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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 33 of 55

No. 67. Agricultural. Cultivating for Wheat. When to Start

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 6

Mr. A. E. V. RICHARDSON, in an article in the Victorian Journal of Agriculture discusses two points of considerable interest to those who are…

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Dairy Produce. Produced by Exhibitor in District, within 40 miles of Forbes

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3

Fresh Table Butter, 2lbs (home or dairy produce)—Mrs. F. J. Newell 1, J. B. Raymond & Sons 2. Bacon, side of flitch, hand cured…

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Farmers' Class. Extra Stock. Stallions Excluded

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 3

Sound Hackney to 14 stone —James Rogerson 1, Neil McMillan 2. The judge remarked that the winning horse was one of the finest he…

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Farmer's Telephones

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 5

Our Federal member is in receipt of the following re the above:—Sir,—Referring to the letter of the 22nd June last, presented by yo[?] on behalf of Mr…

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Wheat-growing in Relation to Rainfall

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1912 · page 6

WE have received from the Government Statistician a large map with interesting and instructive notes relating thereto in connection with "Wheat Production in…

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Foxes and Sheep

Forbes Times · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 2

The rabbit has almost disappeared from the Eugle district (says the "Lachlander"). The drought decimated has ranks, and only an…

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The Horse. Feeding on Wheat. Treatment Recommended

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

At the Warrnambool Farmers' Convention, Dr W. T. Kendall, D.V.Sch., etc.,. read an informative paper on "Effects of Wheat Eating by Horses."…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 22 August 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 phased mainly on the ex periments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land, no…

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New Solution of Mottles in Butter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 3

According to a bulletin just issued by the New York experiment station the question of what causes mottles in butter has got to be fought all over again…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Clearing with Explosives. a Farmer's Own Experience

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 4

Explosives in relation to farm work are attracting increased attention. At first their use was limited to the clearing of land of stumps and…

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Big Loss of Sheep. Dunedin

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 7

Ten thousand sheep perished at Canterbury, New Zealand, during the late severe weather…

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Demonstration Farms

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 6

Mr Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture in the Assembly this week:— (1) Is it his intention to ringbark and…

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Farm and Field. Ensilage in the United States

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 3

Silos in the United States are more numerous than haystacks in Australia. That the converting of green fodder into ensilage has become common on farms…

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A Big Cattle Sale

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

Mr. W. H. Wheatley, the wellknown stock and property salesman of Goulburn, advertises in this issue that he will hold a Spring…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treflé, 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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Burrinjuck Farms

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 7
Also in Cowra Free Press

The first instalment of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, thrown open on 1st July, totalled 470 farms, for which 343 applications were submitted. The…

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Prizes for Wheat

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 2

The attention of our farmers is drawn to the fact that some splendid prizes are being offered by the Royal Agricultural Society for competition…

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Boy Republic. Parliament in a Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 7

The scheme for the first boy arid girl republic in England was formerly inaugurated yesterday at a meeting at Sutherland House, Curzon - street, W.,…

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