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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Heavy Damage By Ducks to Crops; Pastures

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 9 July 1951 · page 5

In view of the serious damage being done to pastures and crops in various parts of the State by enormous numbers of…

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Butter Almost Certain to Rise Says Trade

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 1

Trade interests said yesterday that the retail price of butter is almost certain to rise at least 3d.--possibly as much as 9d. a…

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Wool Sales Deduction Bill Its Re-Introduction Opposed

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1951 · page 4

A delegation from the Federated Taxpayers' Association Australia conferred on Thursday evening in Canberra with the…

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Concessional Sales of Wheat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 2

Mr. T. J. McDougall, general secretary of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, writes:— The executive of the Farmers…

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The Lion Sheep of England The Cotswold Shepherds Started Our British Trade

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 1

Export! To-day that word meets you everywhere, It was the shepherds of England who built up the first export…

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Ungarie Rain Aids Crops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 6

Rain at the week-end further enhanced crop prospects and tended to lighten hand feeding of stock, as new glass received…

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Farmers Send Three Delegates to Annual Conference

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 12 July 1951 · page 3

THe [?] The Farmers and [?] Association has decided to send three delegates to the annual…

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Butter

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Latest news on the butler front is that Forbes is now in the grip of an all-time low in butter quota…

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Record Prices For Dairy Cattle At Orange

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 8

At a sale or 70 head of I[?]awarra cows and heifers conducted by Leeds Bros. Pty. Ltd. of Orange, on behalf of Mr. S. J. May. at…

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Store Cattle Prices Advance

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., held a special store cattle sale at Forbes on Wednesday, 11th instant, when they yarded approximately…

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Saffron Thistle May Become Problem In N.S.W. Wheat Crops This Year

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Recent good falls of rain are highly likely to cause severe infestations of saffron thistle in wheat crops in New South Wales--as a result of last…

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Small Cattle Yarding At Forbes: Prices Firm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 8

Edward Weaver & Co. auction Forbes, report that the forbes agents yarded about 100 head of fat cattle at the regular…

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Sheep Body Strike Prevention Trials In Scone and Bunnan District

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Five body strike prevention trials have been undertaken in the Stone and Bunnan district over the past six months by the…

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The Wool Plan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

Mr. W. W. Pratt. General Secretary of the Wheatgrowers' Union of New South Vales, writes:—…

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Decline in Wool Market

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 4

The wool market has suffered from the height it reached three months ago. Time has proved that traders could not pass…

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Fresilian & Dun's Column Weed Control with Weedar "77" in Wheat and Other Cereal Crops

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

Hormone sprays are the most successful and practical means of controlling weeds in large scale plantings of wheat, oats, barley…

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Sixteen Dairy Farms at Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

Sixteen new dairy farms will be established under the war service land settlement scheme with the allocation to…

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Grenfell Junior Farmers Highly Successful Annual Dinner Glowing Tributes Paid To Hard Year's Work

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

On Wednesday night last the Grenfell Junior Farmers' Club held its second Annual Dinner in the Parish Hall. In spite of the freezingly cold night visitors were present from as far afield as Canowindra, Quandialla and Bribbaree…

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Increased Entries Likely for Farm and Fodder Crimp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 6

Entries for this year's farm and fodder competition, organised by the R.A.S., are expected to exceed those received for the 1950 competition, states…

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Sheep Firm at Homebush, Cattle Lower

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

Dalgety's News Service reports: At the Homebush sales yesterday 11,093 sheep and lambs were yarded, being of medium quality. The…

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