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

Farming & the land, 1917

1,527 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 77

Agricultural. Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

Western Champion · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 27

Of the various preventives for bunt or "stinking smut," the most efficient is certainly sulphate of coper, or bluestone, but succeess depends largely…

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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, of Agriculture and are baaed mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 309. Agricultural Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

Of the various preventives for bunt or "stinking smut," the most efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely upon…

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Dairying. Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

Cowra Free Press · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves, than by neglect-of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd…

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Wool Sale Fixtures

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under dale, April 3, 1917:— The Central Wool Committee has approved of the following arrangements…

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Wool As a War Weapon

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

Generally speaking, when the wool sales are ovor it will be found that growers have had good cause for satisfaction with the arrangements made…

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Farmers and the Income Tax Mr. Pigott Supplies Figures

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 1

Mr. H. R. M. Pigott, M.H.R. for Calare, recently supplied "The Land" with some enlightening figures (furnished by Mr. G. H. Knibbs,…

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Girls and Farm Work

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 1

A party of six Wanganni (N.Z.) girls have achieved a reputation for solid agricultural work, which will overcome much of the prejudice…

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Agricultural Notes. Choosing Seed Wheat. Its Importance to the Crop

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

Among the preparations for the sowing of wheat there is hardly any to which greater importance should be attached than the choice of the…

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Conversions Into Home Stead Farms

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 8

The holder of any C.P. (includ [?]…

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The Farmer. a Wonderful Cow

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

The Massachusetts Experimental Station has just issued an official report of a 12 month's test of the Guernsey cow Dolly Dimple. At…

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Wheat Payments. Another Shilling Promised

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 12

In order to assist the farmers in getting in their new season's seed, and also to prevent speculation in wheat certificates, the Prime…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. These Note's 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. 309. Agricultural. Pickling Seed Wheat. The Best Way to Prevent Bunt

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 10

Of the various preventives for bunt or "stinking smut," the most efficient is certainly sulphate of copper, or bluestone, but success depends largely upon…

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Dairying. Isolation of Sick Calves. What Delay May Mean

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 10

Probably more trouble is caused by delay in the isolation of sick calves, than by neglect of any other part of the work of the owner of a dairy herd…

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Wool Market

Western Champion · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 19

The Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Ltd., report, 10th April, 1917:—Since the last series of appraisement in Sydney the…

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Dairy Cattle

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The Guernsey field was comparatively small, several well-known breeders not exhibiting this year. Competition was keen in every class…

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Butter Quality

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

The best class in the butter section as an index to the general quality [?] the factories' output for the local market is that which provides for…

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Butter Phizes

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Salted—no preservative other than salt to be permitted in manufacture: Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, 95 points, 1: Pambula…

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Cattle Breeders' Association

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Delogates to the United Pure-bred Dairy Cattle Breeders' Association of New South Wales attended in strong force at the annual meeting of that…

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Beef Cattle Sales

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

There was a buzz of excitement as bidding ran high for Broadway Eclipse Hereford bull, who carried the grand champion's ribbon, and there was a…

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