Guaranteed Wheat
A number of farmers in the Wagga district contend that they have undoubted grounds for complaint against the action of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1916
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Wool Boom
The par we published on Friday, that 32¼d per lb had been obtained for a line of scoured wool in the Sydney market, makes one think a bit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Our Wheat. Important Negotiations
Some time ago an arrangement was made by which 200,000 tons of wheat were sold to the Imperial Government. It is impossible to say how much is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →300,000 Bags of Wheat
On Saturday night the number of bags of wheat stacked at Forbes railway station reached the immense number of 300,000 bags. In…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forbes and Around. Value of Irrigation. Keeping the Crops Clean
Not so very long ago the writer paid a visit to Mr F. A. Heinke's property at Willowdene, South Forbes, and saw some instances of irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral. Sheep Blow-flies. Dips that Sometimes Fail to Act
It is one of the peculiarities of treating sheep for blow-flies that a dip may act very satisfactorily for a time, and then suddenly prove ineffective, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hilltop Station Wool
Yorkshire buyers were keen competitors for Mr. Chas. Young's Hilltop station wool clip, From Garland, offered by Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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. 249…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Report. John Bridge and CO
Wool:--- The market during the week has given further evidence of strength, the record for wool having been advanced to 32¼d which is the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Special Sheep Sale at Goulburn. Records in Every Way
W. H. Wheatley reports having yarded 53,112 sheep on Thursday, 3rd February, to the largest and most representative attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fruit Preserving. Farmers' Bulletin, No. 88
Canning, bottling, jam-making and candying peel are all dealt with in this bulletin, a second edition of which is now available for circulation. A…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Orchard. to Maintain Soil Fertility. Californian Cover Crop Experiment
Attention was directed in these "Notes" last week to the importance of cover crops in orchards as a means of maintaining the fertility of the soil,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Argument Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1916, Local and General To Farmers and Others!
Be economical! Save your billow and kitchen fat, and get 8/- per kerosene tin fall at the Cowra Soap Works, Mrisbine Street. Don't forget to tell your friends,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Donations
A meeting was held at Goonumbla school on Wednesday last to consider what steps should be taken in the matter of the collecting of the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Guaranteed Wheat
Following is the text of Mr. W. E. Tayler's letter (referred to in our last issue) the publication of which undoubtedly influenced the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Guaranteed Wheat
According to the "Daily Telegraph" of Tuesday "The claim of certain gentlemen at Parkes that they forced the hands of the Government in…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wheat Compensation Act
Farmers whose wheat was seized in 1914 at the proclaimed price of 5s. per bushel, and who are entitled to the extra 3d. per bushel awarded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wheat. the State Scheme
The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) stated on Thursday that he is receiving many assurance from farmers who were previously opposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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 mainly on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Latest Telegrams. Price of Butter. Sydney
The Necessary Commodities Commission reduced the price bf butter one penny per lb. yesterday…
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