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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 28 of 61

Where Farm Students Get To

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 4

The Minister of Agriculture has had a return prepared, showing the disposition of youths, who enter the various agricultural training institutions…

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The Dairy. the Robber Cow. Finding Her Out

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 3

An American dairyman explains how he discovered the robber cow in his herd. " I had two registered Jersey heifers," he says, "both two years old…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Cowra branch of the F. and S. Association took place at the School of Arts on Saturday. Present:— Messrs L…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 30

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 ex periments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land, not…

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Work on Demonstration Farms

Western Champion · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 17

Many people, unacquainted with the methods of working on the Government Demonstration Farms are apt to think that the students life on these…

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Review. More Money for Australian Farmers

Western Champion · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 27

It has long been thought that Africa is the only country in the world where ostriches can be farmed with profit, but in "Life" for June, pust…

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Shifting the Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

The amount of wheat stacked at the Forbes railway station at present is a bit over 114,000 bags. The farmers have now ceased carting, and all the…

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Big Cattle and Horse Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

Messrs Moore, Brooke and Co. advertise in this issue a big cattle and horse sale, to take place at Messrs Weaver, and Co.'s yards on Wednesday,…

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The Markets. Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 3

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Ltd., Sydney, advise that at their wool sale held on Wednesday, 21st instant, buyers…

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Faked Wheat Exhibits. Show Committee's Action

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6

At the meeting of the committee of the Forbes Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association yesterday, Mr H. O. Elliott asked if any effort…

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Continuous Wheat Growing. Comparisons from Cowra

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

A feature of the continuous wheat experiment at Cowra that must not be overlooked, has been the steady failure of the yield where wheat was grown…

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Insufficent Railway Trucks for Wheat Haulage

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

THE wheat buyers operating at Gren­fell and other local centres have found it very difficult right along the present wheat season to get sufficient trucks…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

These Notes are issued every weak, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefic, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. AGRICULTURAL. No. 107…

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24-Year-old Steak. Hope of Preserving Dormant Life in Wheat for 3000 Years

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 5
Also in Forbes Times

A 24-year-old beef steak is men­tioned by Mr. E. Whymper in an inter­esting article on Mummy Wheat in this month's issue of "knowledge."…

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Selecting Dairy Machinery. Hints for the Prospective Buyer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 8

How may farmers are in the unhappy position of having hastily acquired a faulty piece of machinery, whether separator, oil engine, or…

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Two Big Farms. Modem Methods. "RICHLANDS."

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 7

Descending a hill on the lonely track that leads, from Goolagong; through the hack country, to the Forbes-Grenfell road, last Thursday,…

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Record Price for Wool

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 4

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., wired us on Wednesday: Wool. To-day's sale market showed great primeness. Prices…

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