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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Farm & Station Super Proves Most Effective Single Fertiliser

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

SUPERPHOSPHATE has again shown itself to be the most effective single fertilizer on New England pastures, says Mr. M. H. Walker, Agronomist of the New England Experiment Farm…

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Dairy Projects On Irrigated Areas

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 4

The secretary of the Lachlan Valley Development League, Mr. J. Fell, received a quick response from the Dairy Officer, Orange,…

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A. Smydth Wins Girral Wheat Crop Competition

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Mr. A. Smyth of 'Fairbank,' Girral won the wheat crop competition conducted by the Girral branch of the Wheatgrowers' Union. Second placing…

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District Wool Prices

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report by telegram received by the "Advocate" today: With Australian mills buying…

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Successful Wheat Drive at Bellarwi

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

A Very successful wheat drive was recently held in aid of the Bellarwi Hall funds to raise money for the…

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Special Sheep Sale at Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

New Zealand Loan & M.A. Co. Ltd., Forbes, report having held a special sheep sale at Forbes on Wednesday, 13th instant, 7000…

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Wheat Bulkhead for Daroobalgie

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture and Food Production has forwarded the following copy of a letter to Mr. P. J. Cahill, M.L.A., under…

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Prime Sheep Dearer At Forbes Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and the Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Company Ltd., auctioneers in conjunction, report…

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Wool Report Some District Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

Goldsbrough Mort & Co., Ltd. report that the second half of the current season opened in Sydney on Monday and when sales were…

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Wider Competition At Sydney Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

With Australian mills buying more actively than any previous sale this season, and America taking a substantial weight of the…

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Wheat Variety Trials Results In Forbes District

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

We have received from Mr. H. A. W. Woodward, District Agronomist, the results of wheat trials carried out in the Forbes…

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Pastoral Employees and Compulsory Unionism

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 6

In regard, to compulsory unionism member of the Graziers' Association of N.S.W., were advised by the General…

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Figures on Cost of Wheat Production

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

Interesting figures relating to the cost of producing wheat are given by Mr. H. K. Nock, general treasurer of the Farmers & Settlers' Association…

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U.s. Fears of Wool Depression

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

According to Dalgety'a Boston correspondent the US textile trade fears that these chemical colossi may flood the…

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Estimate of Wool Clip Is Down 9 p.c

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 2

Back in their onerous task of valuing and buying the remaining and major portion of Australias wool clip, world wool…

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Farmers Seek Agistment At Gunnedah

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

Native, pastures are diminishing rapidly in the North-west, but would respond to good rains…

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Sheep Dearer, Cattle Firm At Homebush Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

At the Homebush sales yesterday 29299 sheep and lambs were yarded. Prime lambs and suckers were a shade dearer and prime grown…

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Bank Help For Junior Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 4

The Bank of New South Wales has announced its programme of financial support for the Junior Farmer movement in N.S.W…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Grain Insurance and Agency Co. Ltd. report on 13th January, 1954:…

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Fined £50 for Stealing Oakhurst Cattle

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1954 · page 3

A Captain's Flat man was fined a total of £50 in the Young Court of Petty Sessions, after pleading guilty to two charges of stealing cattle, the property…

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