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

Farming & the land, 1914

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Live Stock. the Variegated Thistle. Dangerous to Cattle

Western Champion · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 4

For some years past (says the writer of "Pastoral Notes" for the Agricultural Department) it has been noted from time to time that when…

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The Orchard. Farmyard Manure Its Application to the Soil

Western Champion · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 32

The quantity of farmyard manure that should be supplied to orchard lands will vary widely according to the character of the soil and the…

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Sheep and Cattle Sale

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 8

Messrs C. K. Rose and Co., Cowra, are holding an important auction sale of 1400 crossbred sheep and 300 store cattle at the Show…

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Trespassing With Sheep

Forbes Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

Herbert Currie Jones, a retired bank manager, was proceeded against at Wellington by Frank Bede Smith for trespassing on…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report: Actual transactions under this heading have been very limited during the week, the attention of…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

At the stud sheep sales yesterday the demand for sheep was maintained and good prices wete realised. The South African buyers were…

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Sheep With a Valuable Tail

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 14

An extremely curious variety of fattailed sheep, native to Afghanistan, is characterised by the immense weight of its tail, caused by development of…

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Commercial News. London Wool Sales

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., have received the following cable from London:—July wool sales opened, large…

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Sydney Stud Sheep Sales. a 1500 Guineas Ram

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

At the above sales on Tuesday, Messrs F. S. Falkiner and Sons. Ltd., of Boonoke, easily topped the market with 750 gns., which was given…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 166…

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Echo of the Past. Saving the Sheep Industry. a Squatter to the Rescue. (Special for "The Eorbes Advocate.")

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 4

The visit to Forbes this week of Messrs Harry and Alick Mair, the well-known drovers for Mr A. B. Triggs, the Australian Sheep King,…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. (Issued by the Department of Agriculture). AGRICULTURAL. Northern Wheats. Compared with Southern Western

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 7

The alleged inferiority of northern and north-western wheats, on account of softness, too great moisture content, and proneness to weevil, has…

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The Orchard. Farmyard Manure. Its Application to the Soil

Forbes Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The quantity of farmyard manure that should be supplied to orchard lands will vary widely according to the charactor of the soil and the amount…

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Labor Saving Appliances in the Dairy

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

Owners of large dairies have hitherto experienced considerable difficulty in obtaining the services of reliable hands for their milking sheds…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Those Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Afford, Ministor for Agriculture, and are based mainly on tha experience of the Department. No. 160. Agricultural. Northern Wheats

Forbes Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

Compared with Southern and Western. The alleged inferiority of northorn and north-western wheats, on account of softness, too great moisture content,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 7

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department…

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Farmers and Settlers. Wyalong District Branch

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held at the M.U. Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday afternoon. Present—Mr. Jas. McFadyeu…

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The Orchard. Farmyard Manure. Its Application to the Soil

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 7

The quantity of farmyard manure that should be supplied to orchard lands will vary widely according to the character of the soil and the amount…

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Sheep Dog Trials

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 4

The sheep dog trials, which were concluded on the last day of the show, were disappointing in several ways. Out of a total of 45…

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