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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 77 of 100

Secondhand Cornsacks. Cannot Be Used for Wheat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture has issued a warning to growers that it will be necessary for them to use new cornsicks fortheir wheat for…

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Dairying. Cool Your Cream. a Word in Season

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 10

" Three-fourths of the poor cream that is coming on to the marked to-day is caused by carelessness in cooling." The statement was made by an…

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Soil Fertility. a Farmers' Methods

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 10

"Every farmer must study the requirements of every variety of soil with which he is dealing, in order to apply those fertilisers which are…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1916 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 4 October 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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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

These Notes are issued very weak, under the personal supervision of the HOn. W. G. Ashford, M.LA., 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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"John Bridge" Wool Sale. Fine Figures

Western Champion · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 22

Notable prices were secured by John Bridge & oC., Ltd., at their sale on September 27th. Out of a total offering of 2,453 bales, 1,217 bales…

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The Woodlands Wheat Farm

Forbes Times · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

The State Government had none of its own wheat in the pool last, year owing to the crop at Woodlands failing and having to be cut for chaff;…

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Branding Wheat Bags

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Farmers are warned by the Department of Agriculture, that when branding their wheat bags for delivery to Government agents next…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

The A.M.L. and [?] Co, Ltd, report under date 5th October:- After a week's interval sales were resumed last week, when large offerings…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Forbes Times · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 2

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. 283…

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"John Bridge" Wool Sale. Fine Figures

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

Notable prices were secured by John Bridge & Co., Ltd., at their sale on September 27. Out of a total offering of 2453 bales, 1217 bales…

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Patriotic Concert. Sheep Beings £11/7/-. Walter Beulah Dons His Warpaint

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

To provide comforts for the Australian troops at the front, was the object of the concert promoted by the Salvation Army, which was held…

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To Farmers and Others!

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 October 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…

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Wheat Pool's Loss. Thousands of Bags Ruined

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

When the scare about the last flood coming was circulatcd about a month ago an embankment was built round the wheat stack on the…

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Round About Eugowra. Serious Damage to Crops. Two Men on a Stack. Bullocks Have a Remarkable Escape

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

The flood at Eugowra was thebiggost. ever known So far as can be ascertained no lives have been lost but there were heavy losses of…

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Monday's Wool Sales. (By Wire)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson wired us as follows:— "The Sydney wool sales opened to-day. The market for all good…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 10

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. 283…

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To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 11 October 1916 · page 2

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

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 9

These Notes are issued very weak, under the personal supervision of [?] Hon. W. G. Ashford, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based [?]inly on the experiments of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land,…

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Latest Telegrams. the Wool Embargo. Melbourne

Western Champion · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 22

A deputation to the Victorian Premier stated that the embargo on wool export to America might mean a loss of £10,000,000 on this season's clip…

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