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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Commercial News. Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

The A.M.L. and F. Co. Ltd, report:—Catalogues are now being prepared for assessment, which, assiming all necessary arrangements can be…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4
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John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write us as follows:— "The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the…

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The Past Season. Stock Inspector's Report. The Blow-fly Pest.—Spraying the Sheep.— Autumn Lambing.— Movements of Sheep and Large Stock.—Rabbits, Crows, and Foxes.—Work of the Bot Fly.— Grass Seed in Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

From a pastoral point of view, the season could not have been be[?] ter as regards the amount of rainfall, but it would have been a better…

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Dairying. Butter Quality. The New Cream-Grading Conditions

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

In an interesting little table the Dairy Expert sets out the quantity of butter of each grade that was manufactured during July, August and…

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The Wool Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

John Bridge and Co Ltd. report under date 30th December 1916:— Wool: — Arrangements have been made to deal with the first…

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Cookery. Methods of Preserving Butter

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

One way is to well wash the butter to free it from buttermilk, add a little salt, and press it tightly in an earthenware jar—not quite full. Then pour…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

John Bridge & Co., Ltd., write us follows:— "The work of appraising tha values at which the balance of the…

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The Wheat Sale. (To the Editor)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Sir,—I have just read Mr. E. S. Twigg's letter iu your issue of the 23rd, and to my mind Mr. Twigg's logic is unanswerable. We have built…

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Conversions Into Hombstead Farms

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 8

The holder of any C.P. (includ [?] Homestead Selection, Homestead Grant, Conditional Purchase Lease…

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Fire in Crop

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

On Thursday morning a fire started in Mr. Arthur Clements' crop paddock, near Wyalong, and 30 acres of standing crop were…

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The Farmer. a Real Friend

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 7

As a matter of fact, few materials on the farm are more valuable than good dung. I have an affection for it. It is a real friend. It is a…

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To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Be economical I Save your tallow and Kitchen fat, and got 8/- per keroaene tin full at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street, Don't forget to tell yonr friends,…

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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. Grahams, M.L.A., Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experlence of the Department. No. 296. Agricultural. Cotton Growing in Australia. Possibilities and Prospects

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Considerable attention has been given by the Department of Agriculture to the possibilities or cotton being profitably produced in New South Wales, but…

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Fine Crop of Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

Mr H. L. Beasley, of Oveston, New Grenfell road, is one of the lucky farmers this year. So far his crop of wheat is averaging eight bags to…

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Wool and Stock

Forbes Times · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under.date 6th anuary, 1917:—Wool.—Operations under the new conditions now obtaining in tho wool…

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First Wool Appraisement

Forbes Times · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe. Carson Ltd., report by wire yesterday:—The prices for the first appraisement of wool catalogues was announeed today. New…

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[?] Latest Wires. Butter Factory Destroyed. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 3

The Great Southern Co-operative Company's butter factory at Foster (Victoria), has been destroyed by fire, Oved £1000 worth of butter as well as…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

JOHN BRIDGE & Co., Ltd., writes us as follows :— The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the Australian…

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Butter Factory Burned. Big Fire in Victoria. Melbourne

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

The Great Southern Co-Operative Coy.'s butter factory, at Foster, victoria, was burned down, and over £1000 worth of butter, as well as…

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