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

Farming & the land, 1909

175 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 7 of 9

Parkes Dairy Company

Western Champion · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 13

The good season is responsible for continued improvement in the value of operations at the local Batter Factory. The output for August was 6528lbs of…

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Bird Versus Sheep. a Bush Sketch

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 7

A mob of some two thousand sheep is stringing across the plain towards the dark timber of a creek, with a man walking behind leading his horse, and…

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How to Manage and Make a Farm Pay. Wheat and Mixed Farming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 2

Say a man proposes to buy or take up 1000 acres of wheat land with no improvements on it; he should first consider nearness to a suitable market, and be able to…

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Agriculture, Etc. Dairying Records. How to Keep Them. Their Value to Dairymen

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 7

Records of all farming operations should be kept. They are a great help in clearing up difficulties that constantly arise. It requires only a small amount…

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Farm and Field. Horses that are Shy Feeders

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 3

When a shy feeder happens to go completely off its corn without apparent cause, the best plan to adopt is to miss out one or even two feeds…

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Conscience Smitten "King." Why Mr. Patten Broke the Wheat Corner

Western Champion · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 17

It was (states the "Daily Mail") his wife's emotional appeal to his humanity, according to a Chicago telegram published in the "New York…

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Opening Up New Wheat Country

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 4

Generally following is systemati cally followed in the district, but it is carried out more extensively in the wheat country along the T[?]mora line…

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Was Christ a Farmer?

Western Champion · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 7

That Christ was a carpenter is the generally accepted view, but it is supported by one text only, and is based on the fact mainly that Joseph, His…

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Information for Farmers

Western Champion · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 7

SOME months ago the Department of Agriculture issued "Farmers' Bulletins" No. 6 and No. 8, dealing with "Silos and Silage" and "Paspalum dilatatum,"…

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P., A., H, & I. Association Growing Crop Competition

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 2

A MEETING of sub-committee—Mr James Frazer (President) chair, and Messrs E. P. Wheatley, Bennett, Mylecharane, W. Simpson, and G. Cousins—was held on…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Council, Chambers. Present-Messrs. John Newman (in chair), E. Wheatley, F. Bennett, ,J. T. Plowes, W. H…

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Wool Ro[?]

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 3

Winchombe C[?] report on 7th October as [?]:— Auctions were resulted in Sydney on Tuesday, the Sale Room being…

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Pickling Seed Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 2

Rust and smut appears to have taken a very general hold on English cereal crops this year, and the worst attacks apparently are to be…

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Farmers and Settlers' Platform

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 2

Following is the election platform of the Farmers and Settlers' Association— [?] Land settlement to be paramount over revenue — (a) Resumption of…

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Coolabah Farm

Western Champion · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 23

It is interesting to learn that Mr G L Sutton, the Government wheat experimentalist, is satisfied with the result of the experiments as shown this…

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Parkes Dairy Company

Western Champion · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 13

The Parkes Dairy Company had a very successful month during September. The Dumber of suppliers continues to show a gratifying increase,…

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Wheat Crops

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 4
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The old established firm of inchcombe. Carsob and Co. Ltd. so prominent in the Wool Trade has opened up a ne[?] Department for…

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Temora Butter Factory. To Wyalong District Dairymen, and others interested in the welfare of the Temora Co-operative Butter Factory, Co., Ltd

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 20 October 1909 · page 2

Ladies and Gentlemen,— I beg leave to take this opportunity of advising you, one and all, that the above Factory…

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Temora Wheat Cases

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 October 1909 · page 4

Mr Lloyd, the official liquidator wired to Temora on Friday last that the court had approved of the Temora consignors being paid 75 per cent of…

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