Horses Eating Wheat. (To the Editor "The Forbes Advocate")
Sir.—The line of treatment which has met with a large amount of success, and first given to the public by Mr Wm. Robertson, chief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1912
1,082 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 55
Horse Teams Drawing Wheat. Over a Ton to Each Horse
Yesterday, Mr H. T. Hodges' big waggon, "Bedgerabong Star," built at Kelso, brought 160 bags, roughly 11½ tons, of wheat to the local mills…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Up-to Date Farmer
Mr D. S. Shannon, of "Happy Valley," New Grenfell Road, is one of those South Australians of modern farming methods who have within…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Oilstones and Grindstones
Freqently the oil and grindstones on a farm become irregularly worn, and in a condition to ruin edge tools, as at A (fig 1.) At fig. 2 is shown a stone worn into an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wheat Crop
THE Government Statistician has just made available his estimate of the wheat crop. Although the crop is less by 4,500,000 bushels than last year, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Sheep Mortality
John Ryan, of Chetwynd, Victoria, placed 500 sheep on scrub land to graze, and on the following day found that three hundred of them were dead He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Revolt in China. Its Bearing on the Wool and Wheat Industry of Australia
Events so startling, and following in such rapid succession, in China, almost invariably heralding victory to the Rebel arms, so fiercely opposed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. 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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is Federation Wheat Deteriorating? More Light on this Much Vexed Question Further Expert Opinion
At Saturday's meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association, Mr. E. J. Stephens said his attention had been drawn to an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →38. Improving the Dairy Herds
EVER since dairying has become prominent, as an economic factor in rural industry, dairymen have often been perplexed at the extraordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Farmer. Points About the Machine Milker
I. That machine-milking, in the hands of a capable operator, may be considered as successful as the best average hand-milking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maize at Bathurst Experiment Farm
The experiments in maize-growing carried out by Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager Bathurst Experiment Farm, should be interesting to farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday's Wool Sales. Sydney
At the wool sales yesterday, the market was firm at last week's best rates for all descriptions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. 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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Growing Crop Competitions. Proposals for Forbes Show. Discussion by Farmers & Settlers
At their December meeting the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association had submitted to them a proposal for a growing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers & Settlers' Association
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at the shire chambers on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Workers' Claims. Establishing a Defence Fund. Discussion by Farmers and Settlers. Special Meeting Convened
A considerable portion of the business at the monthly meeting of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurricane and Flood at Fiji. Great Damage to Crops. Suva
A cable has been received confirming the report of a hurrican and flood which swept over a great portion of Fiji on Sunday. Much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Palestine Wheat
A wheat said to grow wild on the stony mountain slopes and cleft soft rock in the driest portion of Mount Hermon, in Eastern Palestine, was…
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