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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 80 of 100

Vegetables on the Farm. An Anomaly

Forbes Times · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 2

It is one of the anomalies of rural life in this land that vegetables form such a small part of the ordinary diet on many farms. Where There is every…

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To Farmers and Others!

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 3

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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The Wheat Sale

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

The sale by the Commonwealth to the British Goverumeat of another 500,000 tons of wheat will not carry with it a further advance of…

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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. 285. Agricultural. Vegetables on the Farm. The Value of Deep Ploughing

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 3

Success with vegetables is very largely a matter of the proper preparation of the ground, not only for the first crop, but for every succeeding one…

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Farmers and Settlers' Assn. Lachlan District Council. (To the Editor "Advocate.")

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

Sir,—I would be glad if you would publish the following motion in your valuable paper, passed by the above Council:—"That this…

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To The Farmers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

We take the following appeal from the "Sunday Sun " from the President and Secretary of the F. and S. Association of N.S.W.—…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, Oct. 21, 1916 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 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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A Popular Cowra Farmer in England. Writes Interestingly of His Experiences

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 6

Gunner W. O'Neil, the late popular secretary of the Cowra branch of the Farmers' & Settlers' Association, writes as follow to his successor (Mr…

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Poultry Farming for Women. What One Woman Has Achieved

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 4

Many women are at present seeking new avenues of employment that willhelp to fill the gapssin the ranks of men workers caused by the war—and…

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A Farmer's Opinion. Know Each Cow

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 3

"It was not worth while dairying unless the cows were worthy of feeding, and the only way of telling whether the individual cow was worth it was to…

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Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

W. H. WHEATLEY reports a large and representative' attendance of buyers at their sale on 17th inst., when 3500 head of cattle were yarded, and…

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Stacking the Wheat

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 1

The Premier, during a recent visit to the southern distrits, [?]oticed that apparently little room was left at the various stations and sidings for the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

Wincheombe, Curson, Ltd., report by wire yeterday: At the wool sales to-day tho market ruled in owners' favor. Under strong Japanese competition…

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Commercial News. Goulburn Special Cattle Sale

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 1

W.H. Wheatley reports:—There was a large and representative attendance of buyers at our sale on Tuesday last, when 3,500 head were yarded and…

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New Bags for New Wheat

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

The minister for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) desires to impress upon farmers the absolute necessity of using new sacks of good quality for next…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson and Co.'s Sydney wool sales yesterday, the market ruled in owners' favor, and under strong Japanese competition,…

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Farmers and Conscription. MR. T. Brown Asked to Urge "Yes."

Forbes Times · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

The following motions were passed at the last meeting of the Lachlan District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association:—…

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Monday's Wool Sales

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. wired us on Monday:—At the wool sales to-day the market ruled in owners' favor, under strong Japanese…

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New Bags for New Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 12

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Grahame) desires to impress upon farmers the absolute necessity of using new sa[?]ks of good quality for…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 10

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. 285…

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