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

Farming & the land, 1908

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Wheat Prizes at Show's

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 4

Mr. Geo, Sutton, government wheat experimentalist, condemns the offering of prizes at agricultural shows for the best bag of wheat, pointing out that…

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Market Report. Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report.--Outside the few wools suitable for America, our catalogue contained very few clips of special merit…

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Sheep Dog Trials. Plan of Course

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1908 · page 3

Herewith is given a plan of a course for sheep dog trials. The man in charge stands at the flag marked (cast off), and when the sheep are released, the dog…

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The Wheat Case. Judgment for Defendants

Western Champion · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 17

In the Equity Court on Monday week his Honor, Mr Justice A H Simpson, delivered judgment in the case of the City Bank v Harden, name…

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A Dyspeptic Farmer. His Daily Diet

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 7

M. Clemenceau, the French Premier, who is suffering from bronchitis, contracted at the end of his annual "cure" at Carlsbad, has been…

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A Dyspeptic Farmer. His Daily Diet

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 3

M. Clemenceau, the French Premier, who is suffering from bronchitis, contracted at the end of his annual "cure" at Carlsbad, has been…

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The Farrer Memorial Fund. a Great Wheat Expert

Western Champion · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 7

FOR some time past the subscriptions to the Farrer Memorial Fund have not been coming in as readily as the Committee could wish. As is generally…

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Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 4

The number of sheep in the State to day il 44,000,000. This is partic uluarly the same as in 1897-ten years ago. But the great Climate disaster…

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Unique Ear of Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 7

This double ear of wheat (writes the "Mark Lane Express" of September 9), was found growing at Broadway Farm, Berkhampsted, Herts…

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Remarkable Wheat. an American Variety

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 7

Five years ago Abraham Adams, an [?]ho ranchman, while prospecting in Alaska, ran across a small patch of wheat. There was no way of telling…

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Perplexed Dairymaid. Dutch Visitor's Views on Londoners

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 3

Odd, quickly moving, anxious-eyed people are what Londoners appear to Fraulein Kooy—a rosy-cheeked dairymaid from Holland, who has been…

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Unique Ear of Wheat

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 3

This double ear of wheat (writes the "Mark Lane Express" of September 9), was found growing at Broadway Farm, Benkhampsted, Herts…

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Remarkable Wheat. an American Variety

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 3

Five years ago Abraham Adams, an Idaho ranchman, while prospecting in Alaska, ran across a small patch of wheat. There was no way of telling…

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The Scarcity of Wool Trucks

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 8

In view of many complaints from country customers as to a shortage of trucks for loading wool, and the invariable reply of the Goods…

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Agriculture, Etc. the Best Breed of Sheep

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

The answer to the question, "Which is the best breed of sheep to keep?" must entirely depend on the soil and climate where the sheep are to be kept. No…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 7

The decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Charles Beechworth King of Carcoar, says the Bathurst "Advocate," will be generally hailed with…

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Agriculture, Etc. the Best Breed of Sheep

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 3

The answer to the question, "Which is the best breed of sheep to keep?" must entirely depend on the soil and climate where the sheep are to be kept. No…

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Around the District Among the Farmers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 1

HEARING such varied reports of the crops in the district, we spend a few days inspecting along the Forbes road. We first touched Mr G. M. Stein's who, together…

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Cross-bred Sheep

Western Champion · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 5

A contributor to the " Stock and Station Journal" writes as follows on the above question:— In these days of small flocks and…

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The Dairy Cow. Some Leading Features

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 7

A dairy cow should have a large well-formed udder, with fair-sized, well-placed teats. She should have broad hips and high hip bones, with a high…

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