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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 15

DALGETY AND COMPANY, LTD., wool, grain and produce brokers, Sydney, report:—We submitted our fourteenth catalogue of the season (6,600 bales)…

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Record Wool Prices

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

By last mail further particulars of the results of the sixth series of London Wool Sales came to hand, and from these we find that some remarkably…

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Dry Farming. an Interesting Letter

Western Champion · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 5

The following is the text of the letter received by Mr H K Bors from the United States Department of Agriculture, to which reference was made in…

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Consideration of Farm Yard Manure

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

Experiments mads by the late Dr Voelcker showed that five tons of fresh farm yard manure are reduced to four tons if allowed to he until the straw is…

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Farm and Field. Quality and Vitality of Farm Seeds

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

Recent advances in seed-testing have caused good deal of attention to be paid to purity and germinating power, which are rightly appreciated. It may…

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Gigantic Sheep

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

Karl Hagenbeck, the well-known dealer in wild animals, when the Fast Africa Soudan began to fail as a source of supply of large and various animals and was finally closed…

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The Dairy. Competent Butter Factory Managers Needed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

Methods for improving the dairy industry are being suggested constantly. One that has not received the attention it deserves (writes the "Canadian…

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A Virginian Sheep. Routed the Police

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

A 901b. sheep, fresh from the hillsides of lower Virginia, upset the equilibrium of the Southern police-station the other day, says the "Baltimore News." The…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles.[all Eights Reserved.]harvesting Potatoes

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 6

If it is intended to market potatoes at the cavliest period, then they may be harvested soon as they are ripe, otherwise, if the weather conditions continue favourable, they…

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Bacteria for Farmers

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

For the past hundred years agricultural chemists have been asking the question whether it were possible to utilise the free nitrogen of the atmosphere as the food of…

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Wheat Standard

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

At the recent meeting of the Parkes Farmers' and Settlers' Association it was decided, when forwarding the samples of district wheat asked for by…

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Market Reports Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 5

HILL, CLARK & Co., report:-The wool market still shows spirited competition, but generally the? wool is in very much heavier condition, and this…

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Wheat Report

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 19

HARRISON, JONES AND DEVLIN, report:—The wheat market has assumed a much firmer tone, and both millers and shippers are now operating at the…

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Wheat Experiments

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

During the Week Mr. E. Ryan brought to this office various samples of wheat consisting of John Brown, Federation and Maccaroni, together with the result…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 22

DALGETY AND COMPANY, Limited, submitted five thousand bales at this week's sales, including a large quantity of New England wool. The demand…

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The Wool Trade

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 22

IT is noteworthy that the quantity of wool sold up to date for this season by all the selling brokers is 24,218 bales less than was sold for the same period…

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Our Open Column. Stock Eating Wheat. To the Editor of the Express

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 14

SIR,—I would like to mention a cure for the sickness caused in horses and cattle brought about by gorging with raw wheat, and which has been…

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Dry Farming. an Interesting Letter. Part Ii

Western Champion · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 20

Mr Campbell has been exploiting his method during a period of increaing rainfall—buying on the rising market, as it were. What would have been…

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Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 9

The usual monthly meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday last, the president (Mr Joseph…

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Parkes Dairy Coy. Annual Meeting

Western Champion · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 6

THE animal meeting of the Shareholders of the Partes Dairy Company wes Held on Thursday afternoon. Mr H. W. Bransgrove, Chairman of…

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