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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 41 of 48

ITALIAN-DESIGNED Dress in Featherweight Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

This beautiful wool afternoon dress is a striking example of extensive use of pleating and stitching. It stresses the cool summery look of cobweb-thin wool. (This dress was shown at the International Wool Secretariat's…

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Grenfell Lad is State's Star Junior Farmer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 6

"Less than a thickness of paper separated the claims of John Keir of Grenfell for the title of 'star' junior farmer, from those of Don Pollock of Quatidialla," said Mr. C. R. McKerihan, president of the…

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Canada's Huge Crop Curplus

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

Canadian Government statisticians said recently that Canada faced a large surplus of unsold wheat at the end of the…

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Cattle Market at Forbes Firm for Prime Lines

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

Edward Weaver & Co., auctioneers, Forbes, report that the Forbes associated agents yarded about 400 head of fat cattle at…

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Wool Sales Forbes Clips Sold In Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: We sold 9600 bales of wool at auction and privately in Sydney…

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Share-farmers Can't Get Land for Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

Several young fellows with complete cultivation equipment from tractors downward, who are looking for shares contracts,…

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H.C.L. Effect On Clothing Purchases: Wool Sidelights

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 4

Portents of accentuated world demand for superfine wool were in evidence this week, when fleece of the Mayvale clip of…

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No Tippers at Silos Threat Of Congestion In Wheat Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 6

FORBES branch of the Wheatgrowers' Union, at the instance of its president, Mr. T. W. Bolam, called a meeting of all interested in the proposal to do away with tippers at silos during the coming wheat season, to try…

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Farmers' Opportunities To Beat Drought

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 11

THROUGHOUT the State, and particularly in the inland district, farmers are being given a wonderful opportunity to conserve fodder. The Department of Agriculture…

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Final Forbes Dairy Payments

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

Suppliers to the Forbes Co-op. dairy factory will have good reason to congratulate themselves when they open their mail…

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District Sheep

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 6

At Winchcombe Carson's Homebush auction last Thursday L. P. Angel. Tullibigeal, secured 120 xbred suckers to…

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Steady Flow of Cattle to Vic. From Forbes

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 6

Consignments of sheep and cattle to both local and metropolitan yards have been steady in the Forbes P.P. district…

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Farmers and More Food Production

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

Wyong shire councillors discussed an "appeal from the State Government for greater food production…

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Belter Farm Methods Lift Production By 340 Per Cent

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

"An outstanding production increase of 341 per cent over the base year has been achieved with the Dairy Production…

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"Good Supplies of Farm Machinery"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 5

Most types of farm machines are now in good supply in New South Wales. The Department of…

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West Wyalong Show Society to Conduct a Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 1

Although the R.A.S. has decided not to conduct a crop competition in the south and south-west this year, the West Wyalong Show Society will again…

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Plough In Green Manure Crops Early

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 2

Green manure cover crops in orchards should be ploughed under early in spring. Mr. J. D. F. Black, assistant…

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Wheat Crop Is Promising: Some Damage

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 3

With useful rains over a large section of the wheat belt in New South Wales, only the western fringe and the western…

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War on Pleuro 12,000 Cattle Vaccinated

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 4

In the last three months 12,000 head of cattle have been vaccinated against pleuro-pneumonia by veterinary officers of the…

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Farm & Station Cheapest Means Of Raising Dairy Output

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1952 · page 4

THE analysis of Dairy Production Grant demonstrations shows quite conclusively that pastures improvement affords the easiest, cheapest and most effective method of increasing dairy production in this State…

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