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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1912

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Farm and Station Laborers

Forbes Times · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 1
Also in Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder, Cowra Free Press

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

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Wamboyne Farmers and Settlers' Association. From our Correspondent

Forbes Times · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 3

The local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association held a meeting in the halt on Saturday last. Mr. W Low was voted to the chair, the president, Mr…

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Farm and Station Labourers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1912 · page 2

WE are advised by the Director of the Immigration Bureau that 150 selected agricultural laborers from the rural district of Great Britain…

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No. 41. Farming in the "Dry" Districts

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

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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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Ready Made Farm Chapter Xvi

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

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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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land New South Wales Wheat in London

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 1

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

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Sydney Wheat Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

So far as the Sydney wheat market was concerned yesterday, local business is at a standstill. Quotations are nominal. One or two…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

SHUTE, BELL & Co.. LTD., Sydney, report under date 19th February :—As is usual at the closing sales of the main selling season, the proportion of heavy conditioned, wasty, and…

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Ophthalmia in Sheep. the Prescription

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 7

The following prescription is taken from an educative brochure published from the pen of Mr W. G. Dowling, Stock Inspector, Forbes: —…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 25

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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New South Wales Wheat in London

Western Champion · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 25

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

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Gambling in Wheat. New Development in Sydney Some Startling Transactions

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

For some weeks past (says the "Sun") speculation has been going on quietly in Sydney and Melbourne in "futures" in wheat transactions, the…

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Preparing the Farm Pump

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 5

When a pump will not work it is usually because a valve fails, or because the water supply is short. In the first case some obstruction may have lodged…

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Suffering Cattle

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 4

Sheep and cattle suffered severely yesterday at the Homebush sale yards owing to the heat. Several head of cattle died from heat apoplexy…

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Experts in the Wool Industry

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 7

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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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

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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42 New South Wales Wheat in London

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

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

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Canada Through Australian Spectacles Experimental Farms Chapter Xvii

Forbes Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

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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