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

Farming & the land, 1903

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Concessions on the Carriage of Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 1 January 1903 · page 8

Among the resolutions agreed to by Parliament as one of the means of assisting to mitigate the suffering caused by the drought was one that…

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The Wool Market

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 5

MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, CARSON, & Co., report:--A holiday tone pervades the wool market. Many of the buyers are…

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Cost of Wheat Growing. (To the Editor Peak Hill Express.)

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 3

Sir,—The Farmers and Settlers, at their next meeting, purpose agreeing upon a standard as to what is the total cost per acre of putting in and taking…

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Parti-colored Sheep

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 11

In the Camarooa districts of Africa are thousands of remarkable sheep, and the Germans who have settled there say that they are useful domestic animals…

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Record Price of Wool

Western Champion · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 11

Yesterday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., wired us as follows:—At our sales wool market was 5 per cent higher. We sold…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 14

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Parkes District Farmers' and Graziers' Association was held at Toohey's Hotel on Saturday afternoon…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Willows As Retainers of the Banks of Rivers

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 12

ONE of the problems that confronts the farmers is the use of proper plants under the varied conditions of soil and climate. Usually the…

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Poultry Farming

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 12

Yards for fowls are seldom too large. They should be big enough 60 that the grass will grow and keep growing. A Plymouth Rock specialist keeps ten to…

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A Good Dairy Cow

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

A GOOD dairy cow will be wedge-shaped, horizontally and vertically, have wide hips, big stomach, large udder, be spare, rough, and included…

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Seed Wheat

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

WE publish the following letter received on Saturday last, by the Secretary of the Wyalong Farmers' and Settlers' Association:—"Dear…

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Seed Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

There is an advertisement in this issue [?]ng a meeting of the members of the Be[?] and Wamboy[?] Formers and Seed. Association for the purpose of making a…

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The Wool Market

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

MESSRS. DALGETY & CO., LTD., report:--After an interval of three weeks wool sales were resumed this afternoon under the most favourable auspices…

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Wool and Produce Reports

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

The Sydney Wool and Produce Association [?] as follows for week ending January [?] 1903:— WOOL…

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Seed Wheat. (To the Editor of the Lachlander.)

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

Sir,--I should like to know what steps are being taken by the Government of this State to provide and distribute seed wheat amongst our farmers. The time for…

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Farmers's and settlers' Association

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 3

A meeting of members of the above which was responsible for a good deal of animated, discussion, took place at the Commercial Hotel on Saturday…

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A [?] Farm for Cowra. Cowra

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

Following on the visit of the Treasurer (Mr. Waldell and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Kidd the borough council held a special meeting last night to deal…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Irrigation

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

OF late years the growing of strawberries in these colonies is rapidly developing, demanding special care in aiming to produce…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

ON Thursday, January 22nd inst., the annual meeting of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association will be held, and the report of the…

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Farming in South Africa

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

THE Canterbury (N.Z) Times says:—"A South Islander, who was in the First and Sixth Contingents, has taken up a farm of 6000 acres in the…

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A Glen Innes Crop

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 1

Harvesting is in full operation at Glen Innes, says an exchange, but the phenomenal growth renders the work a mattes of some difficulty, as in some…

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