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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Farmers Tricked; Wheat Men Suffer

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 6

No dodge that took money away from country people was too cheap for the N.S.W. Labour Government, the Liberal…

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200 Sheep for Indian Breeders

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 6

More than 200 sheep from Australia, consigned to the Uttar Pradesh (India) Government are expected to arrive in…

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World Consumption of Wool Increases

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

In the absence of wol auctions in all selling centres of the Commonwealth, comparative quietness has prevailed in local…

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More Apparel Wool Being Used in U.s

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 5

Consumption of apparel wool in American mills during the period January August 1953, was 14 per cent higher than in the corresponding period in 1952…

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Sheep, Cattle Dearer At Homebush

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

Dalgety's News Service reports that at Homebush sales on Monday. January 4, 19,160 sheep and lambs of fair quality were penned…

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Forbes Dairy Levy Annoys Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 1

Dairymen throughout the Valley are somewhat Indignant about the Forbes Council's charge of $1 per dairy In respect of milk collected…

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World Wheat and Rice Market

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

Significant developments in wheat and rice production and marketing are referred to in the lastest News Summary issued…

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Wheat Varieties Recommended For 1954 Sowing

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 5

The following wheat variety recommendations for 1954 sowing have been announced by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of…

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Wool Sales To Re-open Next

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

Wool sales continue in recess, New Year sales not being scheduled to commence until Monday. January 11, in Sydney. The trade…

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"Warm As Wool": New U.K. Textile Fibre

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

A new man-made textile fibre which has practically the same chemical properties as wool has warmth and softness and is…

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Dairy Projects On Irrigation Areas

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

The secretary of the Lachlan Valley Development League, Forbes, has written to Mr. Laffan. District Dairy Officer…

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Wheal Crop Grade Up This Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 1

The Forbes flour mill has been buying fair quantities of local wheat since the new season's grain came in. At present the…

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Dairying Conditions In The West: Havoc By 'Hoppers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 10

In his report for December the District Dairy Officer, Mr. R. T. Laffan Orange has the following to say:…

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Large Wheat Crop at Young

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

The largest wheat harvest since 1947 is expected in the Young district, with, average yields will above those obtained…

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Wheat for Stock Feed

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

There was a lively demand for wheat for livestock and poultry, said Mr, G. G. Nlcholls State Superintendent (of the…

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Conviction for Wheat Stealers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

On charges of stealing £75 worth of wheat from a farm near Ungarie, three men were convicted at the West Wytalong Court of Petty Sessions by the presiding…

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600 Vic. Sheep Burnt in Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 1

Six hundred sheep. and some cattle have been destroyed In a' bushflre in north-east Victoria…

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Importance of Britain's Home Crown Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

Britain's place as a wool producing country is the subject of interesting comment in a statement by the Australian wool broking firm of Winchcombe,…

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Farmer Donates £600 to R,S.L

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 5

It is reported that a Narromine district farmer who set aside a 50-acre paddock of wheat for the benefit of the local…

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Central Wheat Belt: 1954 Varieties

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

The Agricultural Department after reviewing crop performances of all previously recommended wheat varieties, has issued a…

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