A Soldier's Crop. Farmers Gather It In
Over near Ootha, Mr J. M. Conner, a well-known farmer, planted a crop of wheat, and then decided to get into kkaki, and go to the war. He…
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Farming & the land, 1915
1,686 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 79 of 85
Fire in a Crop
By a fire which occurred in a crop owned by Mr Terle, at Bedgerabong, on Friday evening, between 30 and 40 acres of wheat were destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Stealing. Scott and Halbish Plead Guilty
The two accused, Albert Halbish and Thomas Campbell Scott, charged with sheep stealing at Ungarie, were again before the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land
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. 239…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bag of Wheat St[?]tr Make it Grow. For local Returned Wounded Soldiers
The sub committee of the Returned Wounded Soldiers' Fund met on Friday night, when it was decided to open a bag of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State Share Farming. In Cudgellico District
Some time ago the Minister for Lands, Mr. W. G. Ashford, announced his intention of instituting a share-farming scheme under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Practical Irrigation Farming. The Use and Misuse of Water
That a farm may be irrigated successfully and without subsequent harm to the soil, it is necessary, says the officer from whose articles on the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Farmer's Boy. a Thrilling Story of Three Nights at the Front
When the Pessimist comes along again let us tell him the story of the farmer's boy. He is there in thousands, out on the plains of France and Flanders, doing his bit for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Share-farming. Government's Scheme. Terms and Conditions
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) famishes farther details of his scheme for share farming on Forest Vale estate, situated on the line of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country News. Goolagong. (From a Correspondent). the Crops
Harvesting has now commenced in earnest. The buzz of the stripper is audible in any part of the district. This year the returns are worth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Wheat
In accordance with the decision arrived at by the Parkes Hospital Committe a little while ago. the farmers throughout the district have been…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wheat Freights
"The Times" city editor states that the Sout[?] American grain freights continue their remarkable rise. Before the war 1/6 a ton was accepted. On…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Scheme
A conference of wheat growers from various parts of the State was held on Tuesday afternoon at the office of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wool Market
The Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co., Ltd., Sydney report under date 7th. December, 1915:—No auctions were arranged for the local…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Cattle on the Line
An accident occurred to the limited express early on Thursday morning near Kootingal. This train runs through without many stops from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes
These Notes are issued very week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based m[?] on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Land Available Homestead Farms. Coonamble Land District
7,282 acres in one block, parish of Bourbah, county of Gregory; 15 miles from Gular railway station; the land is level; red and sandy soil, some…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Crops Burnt
Shortly after 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon dense columns of smake were seen to rise at a spot near the railway line about seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homestead Farms. Barmedman Land District
807 acres in one block, being portion 13, parish, of Yiddah, county of Bland 7 miles from Barmedman, and 1¼ miles from Yiddah siding; the land is level…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CORRESPONDENCE. (While our columnps are freely open to correspondents, it must be distinctly understood that we do not hold ourselves responsible. For the opinions expressed nor do we necessarily agree with them.—Ed. C.) Scab Farmers. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—According to report you have share-farmers applauding the Government's perfidious action over the wheat, preventing us export our wheat…
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