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

Farming & the land, 1903

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Farmers & Settlers

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

On May 30th a special meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held to protest against some 9000 odd acres of portion of the Eugowra holding…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the above Association took place at Collina' Empire Hotel, yesterday. Present—Messrs. J. C. Holmes (chair)…

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Birds and the crops

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

Many complaints are coming to hand of the ravages being made on the late crops by birds. Mr. H. Parsons has been experimenting in this line…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Proving the Soundness of a Horse

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

IN the first place give the horse a quick trot or gallop to sea if he is lame[?] as soon as he stops, put your ear to his n[?]trils in order to defect, if…

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Kara and Garden Original Article He Dairy Cow and the Production of Sanitary Milk

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

PROBABLY no animal on the farm utilises its food so completely in the work of production as the dairy cow. In ordinary branches…

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Sheep Stealing

Western Champion · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 10

A correspondent writes:—Great complaints are rife as to the alarming proportions which sheep-stealing has assumed in the Fifield, Platina,…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson and Co. report having held their monthly wool auction on the 23rd inst. The market was lower, recent cables from Bradford and the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson & Co., report: Wool market is slightly lower. We sold to-day, Week's greasy, from Dangowan, at 9¾ ; McKeown's,…

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The Wyalong Farmers' and Settlers' Association and Land Settlement. (To the Editor of the Wyalong Star)

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 3

SIR,—In your valuable little paper of the 12th instant I read, with much interest, the report of the meeting of the above Association, and I consider the people…

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Improved Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

At this time when the question of economic farming is absorbing the mind of the agriculturist, there are same among the “tillers of the soil”. who are endeavouring,…

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Experimental Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

A few words in connection with the experimental farm about to be established, and something of those in other districts, may not be out of place at this time…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Poultry Farming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 1

WHEN fowls are desired of the greatest weight for market purposes, a strain should be selected which is reputed to combine…

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Rhodesian Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 4

That Rhodesia is capable of producing a good quality of wheat is apparent from a piece of news from the Cape, A sample grown on Polgrave Farm…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Stock Statistics

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 4

In the admirably compiled statistics set out by the British Bonard of Trade there is one table giving the live stock of the principal countries of the world…

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Sheep Show and Sales Tasmania's Representatives

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 1 July 1903 · page 2

Eight hundred loose sheep and sixty-eight, cages arrived at Sydney yesterday from Tasmania The tight little island will thus be well…

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

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 3

Sir,—I would like if you could find space for the following in your widely circulated paper. I did not intend to write again on the above subject, but…

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Farming Notes

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 3

Good fresh milk and butter is a thing unknown in this district as far as local formers are concerned. It is to be hoped that with the return…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 4

A test of the value of salt for sheep has recenrly been made in France. Three lots were treated alike as to food and care; one lot was given nu…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Jersey Breed of Cows

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

SOMETIMES objections have been raised to the Jersey breed of cows by those who have not had any practical experience with that…

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Farming (By “ Ploughman The Younger, ”)

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

A good deal has been said and written of last year? ab ut the use of fertilisers in the growing of crops and my decision is in favor of assisting Nature…

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