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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 23 of 77

Beef Cattle Sales

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

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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Cattle Breeders' Association

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

Delegates 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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SHEEP. Fly Prevention

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Among tho exhibits connected with the sheep farming industry was that of the Macmillan Chemical Co., which presented a most interesting display of…

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Beef and Cattle Averages

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report the following transactions in connection with their sales of Shorthorns and Herofords at the Royal Show on…

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Butter for Local Consump Tion

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Special prizes—£100, viz:Fi[?] prize, £50; second prize, £25; third prize, £15; fourth prize,£10; £5 [?] presented by the Berrima District [?]…

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The Wheat Pool How the Farmer Has Profited. Some Remarkable Facts

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The following statement regarding the wheal pool is issued by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughos):— The Australian Wheat Board has…

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Wool. French Texile Industry

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:- "Wool appraisements were resumed in Sydney on Tuesday, catalogues being limited to star lots. Brokers have a…

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Milk and Butter. (Judges: H.R. Alexander, J. J. Kinross, F. S. Stening.) Royal Champion Butter Fat Test

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 8

Cow, any breed, giving the best butter fat results under the Babcock test Cows to be milked at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and…

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Farmers & Settlers' Sports and Ball

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 6

The sports in aid of the Farmer and Settlers' Association and the Red Cross funds. which were to be held on Monday, were postponed on…

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Dairy Produce

Forbes Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 10
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

The entries in butter, cheese, bacon total 681, as compared with last year. Butter advanced from to 3802, cheese from 50 to 87, and [?]…

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"Royal" Crop Competition

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

Mr. E. Field judged the Royal Agri­cultural Society's field wheat competi­tion in Riverina this season. The com­petition was for the best 50 acres of…

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Dairying Selecting Dairy Cows and Handling Them

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

The most important factor in dairying is selecting the cows, That is the view taken by Mr. L. Green in a paper read by him before the Lower…

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THE 1915-16 Crop. a Further Shilling. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 4

The Federal Government has decided to pay another shilling per bushel as a further advance on the 1915-1910 wheat crop next week. The freight…

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Dairy Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 10
Also in Cowra Free Press

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

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Butter Prizes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 10

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

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Cattle Breeders' Association

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 10

Delegates 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 Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 10

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…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →