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

Farming & the land, 1914

1,494 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 48 of 75

The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, Sept. 5, 1914. Local and General. Cattle for War Food fund

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 3

Offerings at Homebush last Monday included a draft of nine bullocks from Mr. Wm. Walker, Craglee, Tamworth district, consigned to…

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Cow Peas. As a Green Manure Crop

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 8

The references made last week to cowpeas would be incomplete were no mention made of the utility of the crop in the orchard. The deep-rooting and…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 4

The A.M.L. & F. Co, Ltd., report: Favored with dry weather, the shearing continues to progress; rapidly. The clip, to a very large…

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Wheat and Produce. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

The market continues strong Buyers are offering 5/- a bushel for old wheat, and 4/5 for new, but sellers are scarce…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. (Issued by the Department of Agriculture). POULTRY. Losses Among Chickens. a Beginner's Troubles

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 4

September is the busiest and most interesting time of the year on the poultry farm. It is also the testing time for the beginner…

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Pastoral. Cultivated Pastures. Some Reasons for Our Limited Area

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 6

"Land intended for pasture needs to be as thoroughly prepared as for any crop grown." So says the Agrostologist of the Department of Agriculture…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 6

These Noter are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 174…

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Cow Peas. As a Green Manure Crop

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 6

The references made last week to cowpeas would be incomplete were no mention made of the utility of the crop in the orchard. The deep-rooting and…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 9

These Notes are issue every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agricutiure (Hon. J. L. Treffe), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land,…

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Power on the Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 11

What a blessing the oil engine has proved to the "Man on the Land," with the numerous duties to which he can put his e[?]e and what a…

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Gazette Notices. Homestead Farms

Western Champion · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 25

Parkes Land District, 23,948 acres in 25 blocks, ranging from 719 to 1521 acres, parishes of Sarsfield, Mickimill and Broolghy, county of Kennedy, sit…

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The Sydney Wool Trade

Forbes Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

Business on the Sydney wool market is still quiet. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., writing, state that they have effected a limited…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

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

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The Forbes Advocate Friday, September 11, 1914. Current Topics. the Wheat Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

The wheat market in Sydney yesterday was stagnant. Old grain was at, buyers 5/-, sellers 5/2. New grain, buyers 4/7, no sellers…

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Farm As a Toy

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

"A farm is the greatest plaything in the world. There is more real thrill about little new chickens and pigs and having things grow in your garden than…

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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. W. G. A[?]ford, Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 175. Agricultural. Maize Culture. Another Bulletin

Forbes Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

In Australia we are accustomed to regard our maize crops as of considerable importance, but our production of a little under nine million bushels sinks…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 8

These No[?]ery week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. [?] for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience o [?]…

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Farm As a Toy

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 7

"A farm is the greatest plaything in the world. There is more real thrill about little new chickens and pigs and having things grow in your garden than…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. (Issued by the Department of Agriculture) PASTORAL. Sheep Maggot Flies. Suggestions for Checking. Them

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 1

Since the formation of the Government Sheep Fly experiment station in the Brewarrina district in September, 1913, a considerable amount of…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report:— With the advance of the season, wool is arriving rather more freely…

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