Skygazing of a Wheat Man
When a few drops of rain were raising the hopes the other evening, Mr. T. W. ("Billy") Bolam, Forbes,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1954
760 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 23 of 38
Surplus Wheat to Asia Mooted
Following the lines of a discussion at a recent meeting of the Lochlan Valley Development League, Cr. R. J, Forster, at last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atomic Farmer
Peaceful Job of atom is seen in action here with radioisotopes being used in study of fertiliser. The radioisotopes can be traced through soil into plants to determine at what stage plants need fertiliser most, and varieties that benefit different…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Sales
Wool sales in Australia for the year ended June 30 last totalled £390,714,000, or about £14,000,000 less than the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Season Closes
At the close of the, 1953/54 Australian wool selling season at Brisbane, Perth and Geelong last week, prices generally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Argentina's Big Wheat Exports
From August 1, 1953, to April 10. 1954, Argentina exported a total of 77,528,000 bushels of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large Wool Clip in Argentina
The Argentine Woo] Federation has estimated the 1953-54 wool clip at 397,000,000 lb. Of this total, 236,000,000 lb…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Advance on Tarm Stored Wheat Urged
To encourage farm storage, the Wheat Board should be authorised to pay growers 80 per cent of the first payment on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.K. Merino Wool Stocks Low
Stocks of merino wool on hand in textile mills in Britain are 14,000,000 lb less than a year ago, according to the Wool…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →W.G.U. Conference To Consider Wheat Crisis
Many wheatgrowers from all wheat producing areas of the State will be in Sydney this week to attend the 25th annual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock Inspector Now Farmer
There's a new settler down on "Ellesmere" Estate sub-division at Crowther, between Young arid Koorawatha, who should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rice Farming by Air in U.s
The use of aeroplanes has become standard practice on many rice farms in USA. A recent study made by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Rain at Bedgerabong Pleases Farmers
A welcome change in the weather occurred at Bedgerabong last Friday. About mid-day rain fell to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm College Plan For Central West
Discussion at a recent meeting of the Lachlan Valley Development League on experimental work by landholders in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Catalogues
The first clips of the new season are now arriving in Australian stores in increasing volume, and in Sydney already…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fine For Slowly Moving His Sheep
A drover, George Armstrong, who failed to travel sheep the required distance of six miles a day, pleaded guilty to the charge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheep Prices Drop at Forbes Market
Edward Weaver & Company (Forbes) and The Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Company Ltd., report that upwards of 12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Star J. Farmer To Be Chosen To-night
Forbes Junior Farmer Advisory Committee meets at the High School to-night to select the Star Junior Fanner of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Buyers and Holiday Recess
Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., writes: The recent London wool auctions early in July cannot be taken as a safe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Headaches in the Handling of Wheat
Headaches in handling wheat this season were forecast in Sydney by the wheat commonissioner, Mr. S. C. Hodson…
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