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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 18 of 61

Important to Wheat Crowers

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

Messrs. Lindley, Walker and Co., the well-known wheat agents of Mark Lane, Sydney, advertise in another part of this issue a new seed dressing…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 2
Also in Cowra Free Press

These Notes are issued every week, under tho personal supervision of the Hon, J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on tho experiments of tho Department. No. 100. AGRICULTURAL…

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To Farmers and Others. Tallow up Again

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

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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Liberal & Farmers' & Settlers' Assn. Meeting

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 4

On Saturday last a combined meeting of the Liberal Executive and a Committee from the Farmers and and Settlers' Assn was held at the…

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Wheat Stacked

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

Gradually, but surely, the Railway Department is lessening the big stacks of wheat at the different railway stations. Latest figures to hand…

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Up-to-date Farming

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

Mr W. H. Sly, who has just returned from an extended holiday in Victoria, states that he witnessed some go-ahead farming methods while in…

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Unclean Dairying Premises

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

Alexander Smith was charged with having on March 18 failed to keep his dairying premises clean. The evidence showed that an…

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Puzzled by Sheep. Queer Result of Question

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 10

Some strong remarks on the examination system in schools is made the seventh report of the Rural Education Conference, issued yesterday (said the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision on the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 100. Agricultural. the Past Harvest. a Farm Manager's Deductions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

The reports on the recent wheat harvest at the various experiment farms appear in the "Agricultural Gazette " for March and April, and will be found…

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Ardlethan Tin Field Discovery in Riverina. Mines Among the Wheat. £60,000 in Three Months. Opinions of Experts

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 2

ARDLETHAN, near Temora which is the centre of one of the rich wheat growing districts of the State, is now the centre of mining interest in…

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The Dairy. Lucerne or Maize. Feeding Values Discussed. Instructive Deductions

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 3

The question whether lucerne for hay or maize for ensilage is the better crop for dairymen is receiving attention in different parts of the world. As no…

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Water in Butter

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 28

In order to afford the consuming public a simple method of determining the percentage of water in butter and incidentally to prevent them from…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 8

The following shows at a glance how farmers may arrive at the number of bushels of wheat contained in a given load. It is a very handy…

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Annual Wool Review

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 19

We are in receipt of Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co's. 24th annual wool review, which is replete with a mass of interesting facts and figures…

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On the Land. Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 5

These Notes are issued every week, under the direction of the Hozorar 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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Crop Statistics

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 19

The local police have completed the collection of local crop statistics, and from the figures supplied by Sergeant Lord we gather that the fotal…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Wheat Growing. Questions and Their Answers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

The inspector for the southern district was "up against it" at a meeting of the Coreer-Burraja branch of the Agricultural Bureau. He was…

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Measuring a Stack. Dispute Between Farmers. Settled at Forbes Court

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 3

A small debts case of interest was decided at the Forbes Court on Tuesday, before Mr J. J. Jamieson, P.M., when John Newell, a farmer of…

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Irrigating a Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 4

Mr R. E. B. Reymnod made an application to the Forbes Municipal Council on Tuesday, with reference to a request by Mr Henry Savage, to…

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