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

Farming & the land, 1913

1,216 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 61

The Seer Bed. Policy for Wheat. Two Ploughings

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 9

The practice seems to have been adopted lately by a few wheat farmers of ploughing their land twice before sowing, and some experiments which…

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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. Tr[?], Minister Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 93. Dairying. Yanco As a Dairying Proposition. Factors Contributing to Success

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 10

Following a close inspection of a representative part of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, the Dairy Expert has confessed the conviction that, under fair…

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Australia and Dry Farming. Mr. Nielsen's Report

Forbes Times · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

The Premier on Saturday made available Mr. Nielsen's report on the result of his inquiries as Trade and Immigration Commissioner to…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments. Wednesday, February 19, 1918 Local and General. To Farmers and Others. Tallow up Again

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · 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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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 6

These Notes are 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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Live Stock on the Farm. Necessary to Future Fertility

Western Champion · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 6

"The future prosperity of Western Canada depends entirely upon the adoption of proper methods of agriculture, among which exclusive grain…

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General News. a Farmer's Revenge

Western Champion · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 10

An extraordinary act of revenge occurred at Dannevirke, New Zealand, where a farmer named Kershaw set fire to a haystack belonging to a…

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PASTORAL. Pleuro-Pneumonia. Detection and Prevention

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

The highly contagious nature of pleuro-pneumonia, and the fact that treatment for it is useless, make it a matter of importance to stockowners…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Bunt in Wheat. When to Treat, and Why

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

Already the treatment of wheat seed for the prevention of bunt in next crop is beginning to interest farmers. The operation should be…

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Big Fall in Wheat. Collapse of a Stack

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

Early on Wednesday morning there was a big fall in wheat at the Forbes railway yard. It was not a fall in the price per bushel, but of another…

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Figures That Talk, Forbes Wheat Returns. 225,141 Bags This Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 3

Up to yesterday afternoon the amount of wheat brought into Forbes this season amounted to 225,141 bags. When one casually glances at these…

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Farm and Field. Spraying Potatoes for Blight

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 8

Mr Kirk (Government Biologist for New Zealand) states that the potato crop in that colony will show a shortage for the season. The havoc this year was in…

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Live Stock on the Farm. Necessary to Future Fertility

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

"The future prosperity of Western Canada depends entirely upon the adoption of proper methods of agriculture. among which exclusive grain…

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Farmers and Settlers. Conference at Orange

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 6

A special meeting of delegates from the various branches of the Farmers and Settlers' Association in the Calare electorate was held in Orange on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 94. Agricultural. Bunt in Wheat. When to Treat, and Why

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 6

Already the treatment of wheat seed for the prevention of bunt in next crop is beginning to interest farmers. The operation should be regarded as an…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle Minister of Agriculture, and are based on the experiments of the Department…

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£1,666 From £8. Record Wheat Yield

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 3
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From the produce of a quarter of seed, for which he gave £8 8s. in 1910. (says the London "Daily Mail"), Mr. W. R. Elgar, a member of the…

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No. 94. Agricultural. Bunt in Wheat. When to Treat, and Why

Forbes Times · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

Already the treatment of wheat seed for the prevention of bunt in next crop is beginning to interest farmers. The operation should be regarded as an…

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Bunt in Wheat. When to Treat, and Why. (From Department of Agriculture)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

ALREADY the treatment of wheat seed for the prevention of bunt in next crop is beginniug to interest farmers. The operation should be…

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