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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Dairy Farmers' Butter Threat

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 3

Unless action is taken this week to give dairy farmers the cost of production for butter, moves will be made by…

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Sheep Flocks Rising Supplies & Demand

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 3

The wool market as yet does not definitely show stability. It possibly will not do so while international conferences on wool…

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Wheat Pact of No Advantage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

The Federal member for Riverina (Mr. H. S. Roberton) told the Farmers and Settlers' conference in Sydney Town Hall that the International Wheat…

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The Week in the Wool Market

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 3

With Sydney's opening wool auctions of the new season less than a month away, the daily press continues to be the…

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34-1 Vote Against the Proposed Wool Plan

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

By a 31-1 majority, a meeting of woolgrowers in the Memorial Hall, West Wyalong, on Friday afternoon decided to oppose the proposed pl an for minimum reserve prices for wool, and advocate a "No" vote in the forthcoming…

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J.O. Wool Plan (To the Editor, "Advocate.")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 5

Dear—Sir,—To those who remember the tearing of hair and gnashing fo teeth when we lost BAWRA under Sir John…

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Presidential Address Delivred to the 58th Annual Conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of N.S.W. Held at Grand United Order of Oddfellows' Hall, 149 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, lst-7th AUGUST, 1951

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 3

The Executives Annual Report which is now before you is a true record of the activities of the Association over the past twelve…

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Farmers' Criticism of Railways

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 1

Dirty railway carriages on country lines were causing many people to switch to air travel, delegates told the Farmers and Settlers annual conference…

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C. P. Cowan Wins Farming Competition at Ariah Park

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 13 August 1951 · page 2

The Ariah Park farm an d fodder competition for 1951, won by Mr C. P. Cowan, "Oak wood," Ariah Park, showed the advantages of conserved fodder and improved pastures by the overall excellent condition of stock, pasture feed avail…

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MILK & BUTTER Reasons for Shortages Explained

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 3

Commenting on the current shortages of milk and butter, Mr. T. T. Reid, M.L.A. Raid that growth of population,…

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July Report of Dairy Officer

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1951 · page 4

The monthly report from No. 8 District of the Division of Dairying submitted by Mr. E. H. Headly. Dairy Officer, is as hereunder…

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Tax Exemption on Farm Wheat Storage Sought

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 10

Wheatgrowers who [?] farm storage facilities for grain want an allowable deduction under the Income…

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Why Not More Butter?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 5

Although milk production in Australia has risen by only 1 per cent in the past 12 years our population has grown by 20 per cent in the same period…

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Wool Jumper and Stole

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

White hand-knitted wool evening jumper and stole from L. Copley-Smith & Son Ltd. The off-the-shoulder…

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10,572 Sheep Yarded at Homebush

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 9

A total of 10,572 sheep, comprising 3,137 sheep and 7,435 lambsand hoggets, were yarded at the Country Producers'…

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Postal Voting for Wool Referendum

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 7

"Electors entitled to a postal vote at the forthcoming wool referendum are those who on polling day will be outside the…

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Success of Lucerne in Wheat Rotation

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 10

As lucerne is becoming more popular with the wheat farmer for use in the wheat-rotation, a trial was commenced in 1947, at…

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The Week in the Wool Market

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 7

With the opening series of auctions now less than three weeks away, all brokers are busily engaged in the…

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Waggas Wheat Area Cut 30 p.m

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 1

Wagga farmers had planted 170,000 acres of wheat this year, a drop of 30 per cent, on last year's figures. Wagga…

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Wool Position Aspects; Is a Decline Probable?

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1951 · page 4

Ample private enquiry for local fellmongered wools has prevailed but the number of transactions recorded has not…

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