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

Farming & the land, 1907

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The Wheat Crop. Area, 1,976,000 Acres. Average Yield, 12 2-3 Bushels

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 9

ACCORDING to the estimate of the S.M. HERALD there were 1,976,000 acres under wheat in New South Wales this season, the average yield being 12 and…

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The Dairy. the Bull's Influence on Milking Breeds

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 6

This subject was referred to in an interesting manner by a German Scientist. Professor Hansel of Bonn, on the Rhine, in the course of a…

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Immigrant Farmers

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

A LARGE number of capable farm hands from England are now reaching Sidney weekly as a result of the Government assisted immigration operations. Some…

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Parkes Dairy Company

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 13

The amount paid by the Parkes Dairy Company to suppliers during the month ended on December 31st was £1091 9s 2d, on the basis of 7¾d per…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 22

The regular meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at the office of the Secretary (Mr A Stewart) on…

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Farm Labour[?]rs from England

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 6

A large number of capable farm hands are now reaching Sydney weekly as a result of the Government assisted immigration operations. Some hundreds of…

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Practical Butter Working

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 6

In working butter never slide the paddle over tho surface, as. such treatment injuries the grain. The beet method is to remove the milk by using a gentle, downward pressure…

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Farm: and Dairy. Original Artioles. [ All Rights Reserved.] Flowers During Dry Weather

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 6

MOST flowers need but little attention as long as showery weather continues in spring. but they require care to produce good results during the hot, dry weather of…

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Straying Cattle

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 10

M. C. M. Veech and Elizabeth McAtamney pleaded guilty to allowing their cattle to stray in the streets, and, being their first offence, were fined is…

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Sheep Bearing Prayer

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 19

THUS the Farkes EXAMINER reporting a recent meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association:—"The meeting merged into a joint one with the…

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Wheat Experiment

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 8

LAST year Mr. A.. Dietrich, of Rosevale, Genanagie, obtained from the Experimental Farm two bushels each of Bobs, White Hogan, and Hudson's…

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Wool Report

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 10

Harbison, Jones and Devlin, Limited, submitted for their opening sale of the new year an attractive catalogue of 5177 bales, every lot of which was…

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Wool Report

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 14

HILL, Clark & Co. report:—We brought forward a catalogue of 3,000 bales comprising some excellent wools from New England and the Southern…

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Commercial. WOOL

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 5

Harvieon, Jones & Devlin, Limited, submitted for their opening sale of the New Year an attractive catalogue of 5177 bales, every lot of which was…

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A Prolific Wheat

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 19

MR. F W. Giles, of Jessiefield, Cooks Myalls, has secured the highly favorably average of 20 bushels per acre from an area of 200 acres. The crop…

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When to Cut Wheat

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 6

The proper time to cut wheat and other cereals is immediately after their gran has been fully matured. When the green color of the straw, just below the…

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Farm and Field. Care of Harness

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 6

Happy is the farmer who has got a careful, handy man in charge of his teams, who has an eye for seeing when a strap is coming off or a buckle needs…

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Parkes Dairy Co

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 3

THE annual meeting of Parkes Dairy Co. will be held on 31st January. Last month the payments for cream reached £1014 12s 6d, and for milk…

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Farm and Field. Influence of Environment

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 9

The Year Book of the United States Department of Agriculture contains an article by Dr. H. W. Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, on the influence…

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Luminous Eggs. Light Up a Farm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 5

In a poultry yard at Pink Pea, Kansas, in the United States, says the "New York World," is a low, swampy spot that seems to be the home of the fire-fly, and…

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