Cargelligo Sheep
Dalgety and Co. Ltd. secured the following prices on account L. J. Brown, Lake Cargelligo, at their last Homebush sales:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1953
744 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 38
Weethalle Sheep
Young husband Ltd., of Weethalle, report having conducted a very successful sheep sale at their Weethalle yards on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep From Thulloo
A consignment of sheep from A. E. Harrington, Thulloo, realised: 52 wethers to £6/8/1, avg £5/4/8 per. head, and 42 [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Clip £4m. Above Estimate
It was announced last night that the Australian wool clip for 1352-53 had exceeded by £4 million the forecast of £400…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Weethalle Junior Farmers
The monthly meeting of the Weethalle Junior Partners was held in the school library last week and the usual good roll…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Theft of Sheep and of Wool
Two men have been arrested by Forbes police on charges of stealing sheep and wool. A number of charges will be preferred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week In Wool: Less Rabbits--More Sheep Carried
The shouting and the tumult of the wool-salerooms has ceased till August 31, but in the wool-stores and the shearing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Strike Affects Homebush Cattle Market
Dalgety's News Service reports that at Homebush sales on Thursday 23.072 sheep and lambs were penned. The market was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheat Production Costs Crippling
"The cost of producing wheat has reached a crippling stage," the N.S.W. Wheatgrowers' Union general president (Mr. C. D…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Near Record Wool Cheque
Australia had a near record wool cheque of £404,756,387 for the 1952-53 season. The amount was the second…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Store Sheep Market Mainly "Wait-and-See"
The wait-and-see attitude of store stock buyers and sellers persisted this week with auction and paddock activity negligible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bagged Wheat Moving Out From Forbes
Wheal is moving steadily out of Forbes station storages to the coast. The silos are still full, but the stacked bag wheat is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All But Prime Sheep Easier at Forbes Sale
Edward Weaver & Co. (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Coop. Ltd. auctioneers in conjunction. report that upwards of 4000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heavy Flour And Wheat Shipments Leave Forbes
RAILWAY truck supplies are a problem at Forbes at present. With a flour shipment order of 585 tons to be handled in a week, 40 trucks of wheat so far loaded out of Garema, and 60 from Wirrinya this month, plus a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →300 More Dairy Farms
President of Lachlan Valley Development League, Ald. P. Conridge, who is also manager of Forbes Butter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Farmers Suggest Milk Board Zone
The monthly meeting of the Forbes District Dairymen's Association, held on Tuesday, was well attended. Mr. D. Hartley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three-Crop Farm Solves Weather And Labour Problems
DRY conditions have worried many one-crop farmers. One family in the Forbes area has solved the problem of seasonal vagaries by diversifying, and in doing so, has also solved the labor problem…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WARROO Crops Making No Headway Personal Pars
"Jack Frost" has been a frequent visitor lately, making his presence felt by freezing water pipes and retarding the growth of all…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bees Are Essential In The Production Of Many Food Crops
THE Fruit Officer, Department of Agriculture, Orange, Mr. E. C. Whittaker, is a firm believer in the importance of the bee to orchardists and other primary producers. He was recently in Forbes inspecting orchards…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →R.A.S. Maize Comp. Winner Was 152 Bushel Crop
A paddock on a farm at Lochlel near Pambula on the South Coast of N.S.W., first used in 1883 for cultivation, has…
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