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

Farming & the land, 1907

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Parkes Dairy Co. Adjourned Meeting

Western Champion · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 13

The adjourned annual meeting of the Parkes Dairy Company was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday afternoon, Mr H W Bransgrove…

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Why Dairying Pays

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 1

The following advantages of dairying have been epitomised by H. W. Potts, of the Hawkesbury College:— 1. It takes less fertility out of the…

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Result of Wheat Experiments

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 4

In tho annual report of tho Director of Agriculture, just issued, Mr. George L. Sutton, government wheat experimentalist, who took up the work of the late Mr…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Improving Co[?]

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 6

IT is of great importance to give great attention to the selection of seed, inns, much as the kind of corn harvested depends so much upon the kinds…

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Meeting of Farmers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

At the conclusion of the previous meeting, Mr Cousins read a paper on DAIRYING, AND THE NECESSITY OF ENSILAGE. As you are all aware, Grenfell is about to…

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The Dairy. Competent Butter Factory Managers Needed

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 6

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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Commercial. WOOL

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

Schute, Bell & Co. report under date 12th February:— We submitted a catalogue of 1170 bales yesterday, the selection comprising a few good clips, but…

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Wool Market

Western Champion · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 14

The following wire reached us after we had gone to press with our last issue:—Co-operative Company offered 2800 bales;competition general, and…

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Commercial. WOOL

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 1

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Limited, submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 3549 bales which included several very attractive clips, also many that were…

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Experiments with Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Mr P. Baker, or Virginia, south Australia, during the last two seasons has has sown 13 different kinds of wheat, to experiment on their productiveness with…

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Dubbo Show. The Sheep Exhibits

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 14

At the last meeting of Dubbo P. A. and H. Association, the sheep subcommittee presented their report on the conditions of the special prizes for…

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Result of Wheat Experiments

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

In the annual report of the Director of Agriculture, just issued, Mr. George L. Sutton, Government Wheat Experimentalist, who took up the work of the late…

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Growing Wheat by Electricity

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Good results were recently obtained in South Australia from an experiment carried out in growing wheat by electricity. It was only done…

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Dairying Items

Western Champion · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 7

The value of a dairy cow consists in her ability to consume food at a profit. In breeding for milk there is a big…

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Parkes Dairy Company

Western Champion · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 12

The amount paid to suppliers of milk and cream by the Parkes Dairy Company for the month of January was £688 on the basis of 8d per lb for…

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Utilising Farm Yard Manure

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

The "Southern Planter," published at Virginia, U.S.A., concludes some lengthy calculations as to the value of farm yard manure with the following words of…

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Farm and Field

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Improvements in Swingle-Trees. At a recent meeting of the members of the Farmers' Association at Reeve's Plains, South Australia, Mr Shepherd…

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The Dairy. Water for Butter Factory Use

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Bulletin No. 1[?]8, issued by the Agricultural College in Kansas, U.S.A., deals with the effect of bacteria in the water used at butter factories for washing…

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The Age of Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 7

The specification adopted in connection with the great international show at Chicago for testing the age of cattle by their teeth is as follows:—…

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Butter Tests in Great Britain

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

The British Customs took 1875 sample's of imported butter last year, the consignments coming from 14 countries, and the London "Commercial Intelligence"…

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