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

Farming & the land, 1952

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Wheat Men Want Price Rise

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

The Northern Zone [?]ance of the Farmers and Set[?]s' Association, meeting in lnverell last week, called on the…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 2

The Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd. report on 13th March, 1952 Concluding sales conducted in the Sydney and Melbourne centres…

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Wheat Frost Resistance

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 6

"The only way to minimise danger of rest damage in wheat crops is to sow varieties in season, or to Check forward growth by a…

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No "Festival" Wheat This Year

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 6

"Despite heavy demand for seed of the new rust resistant wheat 'Festival,' it will be impossible to make any further supplies…

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WHEAT No. 15 Pool -- Supplementary Advance

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 4

The Minister for Commerce and Agriculture, Mr. McEwen, has announced that on March 25, the Australian Wheat Board would…

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State Wheat Committee Ballot for Election of Wheatgrowers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. E. H. Graham, M.L.A., announced today that a ballot for the election of four wheatgrower…

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Improved Dairying Methods Butterfat Figures Rise On Kyogle Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 6

Improved farming methods, culling low producers, and provision of supplementary feeding on a dairy farm on the North…

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Junior Farmer In America

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 4

Ian Sharrock, the Junior Farmer chosen to visit America under the International Farm Youth Exchange Project, has written to Mr…

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More Beef Will Make Belter Farming

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 4

"At last we are beginning to realise that food production is indeed Australia's No. 1 industry; that meat and bread are more…

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Farm & Station Forbes Junior Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 6

Good to hear that the Forbes Junior Farmers are going to be revived. They have a meeting on Thursday in Forbes Council…

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Barmedman Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 6

At Wincheombe Carson's Homebush auction last Monday W. H. Gordon. Barmedman, secured 103 wethers to 55 avg…

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Successful Sheep And Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 7

Messrs. F. & S. G. Cheney report that they held a successful sheep and cattle sale at Eugowra on 12th March, 1952, in…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. brought forward a catalogue totalling 8,033 bales at their last sale…

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Editorially Speaking. Wheat and Words

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

The Prime Minister has asked all who can to grow more wheat. In order to obtain additional acreage some tax concessions have been made and, apparently, the Wheat Board is making some attempt to speed up delayed payments to growers…

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All Classes Of Cattle Firm Af Forbes Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes Agents yarded upwards of 800 head of fat cattle at their regular…

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Wool and Top Prices Boom and Current Figures

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: At this time last year wool prices were on phenomenal levels. Average 64's merino tops were then…

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Mr. M. F. Bretnall -- Acting Wool Manager at Dalgety's

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 1

Following the transfer of Mr. R. Bavin to Dalgety's Melbourne branch, Mr. H. F. (Dick) Bretnall has been appointed Acting Head of the Wool…

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Quandialla Junior Farmers Active-- Schools' Athletic Association-- Personal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Bland District Schools' Athletic Association was held at Quandialla last week. Delegates were present from…

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linseed Trials At Cowra Experiment Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 March 1952 · page 7

Trials at the Cowra Experiment Farm during 1951 have shown the currently popular Walsh variety of linseed to be…

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Australia's Wool Cuip

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 6

A Australia the main season will virtually end with the next Sydney series commencing on March 24 (states Messrs…

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