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

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Wheat World

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 4

Up to last Saturday (says the Temova Star) 15,000 bags of wheat had been unloaded at Gidginbung Siding. The farmers who are using…

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Seed Wheat Payments

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

During his visit to Narromine, Peak Hill, and Condobolin, the Minister for Agriculture will receive deputations from farmers desiring the…

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Travelling Sheep. an Important Decision

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 3

Sitting in Chambers, Mr. Justice Pring heard a special case concerning the right to travel sheep without a permit the distance of less than 40…

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To Aid the Suffering. Farmers Help the Hospital. by Donating Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

The Hospital Committee hail with delight the farmers movement in aid of the funds of thar most deserving institution…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Mile Flow in Dairying During Hot Weather

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 1

WHEN the milk flow in cowe becomes lessened it cannot be[?] during the lactation period. When the very warm…

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Cabled Items. LONDON, Thursday. War. to Be Declared by Russia the Bear Means Business. Effection the Wheat Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburgh reports that Russia has authorised Prince Alexieff to declare war and open hostilities when he thinks fit,…

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The Cream Separator on the Farm

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 1

The problem for the dairyman after he has produced the milk is the separation of the cream and the manufacture of a product which will bring him the greatest…

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An Instructive Experiment at landra. a Practical Illustration of the Advantages of Crop Being Fertilised with Shirley’s Plant Foods

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 4

It may be remembered that in June last we referred to an interesting and instructive experiment then about being tried on Mr. Thomas Rolls’ farm at…

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Branding Sheep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

We are informed by the local Stock Inspector that the public generally are under the impression that because lambs are unshorn they need not be…

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The Wheat Returns

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 2

As an indication of the bountiful harvest, it is satisfactory to be able to state that since December 1st to [?] to no less than one million bags of wheat…

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Carriage of Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 2

The wool season has now practically closed. Only about 3000 bales per week are now received at the three depots in Sydney. Comparing the…

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Pastoral and Agricultural. Potatoes £224,000 a Ton!

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

Some further remarkable prices have been realised for a few pounds of potatoes. On December 11, at the Lincoln Market, a local firm disposed…

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Ministerial Visit Mining Matters, Seed Wheat, Etc

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 5

The Minister for Mines, Mr Kidd, accompanied by Messrs Clata and A Kelly, Ms.L.A., arrived in Condobolin on Monday. They were met at the…

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Wool SYDNEY

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 2

Winchombe Carson and Co, Ltd report:—The feeling that war between Russia and Japan are imminent has caused a…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Wheat, 2s 11d to 3s

Western Champion · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 11

Mr Kingston, in a message to Mr. Seddon in regard to the importation of Chinese labor into South Africa, asks whether Australian and New Zealand…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 12 February 1904 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Eugowra Farmers and Settlers Association. The chair was occupied by Mr J. Noble, vice president. There was a large…

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The Markets. Commercial Intelligence. Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

It is sud that California is so short of really prime white whe[?]ts of her own growing that she will this season use a free admixture of hard red grain. Fortunately…

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Foe Stimulating Growth of Leguminous Crops

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

Recent discoveries by scientists of a successful method of propagating nitrogen breathing bacteria in innumerable quantities and being able to transfer them…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, Poultry Keeping

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 13 February 1904 · page 2

THE raising of poultry by farmers has not hitherto been considered by [?] as a business but rather as an adjunct or a pastime, the…

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Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson & Coy. Ltd, report:-The feeling that war between Russia and Japan was imminent has caused a rather easier feeling in the…

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