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

Farming & the land, 1901

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Dairy Notes

Forbes Times · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 7

MUCH local interest [?] to the formation of the Bathurst Co-operative Dairying Co., Ltd the question that soon will have to be decided gives rise to much diversity of opinion. The question…

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The Wool Market. Messrs Winchomthe, C [?] and Coy Report

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 16 October 1901 · page 4

Wool:—The wool market is very storng; and our sale to-day 9th October) was of a most animalted character, We sold Mrs Harvey's "O[?]…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Thursday, 17Th October, 1901. CATTLE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 1

870 were yarded, including a large proportion of cows, steers, heifers, etc. The quality was mainly fair to good with a moderate number of primes…

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Dairy Notes

Western Champion · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 18

In the butter tests at the Croydon Show, England, Dr. H Watney's Jerseys took the leading positions, winning first and second in the class under 900…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Fruit Trees. (Continued.)

The Canowindra Star · Friday 18 October 1901 · page 6

A SYSTEM of pruning which has received some favour is to cut back the young growth in into spring or early part of summer. In many…

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Victorian Wheat Acreage

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 4

There are 253,601 acres less under wheat in Victoria this year than last,…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD., report— Wool.— At the opening sales held this week the market for merinos ruled very firm, with good demand and very keen…

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Points in Testing Wool

Forbes Times · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 7

UNIFORMITY in the staple of wool is an important matter. By this, we do not mean to say that all the [?] should be the same length, but only it is necessary that in the…

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The Wool Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 4

Messrs Winchombe, Carson and Coy Report:- WOOL—No auction sales are being held this wee, but private enquiry…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety & Co., Limited, report:-- Wool sales resumed on the 21st, large attendance of buyers, moderate catalogues but good selection of wool. There was a strong…

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Dairying Pays

Western Champion · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 7

An esteemed correspondent sends along the following: —One of the most hopeful features of the recent census returns is the indication given of our…

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Dairying Notes

Western Champion · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 16

The plant of the Orange Butter Factory wid be installed in January next; 1300 shares have been subscribed, and 300 more promised. The…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Producing New Varieties of Potatoes by Grafting

The Canowindra Star · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 6

IT has been suggested for some years that new varieties of potatoes might be produced by grafting. A cultivator who has studied this matter for…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 6

A special and general meeting of the above will be held at the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon, 26th inst., to discuss the erection of a weir 13 miles below…

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Slaughtering Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

Sergeant Peterswald v. W. G. Lillas —S[?]ughtering one head of cattle on 25th instant, and neglecting to give 12 hours notice in writing of his intention…

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Wheat and Other Markets

Forbes Times · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 4

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co., LTD, report— Wool,—since our last report public auctions have been held in Adelaide and Melbourne, and so far as can be gathered by…

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Crop Fed Off. Crop Not Fed Off

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 5

This was an experiment (says the 'Agricultural Gazette' of New South Wales) for the purpose of ascertaining to what degree the…

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Farm Notes. the Rabbit Pest

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

The Ministry has been so busy passing the Compulsory Arbitration Act through the Assembly that the Rabbit Act has remained in abeyance…

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Protection and the Farmers

Forbes Times · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 4

THE length to which some of our free trade contemporaries will go concerning the effect the tariff will have on the farming population of this State is truly amazing. Always following the…

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The Wool Market. (By wi[?]e.) Sydney, Monday evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 30 October 1901 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co. wired us as follows on Monday:- The Wool Market shows a lower tendency—especially for faulty lots. We…

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