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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 52 of 55

Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday, the market was easier for best descriptions; medium and faulty were firm at late rates…

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Experimental Wheat Growing. Results of Forbes Test. Federation Tops the List

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1912 · page 4

The results of the Government wheat growing tests, conducted at Messrs. J. B. Reymond and Sons' property, at Anglesey, have just been…

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Wheat, Hay, and Sovereigns

Forbes Times · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Following on the heels of a disastrous drought the 1912 season, from a farming point of view, bids fair to be a record in the history of the Forbes district…

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Pastoral. Improving the Pastures. Growers' Suggestions--With Comments

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at a recent meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural Bureau…

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Poultry. Smutted Wheat As Feed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

The Department gives a word of warning to poultry keepers, who, in their desire to obtain the cheapest poultry feed, purchase smutted wheat…

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Chicago "Pit." the Wheat Harvest

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 10

One who is in the middle of the great Chicago commercial maelstrom said to me when we were out together at a country club, "You must come with me…

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The Crops. Some Splendid Yields. Cowra Upholds its Reputation as the Premier Wheat District of the State

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Cowra's reputation as the premier wheat growing district has been well sustained, over a long range of years, bat upon no occasion has its prestige…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Treffé, 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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Disastrous Fire. Six Hundred Acres of Crop Destroyed. the Farmer's Troubles. (By Telephone). Canowindra

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 3

Yesterday morning a disastrous fire broke out on Mr. Blatchford's property at Bangaroo aud spread to the holdings of Messrs. J. Anderson,…

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Forbes Jockey Club. The Racecourse Crop

Forbes Times · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

A special committee meeting of the Forbes Jockey Club was held at the Albion Hotel on Friday evening last, Dr. Broadbent…

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The Dairy. Production of Cheese. Science and Practice

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 3

Cheese-making has been practically reduced to a science, wherein every detail of manufacture is carefully studied, and so adjusted as to produce…

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Dairying. Herd Testing. What Experience Taught

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 4

Six years ago Mr. Burgess, a New Zealand farmer, started testing his dairy herd, and an account of his experience appears in the "Journal of…

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To Farmers and Others. Tallow up Again

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 2

Why sell your tallow for 5s and 6s per tin whenyou can get 8s for a ker[?] tin "full at the Cowra Soap Works, Briabane-st., for as long as this notice…

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Pastoral. Improving the Pastures

Western Champion · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 29

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at a recent meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 29

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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Valuable Stud Farm Leased

Western Champion · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 23

Hain and Searight, the Sydney firm of property and stock salesmen, announce having concluded negotiations between Mr. R. C. Scott, late of…

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Parkes Dairy Company

Western Champion · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 23

The local Butter Factory has been kept busy lately, operations for November showing a considerable advance on the previous month. For…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. wired us yesterday afternoon: We sold 5100 bales of wool to-day. The market closed for recess with super top lines…

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PASTORAL. Improving the Pastures. Growers' Suggestions—with Comments

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 5

A distinctly interesting and useful discussion was that which was provoked at, a recent meeting of the Coonabarabran branch of the Agricultural…

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Unbonded Sheep. Misleading Information. An Interesting Forbes Case

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 10

The following evidence was taken in the case heard at the Forbes Police Court on Tuesday last, in which Josiah John Strickland, of Bareenong…

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