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

Farming & the land, 1906

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Straying Stock. Councils Cannot Impound Cattle

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 20

A CASE recently came before the Bowral police court in which the inspector of nuisances summoned three residents under the Towns Police Act…

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Experiments in Wheat. Some Interesting Results

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 17

Our Gregra correspondent writes:—Some little time ago Mr. E. J. Allen, of this district, received from the Department of Agriculture some five…

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Cheapening the Production of Wheat. Wide Push "Sunshine" Harvester

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

Considerable interest has been aroused in grain growing districts by the announcement of the results of field trials of a large Push "Sunshine"…

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Echoes Far and Near. Sale of Cattle, Horses. Furniture, &c, at Peak Hill, Tomorrow

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 13

Mr. Arthur Hubbard is making a name for himself with the divining rod in Wellington district. At the Strozzi Palace, in Rome…

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Echoes Far and Near. Sale of Cattle, Horses, Furniture, &c., at Peak Hill, To-morrow

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 3

It is just 63 years since the N.S.W. Constitution was proolaimed. Grand naval manoeuvres are being arranged for June next…

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Farm and Field. Canada and Australia

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 15

An Australian who has settled down in California having noticed the comparisons made between Australia and Canada, has given his experience to the…

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Butter Export Trade

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 8

The butter export committee, which concluded its conference week, passed resolutions strongly recommencing the co-operative factory authorities to…

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Wheat for Dry Country

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 10

In his search for a variety of wheat seed calculated to give a crop under extremely arid conditions of climate. Mr. Farrar, of the Government experimental farm at…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles.[all Rights Reserved.]care of Cows

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 6

COWS require good feed at all times of the year, and when pasturage becomes insufficient, as it frequently does the latter part of summer, then some…

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Farm Oilstones and Grindstones

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

Freqently the oil and grindstones on a farm become irregularly worn, and in a condition' to ruin edge tools, as at A (fig' 1.) At fig. 2 is shown a stone worn into an…

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Farm and Field. Treatment of "Dry Bible."

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

Mr Williams, Government Inspector of Stock, South Australia, has been on a visit to Orroroo, for the purpose of inspecting stock suffering from "dry…

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Pastoral & Agricultural

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

"A prosperous yeomanry is the backbone of a country." The subsidy to be paid to the local P.A. H. and L. Association, for the year ending…

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Wool

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd, report under date 24th January, 1906:—The tone of the Sydney wool market is very cheerful and competition continues…

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Big Wheat Crop in America

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 15

A special report from Chicago to the Boston "Herald" of 23rd October, says that people who have of late been through the wheat-growing States in the…

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Standard Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

As will be remembered, a letter was read at the last meeting of the Committee of the P.A. and H. Association from the Board of Commerce asking that that…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 12

Our Sydney correspondent sent us the following telegram on Wednesday: —The Co-operative Co. offered 2500 bales. The market very firm and…

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Feeding for Butter Fat

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 6

A bulletin from the Agricultural Experiment Station of Cornell University, U.S.A., describes experiments carried out on ten cows, to ascertain…

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Educating the Farmers. New Departmental Scheme. Important to P. A. & H. Societies

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 20

THE Department of Agriculture has prepared a list of the conditions upon which, in future, additional subsidies will be paid to agricultural societies…

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Farm and Field. British Food Imports

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 15

The value of the living animals imported for food during the ten months ended 31st October was L8,281,321, compared with L3. 678.566 last year. Number…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of the above Association was held at Campbell's Empire Hotel on Thursday last. Present—Mr. John Jones (chair), Messrs…

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