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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 24 of 61

Dairying. Separating the Milk. Reasons for Early Operation

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 10

The separation of cream from milk mainly depends on the amount of centrifugal force which is brought to bear on each particle of butter fat, so that,…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments. Wednesday, May 7, 1913 Local and General. To Farmers and Others.—Tallow Up Again I

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 7 May 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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GREENETHORPE. (From our own correspodent). Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Greenethorpe branch of the above was held on the 24th [?]lt., twenty-four members being present. Mr, O. Freudenstein resigned his…

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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. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. No. 104. Agricultural. Maintaining Maize Lands. a Matter of Rotation

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 7 May 1913 · page 10

Maize makes heavy demands upon the soil, and causes more rapid exhaustion than any other common crop in this State. The drain is so heavy, in…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 31

These Notes are issued every week, under the direction of the H[?]orary 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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600 Store Cattle

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

Messrs Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., Orange, and Clements and M'Carthy, Bathurst announce a sale of store cattle, to be held at Orange,…

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Special Store Cattle Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

Messrs W. K. Garnsey, Senr., Forbes, in conjunction with Messrs Bedford, Taylor, and Weston, Ltd., Wellington, advertise the sale, on…

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Making Good Butter. Pure Milk Essential

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

It is necessary to use only pure, uncontaminated milk for the production of prime butter. In a great many cases an objectionable flavor is due to the…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Irrigation. Differing Quantities of Water. Effects on the Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

Dealing last week with the results of experiments at the Utah Agricultural College (U.S.A.), we quoted figures which went to show that the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trof[?] Minister Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the department No. 105.IRRIGATION…

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Dogs Kill Sheep. Forbes Landowners Suffer. Police to Take Action

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 3

During the past couple of months landholders adjacent to the town have suffered serious losses through dogs which are stated to have come from…

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Lake Cowal Farms the Successful Applicants

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

The local land board sat at Wyalong Courthouse on Wednesday and Thursday last to consider the applications lodged for the blocks on Lake Cowal…

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Farming on Shares

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

There is in vogue in Ontario a system of land tenure, "which, is practically unknown in England, that of renting on a share basis. This arises mainly…

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.The Dairy Heifer Calves.their Early Days.great Care Essential

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

Few dairymen seem to realise that the cow's future performance, as a milker, depends largely on the treatment she receives in her earliest days…

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Care of Dairy Utiensils

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

This is the subject of Bulletin No. 131 Issued by the Kansas Experiment Station, U.S.A. The authors are Professors O. Erf and C. W. Melick. In view…

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Wool Market

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 5

John Bridge and Co. report:—A very quiet week has been experienced in the trade, principally on account of the shortage in supplies…

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Sheep Destroyed by Dogs

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. G. D. [?]tt, of Old Anglesey, Forbes, wrote to the meeting of the local Municipal Council on Tuesday evening asking what…

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Cowra the Premier Wheat Crowing District

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Mr. E. S. Twigg, speaking in support of a continuance of the farm competition. at the meeting of the Committee of the P. A. and H…

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Shipping Wheat in Bulk. Sydney

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

The Victorian Wheat Commission recommends the storing and shipping of wheat in bulk…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trofle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. 105. IRRIGATION…

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