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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Ardlethan Farmer's Narrow Escape

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 3

Ardlethan president, Mr. R. McCallum, had a narrow escape from serious injury when his truck caught fire near…

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Farm's Carrying Capacity Trebled

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

A farmer at Belar Creek, near Coonabarabran, has trebled the sheep carrying capacity of his property with sown…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 5

The Fanners & Graziers' Cooperative Grain, Insurance and Agency Company Limited, report 20th May, 1954:--…

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Jersey Cow Gave 1044lb. of Butter

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

"Glenridge Attraction," 21968, pure bred Jersey cow owned by Mr. P. W. Landers, Barrington, Gloucester, has completed a…

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Stock Owners Invited To Sheep Field Day

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

District stockowners are Invited to a field day to be held at Rofe Bros.' sheep yards. Payten's Bridge, on Thursday,…

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Brand Stained Wool Avoided by L.b.e. Fluid

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

Brand stained wool, frequently the result of a "rough and ready" outlo[?]k near enough 50 years ago hail little justification…

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20 Young Farmers for Tractor School

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 3

TWENTY boys from Molong, Parkes, Dubbo, Condobolin, Narromine, Forbes and other Junior Farmers' Clubs will lake part in a tractor and machinery school at Bedgerabong from Monday, June 7, to Friday, June 11…

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Retired Farmer Dies

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

Mr. Henry Schaefer, of Reymond Street, Forbes, died at the District Hospital on Saturday, aged 79…

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District Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 4

The following prices for district wool were secured by the New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co. at their last Sydney…

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Big Scheme for Wheat Storage

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production, the Hon. E. H. Graham, MLA, said that urgent action was being taken…

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Wheat Storage (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 8

Sir,—In your issue of the 17th instant, Mr. Graham, Minister for Agriculture, bewails the fact of shortage of…

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Oat Crops Now Near Standstill

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 3

Oat crops wcich began more or less favorably were now at a standstill because of the dry weather, cereals expert of the…

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Farmers' Interests Neglected (To the Editor "Advocate")

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 4

Sir.—The policy speeches of the three political leaders disregard the interests of farmers. The worst taxes that…

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Dairymen's Conference Called to Iron Out Troubles

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

DIRECTORS of Forbes Dairying Society, Ltd., at their meeting last week, decided to meet all district dairymen in conference on a date to be fixed. The decision was reached following the receipt of a letter…

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Farmers on Need for Agricultural "High" in West

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 9

The Farmers and Settlers' Association disagrees with the Minister for Education (Mr. Heffron) on the necessity for an…

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"Wheat Stabilisation Is Dead" Farmer Says

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 4

'Wheat stabilisation is dead, and no political party will carry it on,' declared Mr. R. Hopper at a meeting of the West Wyalong branch of the Farmers and…

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The Week in Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

Avid demand from all major wool-consuming countries except Russia and U.S.A., continued to harden the wool markets…

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Wool Price and Land Values

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 4

"Australia must beware of the present high prices for wool being over-capitalised into high land values," said Professor P…

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Good Demand for Farming Properties

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

Stock and station agents re port that the unfavorable sea sonable outlook has not caused sellers of farming and grazing,…

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Young Farmers' Clubs Should Look Ahead

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 2

Exchange visits this year between young farmers of England and the United States of America with those of Australia…

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