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

Farming & the land, 1899

316 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 16

Economy in Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 8

In my last article on this subject I only referred to very few of the many points of economy that goes to make up successful farming, and these were only such as the merest tyro should know…

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Temora Farmers' Union. Railway Meeting

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 4

THE sub committee appointed by the Farmers' Union to prepare evidence upon the proposed Temora-Wyalong railway met on Wednesday…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 11

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows, under date of April 19th:——Wheat is unchanged so far as…

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Wool, Produce, &c

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 5

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports as follows:-- Wool.--At the sales held this week 4,732 bales were offered, of which 4,219 were sold…

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The Depth to Sow Wheat

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 4

We well remember in the 60’s driving the bulloc s drawing an old-fashioned wooden foot, beam, and handle plough covering seed scattered on the ground. It was invariably…

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Co-operative Wool and Produce Company, Limited

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 6

THE man who grows the produce has evidently been receiving but scant consideration at the brads of the distributing firms of Sydney, but as Emerson says: “Everything in this world refuses to be mismanaged long.” Hence we have the…

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The Farmers’ Co-operative Company of N.s.w., Limited

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 6

THIS company is an extension and enlargement of the well-known South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Company, Limited—an undertaking promoted by the dairy companies and farmers of…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 5

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- Wheat is unchanged so far as Sydney is…

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Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 8

MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows:-- Wheat has improved during the week…

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Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 11

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney arid Melbourne, reports as follows, under date April 26th:—Wheat has improved during the week…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 10

Late sales of wool in London included the following parcels:—W over J.S over Wandong, greasy first comb ing at 9½d, greasy first pieces at 8d,…

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Wool, Produce, &c

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 5

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports as follows:-- Wool.--In the absence of auction sales there is a very strong private enquiry for…

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New Method of Judging Dairy Cattle

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 5

In establishing a dairy herd the importance of using a sire described from a deep-milking strain is admitted, but even when such an animal is provided, and it…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as under:— Wheat has improved during the week owing to an advance in London, [?] with the holding hack of local supplies. A…

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Wool and Fat Stock. Effects of the Late Drought Prospects of High Prices

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 8

In further pursuance of a desire to place wool-growers and raisers of stock in possession of the opinions of competent authorities in the city, as to the probable trend of the…

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Rural Topics. Sheep on the Farm

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 18

If dairying be impracticable on account of distance from the railway, or other causes, there is nothing to prevent any wheat-growers making a…

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Important to Farmers. A New Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 11

FOR several seasons past Mr. Theo. A. Gabriel, of this town, has been prosecuting a number of experiments in agriculture in an endeavour to ascertain…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 11

The following parcels were amongst those quitted at the closing sales of the March series in London:—JE/Gunningbland, 84 9d, pes 115 85/8d; JF/…

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Preparing Wheat Seed

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 18

Many farmers make a practice of preparing their wheat before sowing whether they have suspicions or not. Among the many different methods…

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The Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 11

Mr H. R. Carter, whea broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports as follows under date May 3rd:—Wheat continues much as reported last week…

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