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

Farming & the land, 1905

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Scientiffic Farming

Western Champion · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 4

The question of "Is farming a science?" is assuredly answering itself year by year, and already, in the order wheatgrowing centres, farming has…

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Sheep Sale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

The whole of the celebrated Cul lenbone stud flock of pure Modgee merine sheep will be sold on the Mudgee showground on Wednesday, May 17…

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Wheat Experiments

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 2

At the formal opening of the Experiment Farm opportunity did nut permit of a full explanation being afforded the large number. of farmers present as to the wheat…

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Farm .and Garden. ' Original Articles. Greek Bone As a Poultry Food

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 4

AS a poultry food green bone is commanding more attention annually than any other article of diet.. The green bone cutter is as important on a…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural. Prices Current

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 2

The following are the retail prices current quoted by a leading local firm:— Butter 1s 3d per lb. Eggs 1s 6d per doz…

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Oxford Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 4

The Hampshire and Oxford Downs have not attracted the notice of sheep-breedeve in Australia in anything like the sme degree as the other down…

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Rust in Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 8

The Dubbo F. and S. Association at their recent meeting struck at the root of a very prevelant evil in a determined and commendable fashion, by…

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Wheat for Dry Country

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 4

When Mr Bennett M.L.A; was in this district recently he expressed the opinion that a variety of wheat would yet be evolved which, with drought…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson & Co., Ltd., report under date 19th April:—The Sydney Wool Market is very quiet owing to the scarcity of supplies, but there is…

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Butter, Cheese, and Bacon

Western Champion · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 16

"The Grocer" (England) has an exhaustive review of the trade in butter, cheese, and bacon during the past twelve months, and is of opinion…

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Real Value of Butter

Western Champion · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 9

The real value of butter as an article of diet is only dimly realised by the great majority of people who regularly use it. They know that it…

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Butter 500 Years Old

Western Champion · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 9

In the museum of the Belfast Public Library there is exhibited a keg of butter that has discovered burried in the bog of Ballinderry Country…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural. Prices Current

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 2

The following are the retail prices current quoted by a leading local firm:— Butter 1s 3d per lb. Eggs 1s 6d per doz…

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Dairy Inspection

Western Champion · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 16

The principle of self-help amongst farmers has been adopted in Scotland, where the Highland and Agricultural Society has been testing the cows of…

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Dalgety & Co.'s Wool Report

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1905 · page 1

THE monthly sales in the Sydney market were resumed on Wednesday and Thursday, the 12th and 13th instant, when catalogues aggregating abott 2700 bales…

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District Wheat Yields

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 7

During the sittings of the Land Board at Peak Hill some important evidence as to the question of wheat areas in that district was given in the…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural. Prices Current

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 3

The following are the retail prices current quoted by a leading local firm:— Butter 1s 2d per lb. Eggs 1s 6d per doz…

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Double Your Crop

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 2

An American authority on agriculture has discovered that maize growers might double their crop by using the best seed. His argument…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Winter Care of Ducks

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 4

NO farm-bred bird will show the effects of proper care or will show so quickly as the duck. It should always be kept comfortable during the winter. While its…

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Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural. Prices Current

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 3

The following are the retail prices current quoted by a leading local firm:— Butter 1s 2d per lb. Eggs 1s 6d per doz…

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