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

Farming & the land, 1903

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Seed Wheat. Form of Application

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 6

PREPARATIONS are being made by the Government for distributing wheat to farmers, and have adopted the following form:--…

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Help for the Farmer

Western Champion · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 11

Alderman O. J. Howard was appointed Secretory to the Committee elected by the public meeting on Saturday to prepare information, [?] the…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Preserving Forage by Means of Silage

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 5

PLACING corn in the silo usually increases the digestibility of the crude fibre. On the other hand, there is always some loss from…

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Distressed Farmers

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

THE meeting in the Town Hall, Sydney, on Friday evening was attended by about 200 people. The Lord Mayor presided, and briefly opened the meeting…

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Proposed Model Farm

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 3

Following upon the action taken for the establishment of a Model Farm at Cowra and the suggestion that a portion of the Common should be surrendered for…

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The Projected Model Farm

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 6

At the meeting held recently to oppose the conversion of part of the Common Into an Experimental Farm, one of the speakers expressed his conviction that our farmers…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson and Co. Ltd., report:—We held no wool sale this week, our next auction being fixed for Tuesday next, 3rd February. After next week…

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Disease In Cattle

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Moore, of Lockwood, under date 4th inst. writes as follows.—"A disease has broken out amongst my cattle. One was effected on Friday last, and at…

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Seed Wheat

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 1

Farmers in the Molong district desirous of obtaining seed wheat from the Government may obtain the necessary form of application at the Lands Office,…

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The Seed Wheat Question

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

ON Thursday last the State Premier announced the action the Government had taken with regard to the purchase of seed wheat for distressed…

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Seed Wheat, Form of Application

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 4

The Government has decided on the form of application to be sent in by persons desiring to be supplied with seed wheat. The applicant must undertake to…

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F. and S. Association. Seed Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 3

A meeting of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday last, when a good number of farmers and…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles. Growing Cowpeas

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

IF clover cannot be grown some other good leguminous crop is needed that will act as a renovator to fix in the soil the atmospheric…

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A Lord As Dairyman

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 5

Lord Rayleigh, who has attained his sixtieth year, is known to the public both as a man of science and a dairyman, and his work and his milk are alike excellent…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles Catch Crops

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 6

YEARLY every season there is a period when supplementary feed for live stock is necessary. To provide for that is not always…

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The Second Crop

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 1

"If a man wasn't a widower in my day, why, no girl wanted him," said Sarah Ann Spriggs, advising her daughter Sally as to the choice of a husband. "Look at your…

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Our Farmers and Irrigation

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 4

The chief obstacle to a developed system of irrigation is ignorance-ignorance para ignorance. The “Age ” of Melbourne says :—…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the above Association, was held at Collins Hotel on Thursday last. Mr. R. Gagie, President, occupied the…

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Fat Sheep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. H. Roberts has just succeeded in purchasing a draft of 150 prime wethers from Mr. Brady. The sheep are a magnificent lot and will scale…

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