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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 69 of 100

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 or Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 277. Dairying. Machine Milking. The Problem of Difficult Cows

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1916 · page 10

Extraction is not the whole business of milking. There are those who seem to think that it is so, but, that is perhaps one reason why such men rarely…

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Farmers & Settlers. Lachlan District Council

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 30 August 1916 · page 2

A meeting of delegates to the above was held a Condobolin ou Wednesday, August 23rd. An apology was received from…

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Harrowing Growing Crops. Good Practice

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 August 1916 · page 10

One of the chief objections urged by farmers against the practice of harrowing young wheat crops is that at destroys so many plants, but that it has…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1916 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 30 August 1916 · page 2

Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 8/- per kerosene tin full at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street. Don't forget to tell your friends,…

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Wool Report

Western Champion · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 12

The Australian Mercantile, Land & Finance Company, Limited, report under date 29th August:—Business has been very quiet during the past…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 29

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,…

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EXTRA 3d. ON 1914 WHEAT

Western Champion · Thursday 31 August 1916 · page 19

The following letter appears in the "Daily Telegraph" of Tuesday last, from Mr. Arthur Yeo, of Peak Hill,—"Sir,—Can you enlighten me on the…

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The Reaper and Binder. On the Wheat Farm

Forbes Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The oft-discussed claims of the reaper and binder as against the combined harvester were before the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural…

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The Wheat Grab

Forbes Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly on Thursday of last week, Mr. Waddell asked the Minister for Agriculture on what date the promised additional…

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Commercial News. Approaching Wool Scales

Forbes Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd. reprot: Business has been very quiet during the past week, actual transactions being confined to the selling privately of…

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Current Topics. First Load of Wool

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

The honor of bringing the first load of wool to Forbes station this year, belongs to Mr J. Thomas. The wool came from Cadow…

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The Forbes Advocate Friday, September 1, 116. 2,000 Sheep a Day. Operations at Daroobalgie. a Thriving Industry

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 4

A sight which strikes the eye on a visit to Daroobalgie Meat Works, is the number of sheep skins drying on the wire fences around the works…

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When to Cut Lucerne. Effect on Next Crop

Forbes Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The Wisconsin experiment station, U.S.A., has shown, by actual trial, that where lucerne was cut on 2nd September, 1914, the stand on 12th May,…

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Dairying. Machine Milking. The Problem of Difficult Cows

Forbes Times · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

Milking machines have a wide range of adaptability to unevenly shaped udders, and to teats of different sizes, but in most ordinary herds there are…

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Woodstock Farmers and Settlers

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 1

The following is the list, of prizewinners in the Blood Stock and Trotting sections of the Woodstock F. and S. Carnival, held last week:—…

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To Farmers and Others!

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 7

Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 8/ per kerosene tin full at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane street. Don't forget…

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DAIRYING. Machine Milking.—The Problem of Difficult Cows

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

Milking machines have a wide range of adaptability to unevenly shaped udders, and to teats of different sizes, but in most ordinary herds…

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AGRICULTURAL. When to Cut Lucerne.—Effect on Next Crop

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 2

The Wisconsin experiment station, U.S.A., has shown by, actual trial, September, 1914, the stand on 12th that where lucerne was cut on 2nd…

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Small Sheep Supplies

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

Offerings continue on the light side at Homebush sheep sales. Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report that only 10,000 head were on offer…

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The Reaper and Binder. On the Wheat Farm

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 3

The oft-discussed claims of the reaper and binder as against the combined harvester were before the Little Plain branch of the Agricultural…

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