & Company Limited, Sydney, report having held a highly successful cattle sale at Forbes on Wednesday, October. 18, in…

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Sheep Again Up At Tuesday's Forbes Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 10

Edward Weaver & Coy. (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Coop. Coy. Ltd. (auctioneers in conjunction) report that upwards of…

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Cattle Industry Is It Threatened By Artificial Insemination?

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A. Raleigh, asked the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Graham) whether he had…

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The Branding of Sheep Improved U.S. Method

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 7

On the vexed question of sheep an improved method could prove of value to Australian graziers if introduced in this…

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Dairy Officer's Report Lucerne Stands Ruined

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 7

In his monthly report, the District Dairy Officer. Mr. E. H. Headley, of Orange, states: Cold winds, heavy rains and…

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Forbes Sheep Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

Sdward Weaver and Company (Forbes) and The Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Coy. Ltd (auctioneers in conjunction) report that…

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High Sheep Values

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 3

E. R. Horton and Co. report the following sales by private treaty last week: 3000 merino wethers, 2 years…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

On Wednesday, 25th October, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward their No. 5 catalogue of the current season…

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Local Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

On Wednesday, 25th, New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., brought forward their No. 5 catalogue of the current…

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Public Auction Best Wool Plan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 1

Public auction is the only satisfactory way of selling wool, growers claim. This was the unanimous opinion expressed at a meeting of…

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160½d. FOR W.W. WOOL

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 1

Wool sold at the Sydney sales by Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd. on account of Mr. Alex Downey, West Wyalong,…

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The Wool Plan—and Its Critics

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

It is not surprising that the Federal Government's wool plan, under which a 20 per cent deduction from returns is to…

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Parkes Farmer Found Dead Gunshot Wound in Head

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 1

A 29 year old farmer and grazier in the Parkes district was found dead by his brother in the living room of his home…

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Preliminary Wheat Forecast

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 4

"There is every prospect of this season's wheat harvest in New South Wales yielding 60 million bushels of grain," the Minister for…

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Legal Battle Likely on Wool Tax Plan

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 3

As soon as the Wool Sales Deduction (Administration) Bill" becomes law the Australian Primary Producers' Union will…

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Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1950 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson sold 9400 bales of wool yesterday. Any change in values was upward with strong and well…

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