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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 12 of 61

Straying Goats. Damage Forbes Wheat Stacks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 6

For some time past the goats which stray about the town have been a source of annoyance to the railway authorities at Forbes, with the result…

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The Deadly Stock Train. 31,000 Sheep Crippled and Killed. The Railways Indicted

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 3

"The official return for sheep trucked from the country to Homebush for the last three years gives, 31,000 as the number of dead or crippled."…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. "Twice-Ploughing." If Only One It Must Be Thorough

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

A few weeks ago we asked the question in these "Notes," "Why plough twice," referring to the practice of wheat farmers in several districts of…

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Antiseptics on Farms

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 8

While it is not expected that the average farmer will attempt much along the line of surgery, there are some things which the majority of them undertake…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 2

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

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 95. Agricultural. "Twice-ploughing." If Only One, It Must be Thorough

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

A few weeks ago we asked the question in these "Notes," "Why plough twice," referring to the practice of wheat farmers in several districts of…

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Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmer's Experiment Plots

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

REPORTING on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers plots on the South Coast last year the inspector for the…

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Handy Farm Gate. Cheap and Strong

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 9

This illustration shows a cheap and substantial gate, that can be commended for almost any situation where a swing gate is needed. Use a round…

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The Dairy. Difficulties with Teats. Good and Bad

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 9

A good teat is very much of a born quality. So is a bad one. If it is short and leathery with a first calf it will never be a good one. An undersized…

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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. Tref[?], Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 95. Agricultural "Twice-ploughing." If Only One, It Must be Thorough

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 10

A few weeks ago we asked 'the question in these "Notes," "Why plough twice," referring to the practice of wheat farmers in several districts of…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 32

These Notes are issued every week, under the direction of the H[?]crary 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 lard, not…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence, an Experiment

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast, districts, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment…

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 4

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had…

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The Forbes Advocate, Friday, March 7 1919. Forbes Quarter Sessions. Second Day. Killing a Sheep. a Gunningbland Case. Jury Fail to Agree

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 8

Ernest Asgill, William John Asgill, and Archibald Bain were charged with having, at Gunningbland, on November 12, 1912, killed one sheep, the…

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Farm and Field

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 5

Farmers do not always expend their labors in the best direction. One great fault often noticeable is the absence of a plot for home-grown vegetables. It…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

Forbes Times · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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Pastoral Sheep on the Clarence. An Experiment

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

A good deal of interest is being taken in North Coast districts, in the experiments with sheep which are being conducted at Grafton experiment farm…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. No. 96. Agricultural. Green Fodder Trials. South Coast Farmers' Experiment Plots

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

Reporting on the trials of green fodders which were made on the farmers' plots on the South Coast last year, the inspector for the district…

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Hand-feeding Sheep. Alternatives in a Dry Season

Forbes Times · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2
Also in Cowra Free Press

The problem of feeding the sheep at Wagga experiment farm is a frequently recurrent one, and during the past ten years hand-feeding has had to be…

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