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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 42 of 55

To Farmers and Others. Tallow up Again

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Why sell your tallow for 5s and 6s per tin when you can get 8s for a kerosene tin "full" at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane st., for as long as this notice…

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Farmers'and Settlers' Assn

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the members of the Cowra branch of the above society, which had been put forward a week in conseduence of it having been…

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Big Sheep Robbery

Western Champion · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 20

A big sheep robbery has been reported from Mr. William W, Bucknell's Melrose Plains Station, Fifield. On June 7 a large flock was drafted…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 13

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Sydney, report that at their auction sale held on Tuesday, 15th inst., the market showed…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 9

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 experiments of the Department Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land, not…

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General News. Sydney Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 22

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired on Wednesday:—We sold six thousand three hundred bales of wool today. Competition was particularly…

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Feeding Farm Horses. With references to certain Fodders

Western Champion · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 9

Accounts of the methods of feeding horses at several of the experiment farms have been given in these notes recently, and the October 'Gazette'…

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Estimated Wheat Crop. 22,500,000 Bushels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 6

The "S.M. Herald" has published its wheat forecast for the State, and as a result estimates the New South Wales crop will reach, the vicinity of…

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Co-operation in Dairy Farming

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 6

Co-operation may take many shapes, but if the right spirit is there, one may :be as good as another. Co-operation is the milk producer's…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Live Stock. "Bone-Chewing" or "Stiffs." Attributable to Soil Poverty

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 7

During the past few years many farmers in the coastal districts have applied to the Department for information and advice in connection with…

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Feeding Farm Horses. with Reference to Certain Fodders

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 7

Accounts of the methods of feeding horses at several of the experiment farms have been given in these notes recently, and the October "Gazette"…

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Another Record Price for Wool

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Hill. Clark and Co. report under date of Monday 21st instat:—Our catalogue was comprised principally of wools from the western and north…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefld, 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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Farmers and Others. Tallow up Again

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 4

Why sell your tallow for 5s and 6s per tin when you can get 8s for a kerosene tin "full" at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane-st., for as long as this notice…

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Best Growing Crop. Mr Ed. Taylor, Junr., Wins

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

The judges of the growing crop competition in the Forbes district Messrs Wm. Pavey, of Forbes, and W. H. Sly, of "Thornleigh," have just…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association, Monthly Meeting

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the Shire hall on Saturday afternoon…

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Forbes and Around. Crops at Wowingragong. Scientific Methods Discussed. (By Our Special Reporter)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 3

Down about Wowingragong some very fine crops are standing in the paddocks, and on some properties thereabouts the hum of the reaper and…

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Estimated Wheat Crop 22,500,000 BUSHELS

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 9

The "S. M. Herald" has published its wheat forecast for the State, and as a result estimates the New South Wales crop will reach the vicinity of…

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Forbes Sheep at Homebush

Forbes Times · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

The following sheep sales of local interest were effected at Homebush on Thursday last:—Account Mr. J. Rawsthorne, Tomanbil, I07 ewes at I4s 5d, 209 at I3s…

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