Forbes Advocate in Forbes, New South Wales

Wheat crop contests shape Parkes led program progress

H Bartlett outlines 14 years of central western wheat competitions in Parkes, noting Forbes P A H Association started locals in 1921 and the district consistently leads yields. He praises Department aid, seed bed and fallowing methods, varietal shifts like Ford Nabawa and Benubbin, and the role of superphosphates in raising yields while detailing seed treatment, fallow practices, and record district yields through 1930s benchmarks.