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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 55 of 85

Lands Available. Homestead Farms. Coonamble Land District

Western Champion · Thursday 16 September 1915 · page 11

2,232 acres in two blocks of 1.116 acres each, being portions 7 and 24 parish Bourbah, county Gregory; 15 miles from Gular railway station;…

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Cattle Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

H. WHEATLEY, at Goulburn— Special Spring Cattle Sale—Tuesday, 21st September : 2500 well-bred Store Cattle…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report under date 15th September:— The attention of the trade has…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

Messr. Winchcombs Carson and Co., wired us last night:—At our wool sales today prices for good free merinos and crossbreds were…

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Powdery Mildew. a Wheat Disease

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Numerous questions have been addressed to the Department in the past four weeks, as to the cause of a whitish discoloration on the leaves and stems of…

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Current Topics. Area Under Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

The Government Statistician, in his report on the wheat crop, estimated that 5,138,000 acres were under wheat in New South Wales this year,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 228…

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Irrigation Farming. Laying Out for Furrow Waterings

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The contour plan of land intended for irrigation having been obtained in accordance with the suggestions made in the article referred to a fortnight…

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Dairying. Pure-bred Bulls. The Percentage in Denmark

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Stock breeders can be divided into three classes, viz., breeders of pure-bred stock, breeders of cross-breds or grade stock, and breeders of nondescript or…

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Weather and Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 6

Great rain fell here last Saturday, with the result of nearly an inch. This fall will crown prospects, and a bumper harvest is now assured. The…

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Farmers and Setttlers' Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

Mr. A. A. Patterson, Secretary of the Grenfell branch of the F. & S. Association, has received the following very complimentary letter from Mr. T. I…

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Sale of Dairy Stock, etc

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 9

The townspeople in particular should be vitally interested in Mr T. G. Murray's sale (on account of L R. H. G. Lane) of dairy stock, etc.,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Notes are issued every week, under the personal super[?]ion of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 228. Agricultural Late Blight of Potatoes. Otherwise "Irish Blight."

Forbes Times · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

"The potato is liable to be affected with many different rungous diseases, but the most widespread and destructive one of all is 'Late Blight.' No fungous…

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"Wheat Doctors."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 7

New and powerful breeds of wheat have been created in America and Canda during the last few years, and many of these have taken the place…

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Powdery Mildew. a Wheat Disease

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

Numerous questions have been addressod to the Department in the past four weeks, as to the cause of a whitish discoloration on the leaves and stems of…

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Dairying. Pure-bred Bulls. The Percentage in Denmark

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

Stock breeders can be divided into three classes, viz., breeders of pure-bred stock, breeders of cross-breds or grade stock, and breeders of nondescript or…

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Irrigation Farming. Laying Out for Furrow Waterings

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

The contour plan of land intended for irrigation having been obtained in accordance with the suggestions made in the article referred to a fortnight…

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