Among the Crops
A correspondent who has recently visited the western country sends the following interesting notes of the crops hat came under his notice during his…
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Farming & the land, 1904
413 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 16 of 21
The Land Farmers and Settlers Confer a Useful Meeting
A meeting of the Farmers' and Settiers' Association was held at Collins's Hotel on Thursday afternoon, Mr R Gagie occupying the chair. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Trees
IN pruning orchards of apples and pears that have been neglected for some years is better to take two or three years. In heavy pruning of the apple, after years of…
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A MEETING of the Wyalong branch of the Association was held at Collins' Hotel, on Thursday afternoon, September 8th inst. Mr. R. Gagie, President, occupied the…
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A farmer named Rochford has been killed at Mulwala through the horses attached to a roller bolting and overturning the implement on him…
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The Executive Council of the F. and S. Association meets in Sydney on the 22nd instant; The business paper for the Session is as follows:--…
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Winchcombe Carson & Co Ltd report: New clip is arriving freely, and there is every indication of an early season. In view of the small quantity of merino…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Lad's Revenge. Shoots His Master and Suicides
Warcombe. Farm, near Kingsbridge, was the scene of a grim discovery recently. The body of Mr Herbert Baker, the…
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"A GOOD DAIRY cow," said the Government dairy expert, Mr. O'Callaghan, "should give 500 gallons of milk per year, which should be worth 4d per gallon gross or a total of £8 6s 8d per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Pruning Peach Trees in Winter
YOUNG trees should are cut back about as trees usually are at time of setting, and those that are injured should be pruned back so as to leave arms of the…
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THE protest made by the local branch of the Farmers' Association against the granting of improvement and scrub leases in this district, and on which protest we…
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Winchcombe Carson and Co. Ltd. report under date of September 14th 1904. New clip is arriving freely, and…
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Harrison Jones and Davlin, Ltd report as follows:—On Tuesday we submitted a catalogue of 1481 bales principally northern and western wools, well grown and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday, September 23, 1904. THE Western Champion and Parkes and Forbes Represenative Huge Mob of Cattle
On Sunday one of the largest mobs of cattle that have been seen in this district for years passed through Parkes en route for Wodonga. They…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sheep Dog Trials
A large and representative a [?] ing assembled on the ground Thursday morning to witness sheep-dog trials. Probably the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Shearing Con (Two Sheep: Time and Qual
Considerable interest was this contest which was over 'won by H. Piefke, of Bens, wit Benzley 2nd,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle. Class D. DURHAMS (Judge: Mr C. Burcher)
Bull, 3 yours or over M. J. Goodwin 1st. and champion Bull under 2½ years, D Weir Cow, 3 years or over, G. Punton 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Class E—merinos (Judge Mr J. J, Devereux, Cooma)
Ram over 3 yours S. Wilson, Son and Co Ram over 1½ and under 2½ years S. Wilson, Son and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles.the Bacon Breed of Pigs
LARGE Yorkshire pigs have been bred in England for a great many years, the object being to produce lean meat instead of fat—hence they are called the bacon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Shearing Match
Special interest was manifested in a sheep shearing contest between Messrs H. R. Helyar and Philip Bolte. This match eventuated through some criticism made…
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