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

Farming & the land, 1904

413 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 21

Wheat Market (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

Wheat quotations are 3s 3½d to 3s 4d par bushel. Chickwheat is quoted at 2s 9d to 2s 11d…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Tuberculosis in Fowls

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 1

THIS disease exists in fowls to a greater extent than most poultry-keepers are aware. It is seldom suspected, because poultry-keepers are accustomed to…

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Cowra Experimental Farm

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

Work at the Experimental Farm is progressing very favorably. During the past week the men were busily engaged preparing the ground for an orchard plot, a…

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Sheep Killers

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

Mr Jos Jones is reported to have had heavy losses in sheep during the past week from the depredations of dogs, he having had killed and worried fourteen…

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Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 11

Owing to the sharp advance in the price of wheat a considerable number of farmers, who were holding for a higher figure than had been on offer, have…

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The Rise In Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 2

During the past few weeks numerous teams have been busy carrying to Cowra the thousands of bags of wheat stored in the district from last harvest. We…

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Eugowra News. Farmers and Settler's Association

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held in the School of Arts Hall on Saturday evening last. The Chair was occupied by Mr. J. Agostinelli (President.)…

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Area Under Wheat

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 1

The usual inquiries are being made by the Government Statistician as to the areas expected to be under crop in the State during the present season. At the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Problem of Pure Milk

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 1

THE main cause of impure milk is uncleanliness dirty cows, stables, milkers, and dirty cans. Dirt and pure milk are irreconcilable pure milk must…

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That Butter Inquiry Unanswered Questions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 2

A member of the butter firm of Bartram's declined to answer a question before the Victoria Butter Com. mission yesterday. Proceedings are tp…

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Farmers and Settlers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 August 1904 · page 4

A meeting of the Committee of the Condobolin Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday August 27th…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson & Co Ltd report: Owing to the satisfactory progress which is being made in the early districts, wool is now coming down more freely, and…

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Ostrich Farming in the West

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 2 September 1904 · page 12

When the paper train arrived in Orange yesterday afternoon, a cattle truck containing a dozen ostriches attracted considerable attention. The…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Budding Fruit Trees

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 1

THE peach tree is perhaps one of the easiest of all trees to bud, one of few suggestions will enable any one to grow the most desirable and hardiest budded…

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Wool and Grain Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 4

Dalgety and Co, Ltd., report under date of September 3rd. WOOL :-- What in effect will be the opening wool sales in the Australasian…

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Through the Farms

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 5

Availing himself of the kind invitation of a friend, a representative of this paper recently took a trip through a number of the farms lying in a…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

Harrison Jones & Devlin, Ltd report: We submitted at auction on Wednesday the 7th inst the first catalogue of the New Season's Clip, comprising 500 bales…

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Wool Report

Western Champion · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 10

Harrison, Jones; and Devlin, Ltd, report:—We submitted at auction on Wednesday the 7th, instant the first catalogue of the New Season's clip…

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The Wheat Traffic

Western Champion · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 10

The annual report of the Railway Commissioners, presented to Parliament last week, contains some items interesting to settlers, amongst them…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 15

The annual meeting of the Parkes District Farmers and Graziers' Association was held at Tattersalls Hotel on Saturday afternoon…

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