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

Farming & the land, 1904

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Crops. MOLONG

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 11

This season a very large area is under cultivation in Molong district, but the crops are extremely backward for the time of year. The most…

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Farmers Association

Western Champion · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 17

President, Mr Joseph Westcott; Vice-Presidents, Messrs E Skinner and T Hamilton. Treasurer, Mr H W Bransgrove. Secretary, Mr W R…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Advantageous Sacking Grapes

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 1

GRAPES have a number of enemies, some are of fungous origin, others are insects, and still others are birds. They may be effectually protected and shielded…

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Big Cattle Sale

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley announces in this issue that a sale of 4000 head of cattle will take place at Goulburn on Thursday, 3rd November next. These…

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Wool Report

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 8

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., report under date of October 10th, 1904. We submitted an attractive…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson & C Ltd. report. No auction sales are to be held this week, and most of the buyers are availing themselves of the interval to attend the…

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Local Items. The Crops

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 2

Crops in this district are now growing rapidly, and everything points to the probability of at least a light harvest. Given a continuance of showery weather…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Buff Orpingtons

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 1

IT is generally understood that the Buff Orpington breed originated in England, and has rapidly attained widespread popularity and success. A pure bred fowl…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson & Co., Ltd., report:—We held our sixth sale of the season to-day, selling at auction and privately 4,000 bales. The market is…

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Wool Report

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 7

Messrs. Harrison, Jones and Berlin Ltd. report:—We submitted 4000 bales to auction on Wednesday, the best descriptions meeting good…

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Burrawang Station. a Quick Delivery of Sheep

Western Champion · Friday 28 October 1904 · page 17

Having been lucky enough to purchase some sheep before the rain (for they have all been withdrawn since) I journeyed last week to Burrawang…

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Bread and Butter Pudding

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

Ingredients : 1 pint of milk, 2 thin slices of bread and butter, 2 eggs, 1 dessertspoonful of sultanas, 2 tablespoonfuls of sugar, flavoring…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest, 1904

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 4

A VERY valuable and important circular relating to the late record harvest, as showing the increased yield, due to the use of fertilizers, has been coun[?]ed, and will be shortly ready for publication. Names and…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Incubators and Brooders

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 1

AN experienced poultry keeper writes and says that he has been very successful in hatching and growing chickens with incubators and brooders and would…

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Rust in Wheat

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

In the Legislative Assembly, last week, Mr Perry (Liverpool Plains) asked the Minister for Mines and Agriculture if, in view of the fact the…

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THE Western Champion and Parkes and Forbes Representative Friday, November 4, 1904. Wool Report

Western Champion · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 10

On Wednesday the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co wired us as follows:—"Wool.—At our sale yesterday the market was very firm,…

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Wool and Wheat Traffic

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 1

Increased activity in connection with the wool and wheat returns was shown at Darling Harbor last week. Something over 28,000 bales of wool were received, which…

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Farm and Garden, Original Articles. Poultry Fattening or Cramming

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 1

THE rapidly increasingly interest that is being manifested in interest that of the poultry business is very gratifying. The profits to be made in poultry belong, first of…

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Yield of Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 4

We are indebted to Mr Hernfield, our local S. M., for the information that during the present wool season 4,700 bales have already been…

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Farmers Central Agency

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 November 1904 · page 5

Mr A. G. Humby writes:- " I have arranged with one of the leading shiping firms to buy wheat through the Farmers Central Agency at top…

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