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

Farming & the land, 1951

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Field Wheat Competition Quandialla Results

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 4

Fifteen crops were submitted for judging, commencing on the 12th November. Crops were very green at…

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Wool Cheque May Be Halved

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

The wool market is still showing weaker tendencies, writes Messrs Dalgety & Co. under date 22nd November. Averages…

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Did Factories Withhold Butter?

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Country Party (Lt.Col. Bruxner) asked the Premier, Mr. McGirr, to name any…

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Record Sheep Sale At Young

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 6

The largest yarding ever shown at the Young saleyards by one selling agent for many years, was seen on Tuesday, 13th inst., when…

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Sheep and Lambs Dearer at Homebush Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 6

Dalgety's News Service reports that at the Homebush sales yesterday 22,336 sheep and lambs were penned. Prime sheep and…

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District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd. secured the following prices for district wool at their last Sydney sale:…

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Rise in Wheat Price

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Subject to approval by the States the home consumption price of wheat in Australia this season will be 10/1 per bushel…

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From Wool Bale to Garment

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Sydney people saw wool from the bale to the garment when leading [?]ins modelled latest woollen costumes,…

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Causes for Lag in Wheat Output

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

In a recent article, Mr. T, C. Scott, General Secretary of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation, gave some startling figures in explanation of why…

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Cattle Driven 1,100 Miles to Oakhurst Station

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

A herd of cattle which was driven 1,100 miles tram Queensland was delivered to "Oakhurst" 'station, Marsden, last week. Three drovers took over…

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Grenfell P.a.h. & I. Association Field Wheat Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

Judging on basis of yield, trueness to type and purity, freedom from disease, evenness, condition of crop the Grenfell P.A.H. and I…

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Barellan Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

Mr. Laurie Irvin with a total of 125 points won the crop competition conducted by the Barellan Show Society. Mr. A. H…

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S. Reeves Wins Quandialla Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 5

Fifteen crops were submitted for judging by the Young District Agronomist, Mr. F. Autry-Hall in the Quandialla Field Wheat competition. Crops were very green at…

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Wool And Sheep Classes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 1

A valuable class in the-Technical College is going begging unless there are more students offering for tuition…

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Decline In Butter Production

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 8

Production of factory butter in Australia for the three months ended September 30 was 27,683 tons…

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New Season's Wheat Pool--No. 15

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 7

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, announces details of the first advance on wheat from the 1951-52…

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Local Junior Farmer Super. Transferred

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

Advice has been received that Mr. J. R. Swan, Junior Farmer Supervisor for Western Districts, will be transferred to the…

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R.A.S. Crop Judging

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 1

Col. G. C. Somerville, secretary of the R.A.S., and Mr. G. Nicholson, cereal specialist of the Department of Agriculture, R.A.S…

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Control Of Weeds In Crops And Open Paddocks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 7

At last week's meeting of the Jemalong Shire Council the Noxious Weeds' Inspector, Mr. A. Hawkins, submitted a report on…

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Sheep on Move in South

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 4

Graziers are moving about 500,000 sheep from he Monaro to the mountain pastures. The local pastures are much in…

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