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

Farming & the land, 1952

949 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 33 of 48

Short Supplies Will Influence Wool Prices

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 6

Although no greatly revived trade in goods made from wool is evident, the raw material has continued in strong demand…

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Sheep Classing Demonstration

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

A flock classing demonstration will be conducted by Mr. C. J. Hawkin[?], sheep and wool instructor, at 2 p.m. on…

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Wool Branding Letters

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 August 1952 · page 2

Mr. Harry Fraser, of West Wyalong has three inch letters and figures for wool branding available now…

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Foot-Rot In Sheep: New Treatment Sought

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 5

Experiments to discover a new mode of treatment for foot-rot in sheep are being made by research biologists of Taubman's…

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Farm & Station Clover Seed Is Profitable: Wagga's £75,000 Crop

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 4

Certified subterranean clover seed harvested in the Wagga district last year amounted to 106 tons, an amount which would have…

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Farmers Reject Forbes Saleyards New Site Asked

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

FORBES Municipal cattle yards are not at all popular with vendors now. In fact, quite a lot of cattle are being driven past Forbes for sale elsewhere. One firm pointed out to an Advocate representative…

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Dairy Inspector's Report Floods Cause Disruption To Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 3

In his report for the past month the Dairy Officer, Orange (Mr. E. H. Headley), touches on the severe manner…

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Cattle From Caragabal

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 7

At Winchcombe Carson's Home bush auction last Monday D. Baass, Caragabal, secured 1 bullock £4516-, 1 her fer £366-…

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Homebush Market Firm For Sheep & Caffle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 1

Dalgety's News Service reports that at the Homebush sales yesterday 20,248 sheep and lambs were penned. Grown sheep were…

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Cattle Market At Forbes Firm To Dearer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 5

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

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Good Cowra Bean Crop

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 2

Cowra vegetable grower F. Kelly, harvested 3522 bushels of beans from a six-acre crop under spray irrigation this year. Mr…

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Farmers Warned Of Rust Menace

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1952 · page 3

Rust is stealing hundreds of thousands of pounds a year from the pockets of Australian farmers, according to Mr. C. A…

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Sheep And Wheat Mix Economically

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 4

Sheep raising and wheat growing can be combined very economically on suitably land, according to the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock's pamphlet on Wheat Growing in Queensland…

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Sheep That Strayed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 1

Father McKenna, of Braidwood got the shock of his life the other Sunday morning when he saw, to his astonishment,…

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World Wheat Outlook; Bread May Be Short

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 4

Bread prices may rise in many countries and supplies of the white man's "staff of li[?]" could be in short supply in most…

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Lambs Over 80 Lbs. on Condobolin Farm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 2

Lambs on Condobolin Experiment farm are now 3 to 3½ months old, and some of the tops late in July weighed over 80 lbs…

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Pig Raising-a Valuable Farm Sideline

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 5

"Pig-raising is recognised throughout the world as one type of livestock production that should have a place O[?] every farm....and particularly dairy farms, where pigs can fill a valuable role in disposing of waste milk, separated milk,…

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Special Dignity Of Farmers' Work

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 August 1952 · page 2

Too many people regarded work as an unfortunate necessity, a mere commodity, a means to fill the pay envelope…

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Cattle Foot Ailments

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 4

Common complaints of the winter months are the ailments which beset cattle and which, if neglected, may cause much loss in…

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Ladies' Hockey Fairbridge Farm Trip

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 6

On Sunday the Association team journeyed to Fairbridge Farm for a social match and was again victorious with a score of…

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