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

Farming & the land, 1954

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Cattle Dearer At Forbes Stock Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 12

Edward Weaver & Coy. report that upwards of 500 fat and stare cattle and 600 fat sheep and lambs were yarded by agents at…

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How Lime Helped On Dairy Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 5

A POSITIVE approach by dairy industry efficiency workers to dwindling productivity on a Taree dairy farm pulled it out of the red and gave its owner a reasonable standard of income, a Dairy Production Grant…

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Farm Books Free

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 5

New and revised publications now available to farmers in New Wales Wales on application to the Division of Information and…

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Aust. Wool Cheque Down

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

The Australian wool cheque for the three months ended September 30 shows a fall of nearly £6 million for the same…

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Agronomist Reports On Wheat Trials

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 1

Of wheat bred at Temora, Koala has made its mark as a commercial variety in central districts, reports District Agronomist, Mr. T. Adams…

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Transport and Wool Destroyed by Fire

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 6

A transport and its load of wool was destroyed by fire last week. The blaze which held up traffic for some time occurred…

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District Wool Prices at Sydney Sales

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 1

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., through their district agents, R. S. Messner and Co., report:…

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Sheep Stealing Causes Concern in Western N.S.W.

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 5

At the P. P. Board's Conference at Bourke delegates dis cussed the problem. Hillston Board submitted the…

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Ungarie Junior Farmers' Social Evening

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 1

A most enjoyable evening was spent by all who attended the Ungarie Junior Farmers' Club social and euchre party at the Ungarie Central School…

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Ungarie Junior Farmer At Leadership School

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 1

John Leckle, President of the Ungarle Junior Farmers Club, is at present spending three…

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"5-6 Bag Wheat Crop Average"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

Following recent rain, some district crops may strip ten bags or better, but by far the majority of better crops are in the five to six bag range, District Agronomist…

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Premium Wheat Trucks Scarce

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

Bulk rail trucks tor premium wheat Will be scarce this season, the Austrlian Wheat Board warns…

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"Flying Squads" move New Season's Wool

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

The above photograph shows a new idea being used to speed up handling of this Season's wool The wool firm, Bridgland Brown Pry. limited, has organised some of its wool handlers into teams called "flying squads", which work in conjunction with classers in their wool…

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H. Dodd Wins First Weethalle Crop Comp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

Mr. H. Dodd of 'Springfield,' Weethalle, has won the Weethalle P. and A. Society's first crop competition. The competition was judged…

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Summer Fodder Crops

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 5

Where conditions are suitable. summer fodder crops are being sown on an increased scale this year according to…

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Tulli. Entry Wins Lake Crop Comp

The West Wyalong Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

The Lake Cargelligo P.A.H. and I. Association's wheat crop competition for this year was won by Messrs D. R. Ireland and A. Tyack with a crop grown on…

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U.k. Strike Felt in Wool Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 9

Under repercussion of the U.K. waterfront strike, wool values continued to sag in Sydney. Geelong, Perth and…

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Forest for Farms: Move by Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 5

A MOVE to have the Back Yamma forest area subdivided into farms for ex-Servicemen will be raised at the Western District quarterly conference at Dubbo on Sunday, November 14…

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Wool Report

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 2

The Farmers and Graziers Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited report on 28th October 1964:—…

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Speeding Up Wheat From Sub-terminal

The West Wyalong Advocate · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 2

The Railway Department is maintaining its schedule of a daily output of 1,260 tons in clearing the Junee bulk wheat…

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