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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 8 of 55

Germination of Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A question of vital importance to wheat-growers is the proper germination of the seed when it is sown. In last month's "Agricultural Gazette"…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land Farming in the Districts

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The first results of farming operations at the Nyngan State Farm are encouraging. The manager of the farm (Mr H. J. Kelly), in a report,…

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Beetles Damage Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture recently received from Mr J. B. Suttor, Commercial Commissioner in the East, a sample of woollen tops,…

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The Sheep Fly and the Rabbit

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

At a meeting of the Wagga Pastures Protection Board a letter was received from the Jerilderie Board, asking for co-operation in having an…

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A New Kind of Wool

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 3

Scene—A school examination in Renfrew shire. Inspector: Where do shawls come from? Scholar: Shetland…

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Farmers and Settlers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

A conference of delegates from branches of the above associations throughout Burrangong electorate was held at Young last Saturday, and…

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Experts in the Wool Industry

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

This is the age of experts. Never was the slur of "Jack of all trades and master of none" more objectionable than to-day. In all the professions…

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The Markets. Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 5

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their au[?]tion sales held on Wednesday, 14th instant, competition was good at recent…

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Acricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. T[?], 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 impractieable to the individual producer…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

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 impractical to the individual producer…

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No. 42. New South Wales Wheat in London

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

IN a letter from the Agent-General for New South Wales in London, to the Premier, it is stated that the grain sont from New South Wales at the…

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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Ready Made Farm Chapter Xvi

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

When British people start a colony, they invite all the world to come in and share the blessings of the place, and there is something magnificent in that British form of hospitality, which gives welcome to every soul. But it won't work always, as we have found out in…

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No. 41. Farming in the "Dry" Districts

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

THE first results of farming operations at the Nyngan State Farm are encouraging. The manager of the farm (Mr. H. J. Kelly), in a report, says that the…

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The Farmer. Horse Talk

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

The care of the horse's feet in the stable is of the greatest importance in preventing lameness. The hoofs should never be allowed…

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Kanimbla Farms

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 3

Kanimbla Station, in the glorious Kanimbla Valley, Blue Mountains, has been subdivided into farms for sale on terms. The station has an area of…

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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Experimental Farms Chapter Xvii

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

A man said to his wife one day, speaking very humbly, "Maria, I thought that when we were married, we were going to be one." "Yes, John," replied the wife, promptly, "we are one—and I'm the one." It is distinctly a good thing, in any compact, to know who is…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

DALGETY & Co., LTD., Sydney, report under date 15th inst.—The Sydney market has the distinction of being the only Australian wool selling centre at which auction sales are being…

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Farm and Station Labourers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

We are advised by the Director of the Immigration Bureau that 150 selected agricultural labourers from the rural-districts of Great Britain and Ireland…

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The Markets. Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 2

Messrs. John Bridge & Co. Ltd;, report that for their fifteenth sale of the season they brought forward on Thursday, 15th instant, a large catalogue of 6,053 bales…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 7

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…

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