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

Farming & the land, 1915

1,686 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 85

Wheat. Operations of the Act

Western Champion · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 35

The operation of the Wheat Acquisition Act were referred to in the State Parliament on Friday night. The question of expediting the…

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Parkes Dairy Co

Western Champion · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 11

The adjourned annual meeting of the shareholders in the Parkes Dairy Company, Ltd., was held at the factory, Johnson-street, on Thursday…

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Marquis Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 9

Wheat growers throughout the district will no doubt be interested to learn that Mr Chas. Rue purposes experimenting with Marquis…

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Wool Reports

Forbes Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Harrison. Jones & Devlin, Ltd., report: We offered at auction on Tuesday, 16th inst, 1831 bales of wool, including several very…

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Half A Million Sheep

Forbes Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

Owing to scarcity of shipping space export mutton buyers have not operated at all regularly at recent Homebush auctions…

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The Wheat Grab

Forbes Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The story is told as to how the State Government's wheat grab policy affected a firm of storekeepers over Grenfell way. The firm…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson report:— At our Sydney wool sales on Thursday super merinos and crossbreds had improved inquiry and made increased…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Market

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 6

Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd. report:—Our catalogue this week comprised a generally attractive selection of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 3

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. 198…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the porsonal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Agriculture, N.S.W., and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 198. Agricultural. the Tobacco Crop. Harvestine and Curing

Forbes Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 2

The leaf of tobacco will be maturing shortly, and as the time of picking has such an influence upon the final quality, a few notes by the Tobacco Expert will…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. (Issued by the Department of Agriture). Agricultural Pests

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 1

"We have destroyed cockatoos by scattering wheat steeped in a solution of strychnine over that part of the paddock where cockatoos settled,…

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Great Britain's Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We Have Should Be Seeded. a Duty We Owb to the Empire and Ourselves

Forbes Times · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes— "When I returned from England towards the end of November last, I drew…

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Great Britain's Wheat Requirements. Every Acre We Have Should Be Seeded. a Duty We Owe to the Empire and Ourselves

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Walker (Lindley, Walker & Co.) writes— "When I returned from England towards the end of November last, I drew…

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Absent Without Cause. Interesting Forbes Case. a Farm Hand Fined

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 7

A case which should be of interest to farm hands, as well as to men on the land, was heard at the Forbes Court on Tuesday, before Mr Harcourt…

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Requirements of the Dairying Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 8

We pride ourselves on being able to supply machinery of every description for the complete equipment of cheese and butter factories, also…

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Wyalong Show Sheep. (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Sir,— I should not have stated that there was not a "Stud Sheep at the last show," as I was not at it. The point I wished to emphasise…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Wire.]

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., wired us that at the wool sales on Thursday super merinos and crossbreds had an improved inquiry and made…

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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.198. Agricultural. the Tobacco Crop. Harvesting and Curing

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

The leaf of tobacco will be maturing shortly, and as the time of picking has such an influence upon the final quality, a few notes by the Tobacco Expert will…

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Open Column. [We do not hold ourselves responsible or the opinions expressed by correspondents.] Mr. Cusack and the Farmers (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Sir,—I see by Albury 'Banner' of January 20, '15, that Mr. Cusack, M. L. A., made a statement at the Farmers and Settlers' meeting that…

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A Record Crop

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 2

It will be remembered that a sheaf of Sunrise oats over six feet in height was exhibited at the late Show by Messrs. H. J. Bien and Sons, of "The…

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