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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 8 of 21

Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 3

The thrashing machine has at last arrived here, and work in connection therewith will last about 4 weeks…

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Jersey Cattle

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 4

Mr T. H. Weetmon, of Atherstone, member of the council of the English Jersey Cattle Society writes— "If success is desired in breeding,…

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New Sheep Shears

Western Champion · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 10

Mr Otto Bors, of Coolah, Trundle, who has been absent in England for some time in connection with his patent sheep shears returned a few…

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Repayments for Seed Wheat

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 2

One of the conditions in connection with the advances of seed wheat (the Daily [?] Generally speaking, the harvest has been a…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rape for Sheep

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 1

RAPE is a succulent plant belonging to the cabbage family. It grows rapidly, making a large amount of green food upon which pigs…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Association and the General Election

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 4

THE sittings of the Executive Council of the F. and S. A., recently held in Sydney were, without doubt, the most important in the history of the Association. Ono of the…

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Keeping Poultry on the Farm

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 April 1904 · page 1

Only a very small proportion of farmers give the care and attention to the poultry necessary to place them on the paying basis. The farmer who is caring and…

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The Wheat Crop. Record Returns

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 4

The further report of the Government Statistician (says the "Daily Telegraph") sets at rest the recent fears that the December rains had…

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Seed Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

According to Mr Kidd, Minister for Agriculture, the repayments for seed wheat is coming in much more freely than anticipated…

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The Wheat Yield

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 2

Exports of wheat from Sydney this season to date total 4,360,934 bushels. Last week's rail receipts amounted…

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The Wool Trade

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 April 1904 · page 4

The general prosperity of the Commonwealth is so bound up with the volume of the wool export and the fluctuations of the wool market, that…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 3

Winchecombe Carson and Co, Ltd., report:—The Sydney Wool Market remains unchanged. Business doing is strictly limited owing to the very small…

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Alleged Sheep Steallng

Western Champion · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 10

At the Carcoar Police Court on Wednesday, Albert Field, on remand, wan charged with stealing four sheep, the property of Hebben Bros,…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 16

The monthly meeting of the Parkes Farmers and Graziers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon, the members present including Messrs Joseph…

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Farmers and Settlers, Eugowra

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the School of Arts on saturday night. There were present—Messrs W Nevin, sen. (chairman), D Chesher, Jas Dyer, T…

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Sheep’s Head

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 1

Lay the head in water over night, in which put a large handful of salt; wash well in the morning, and take out the brains, and put them into a small basin…

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The State Wheat Yield. a Record Harvest

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 4

The Government Statistician, has furnished to the Chief Secretary a return dealing with the wheat harvest, which shows that the yield in this State was the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Raising and Fattening Hogs

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 April 1904 · page 1

THE easiest and quickest money made on the farm is obtained from raising hogs. But it is necessary that one should commence in a…

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Pastoral and Agricultual

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 4

The New South Wales Government Statist has issued a revised wheat estimate of the New South Wales wheat crop, which he places at…

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Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report: [?] The Sydney Wool Market remains unchanged. Business doing is strictly…

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