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

Farming & the land, 1914

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Fat Seasons. Cattle King's Prophecy. Conditions Out Back

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 1

Bumper harvests abundance of grass for flocks and herds, and good times for everyone, are prophesied for next season by Mr Sidney Kidman,…

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Wool Sales

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Schute Bell & Co., Ltd., report under date, 14th Dec.:—We held a successful sale on the 8th inst., offering 1094 bales, the limit allowed us under…

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Rat-proof Wheat Bags

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 10

A correspondent recently asked the Department whether there was any reliable mixture in which to soak bags to prevent them from being torn by rats or…

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Wool Reports. Stronger Competition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report on 11th instant, as follows:—The outstanding feature of last week's Sydney wool sales was 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 of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based, mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 188. Agricultural. Plant Improvement. a Method for a Wheat Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 10

There are two periods when plants may be selected with a view to the improvement of the wheat crop' on the lines suggested in last week's article…

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The Farmer

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 3

"The real position is this: The farmer has this season put 350,000 more acres under wheat than last year, an increase of 11 per cent. Yet it is estimated that…

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Dairying. Testing Skimmilk. And Why

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 10

A useful question was put by a correspondent to the American paper "Wallace's Farmer," when he forwarded a sample of his skimmilk to…

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Cattle Shortage

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 28

A matter of considerable importance to Australia generally, and stock owners in particular, was raised at the meeting of the Bathurst P.P…

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World's Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 20

The Premier has a despatch from the Agent-General, enclosing a memorandum from the oBard of Agriculture on the probable world's wheat…

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Wheat Duty

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 26

Imports of wheats into the Commonwealth to make up the deficiency caused by the bad season are not to be required to pay duty. The House…

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Wool Market

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 17

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report under date 15th December:—This company last week submitted a…

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Page and Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 21

Mr. F. J. Page, M.L.A., the Labor member for Botany, paused for some hours in Orange yesterday (says Tuesday's "Leader") on his return…

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Export of Wool

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 15

In the House of Representatives on Wednesday the Minister for Customs was asked if it was true that the prohibition against the export of…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 7

These Notes are issue every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agricutlure (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,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Two Country Policemen Charged

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 15

At the Orange Police Court, FirstClass Constable Laurence Woodland and Walter Thomas Bolton were charged, before Mr. E. Marriott, P.M,…

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Friendly Insects. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 34

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 7

A second edition of the bulletin, entitled "Friendly Insects," written several years ago by the Entomologist, but now revised and brought up…

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Hungarian Millet. As a Catch Crop

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 7

Would Hungarian millet serve as a forage crop in a district where there will be a shortage of fodder for ploughing?…

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Distressed Farmers

Western Champion · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 22

An outline was given by the Minister for Agriculture of what the Government is doing, and propose todo, in regard to advances of seed…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 6

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd, offered at auction on Tuesday their last catalogue for the year, consisting of 1731 bales. They report:…

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Wheat Acquisition Board

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 5

The following gentlemen have been appointed by Cabinet as members of the above board:—George Valder, Under-Secretary to the Department of…

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