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

Farming & the land, 1912

1,082 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 29 of 55

Cattle Buying

Forbes Times · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 2

Owing to the limited supply and high prices of cattle in our local markets (says the Blayney paper), many Western butchers have been obtaining their supplies of…

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The Wool Clip, Annual Review and Statistics Compiled by Dalgety and Company, Limited

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 2

We Have received a copy of Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australasia for the past season, published by Dalgety and Company…

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Day Labour. Condemned by Farmers and Settlers

Forbes Times · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 1

At the Farmers and Settlera' Conference last week Mr. Milligan (Wallamba), moved the resolution in place of the Comboyne delegates,…

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The Dairy. Feeding Cows. Methods in New Zealand

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 6

A New Zealand dairyman (Mr Singleton) has gone extensively into the cost of keeping a cow for 12 months, and he has ascertained the cost to be between…

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A Neck Adjustment. for Dairy Cows

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 6

There are a good many devices used for preventing a cow sucking herself. The device here illustrated, a horse cradle, has been used with success in…

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To Farmers & Others in Cowra District

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 2

Free instructions at the Cowra Experiment Farm on Thursday next, 25th inst., starting at 1 p.m. Instructions will be given by four lectures on Plant…

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Big Cattle Sale at Orange

Western Champion · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 20

Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd., wish to draw particular attention to their big sale of store cattle to take place, at the Corporation Yards,…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 30

These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the ex periments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevent to his work on the lard, no…

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Bleached Wheat. the Analyst's Report

Western Champion · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 6

Some time ago the local branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association forwarded a number of wheat samples taken from different parts of the…

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Methods of Cultivation. The Advantages of Early Ploughing or Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 30

"Fallowing is the term applied to the system of cultivating the soil some time previous to planting, and the longer the fallow, especially in dry…

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Farmers

Western Champion · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 33

The local branch of the F. and S. Association has decided to hold a picnic and sports on 28th prox. A varied programme of events, ranging almost…

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Water in Butter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

At a time like the present, when, prominence is being given to the question as to how much, or how little, water should be allowed in butter, it is worthy…

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Farm and Field. Potash and Farm Crops

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

The Potash Ash Syndicate, 110 Strand, London, England, has issued a very instructive pamphlet compiled by Mr J. J. Willis, superintendent of the…

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Methods of Cultivation. the Advantages of Early Ploughing for Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 7

"Fallowing is the term applied to the system of cultivating the soil some time previous to planting, and the longer the fallow, especially in…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Lucerne in Dry Districts. How It Is Extending

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 7

There is, perhaps, no more profitable, and surer way of increasing the carrying capacity of a farm than by converting portion of the grazing or…

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Murriimbidgee Farms. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

The Special Land Board appointed to deal with applications for the Murrumbidgee irrigation farms, has concluded its sitting. A total of 235…

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Farmers and Farm Workers. an Interesting Interview

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 6

Harry Lestrange, a member of the P.L.L. Executive, and Vice-President of the Central Branch of the A.W.U., while in town was spoken to by our…

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How to Develop the Dairying Industry

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 3

"Summarised, the development of the dairying industry in this State depends upon:— 1. The better selection and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon.J.Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. The Department can solve many problems concerning the land and production which would be impracticable to the individual producer…

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