Wool Sales
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. wired on Wednesday:âAt our sale yesterday the market was very firm for all merinos,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1904
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Scientific Wheat Culture
Under the auspices of the P. A. and H. Association, Mr. Peacock, manager of the experimental farm at Bathurst. gave an address on the above subject…
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CONTRARY to expectations, the wheat yield, generally, in this district, is far below anticipations. Many of the crops looked as though five and even…
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The dry weather of the past few weeks has to some extent upset the tine promise of the grain yield which was given earlier in the season. Owing, however, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Feeding Poultry for Market
MANY breeders believe that soft food that is, crushed grains or paste—is more easily and completely digested by the birds, and that it produces more tender…
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Mr Perry, the member for Liverpool Plains, in the course of some remarks on the second reading of the Closer Settlement Bill, told how, when…
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Mr John Westcott has been reappointed sole agent at Parkes for the old and popular wheat, buyers, Messrs John Darling and Sons, of Sydney,…
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The top price quoted locally yesterday for prime samples of new milling wheat was 3s to 3s 0½d. Our Sydney correspondent wired the following…
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The New Zealand Loan and M. A. Company wired us yesterday as follows.âAt our wool sale held yesterday the market was very firm all…
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A message from Corcoar states that the Attorney-General has refused to file a bill against Benjamin and Geo Smith, father and son, of Carcoar, for sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association
A MEETING of the members was held at Collins' Hotel, yesterday (Thursday), Present—Messrs. J. Jones (chair), H. Buttenshaw, S. Wilson, J. McIntosh, F. Scott, J…
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THE GRENFELL CROP FOR THE SEASON 1903-4 yielded 90,000 sacks of wheat, and, with the exception of a few thousand bags, was despatched by rail, mostly in its natural state, and the…
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It will be remembered that recently at Carcoar a man named Smith and his twin were-committed for trial on a charge of sheep stealing. The Attorney-General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Daily Duties with Chickens
THERE are some duties in regard to poultry, keeping duties in Regard beattended to every day, particularly feeding the chicks and grown fowls, and seeing…
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The water supply of the farm is obtained usually from wells. In some cases the source of supply is from shallow wells, and with those there comes the danger of…
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Notwithstanding the dry snap experienced just at the critical time for the local wheat a good many of the crops are turning out well. Even in…
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During the past week new wheat has been arriving at the local railway station as the rate of about 400 bags per day. The best local price is 3s 0½d…
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co wired on Thursday At our sales yesterday the market was firm for most descriptions of merino…
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The secretary of the above Company, Mr J Westcott, has kindly furnished us with the following returns for the month of November:â78,6801bs of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our Open Column. "Farmers Self-help Association." ("To the Editor.")
SIR.—The suggestion put forth by Mr. G. K. Winter last, a repetition and elaboration of which appeared in your last issue appears to me to be a very…
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