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

Farming & the land, 1916

1,981 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 15 of 100

Crosbred Wool Wanted. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 19

The Prime Minister of New Zealand has received a cable from the Imperial Government, urging him to prevent any crossbred wool being…

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A School Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 33

The following message from Forbes appeared in the "Sun' 'of Thursday last:- At a meeting of Forbes Council last…

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Wheat, and More Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The "Sydney Morning Herald" of Wednesday last printed the following concerning the local harvest, under the heading of Canowindra:—"Wheat…

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Shortage of Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

Mr W. G. Dowling, inspector of stock, in a report to Forbes Pastures Protection Board, states that the shortage of sheep, as compared with…

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Wool Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 6
Also in Canowindra Star and Eugowra News

The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, report: — We offered a very attractive catalogue at our sale to-day, comprising…

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The Farmer's Wheat Two Men Charged with Stealing

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 9

Something like a sensation occurred on Monday evening when it became known that a local wheat buyer and a carter had been arrested by…

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Bulk Handling of Wheat

Forbes Times · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5

The question of the bulk handling of wheat has been gone into by Mr D. KirKwood, C.E., who has prepared plans of a scheme for utilising the…

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Wheat at Forbes and Canowindra

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The Frobes "Times" is not satisfied that Canowindra wheat results have beaten "Historic Forbes," and in day or two again referred to our…

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Latest Telegraphic Butter Redid One Penn Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The Necessary Commities Commission has reduced th[?]ice of butter by one penny per 1b…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 5
Also in Forbes Times

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. 250…

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Wheat Stacked at Stations. Forbes on 1[?] Own

Forbes Times · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

In our issue of Friday last we made it very plain that there was not a title of justification for Canowindra's claim that it was in the lead in the matter…

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The Canowindra Star. Published every Friday Morning. Friday, February 18, 1916. Local and General. Sales of Sheep

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Joseph Leeds and Co. last week sold on account of Mr. A. J. Grant, 26 xbred weathers at 28/6; 24 xbred weathers at 27/. 161 at 26/5 to…

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GOOLAGONG. (From Our Own Correspondent). Great Crops

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 6

Now that farmers have completed garnering the huge 1915-16 crop, definite figures of the yields are obtainable. In nearly every instance…

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The Orchard. Practical Irrigation Farming. Pruning Irrigated Orchards

Forbes Times · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

A fruit tree or vine should be shaped and pruned to bear as large a crop of fruit as may be reasonably expected to mature properly, without injury to the…

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Warmer Than Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 7

Kapok, the strange name of a material out of which they are now making mattresses, lifebelts, pillows, linings for clothes, even underwear,…

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3900 SHEEP—25s 5d Per Head

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

Sheepowners have undoubtedly had the best of the bargain at Hotnebush sales. To show the extent to which values have trended…

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Mr. Attorney General Hall. On Mr. Morton and the South Coast Dairy Farmsrs. (To the Editor)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 2

In the "Daily Telegraph" of Friday, 21th inst. the public can see two pen pictures, the first being a letter from Mr. Hall accusing the farmers…

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