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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Cattle Breeders' Association

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 9

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

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 9

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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SHEEP. Fly Prevention

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 8

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

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Butter for Local Consumption

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 9
Also in The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette

Special prizes—£100, viz.: First prize, £50; second prize, £25: third prize, £15; fourth prize, £10; £5 5s. presented by the Berrima District F…

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Beef and Cattle Averages

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

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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Salted Butter. Judge: L. T. MacInnes. Butter, salted, manufactured, and

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 12

Butter, salted, manufactured, and ready for export: Denman Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., 95½ points, 1; Pambula Co-operative Creamery and Dairy Co.,…

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Wool Sale Fixtures Wool as a War Weapon

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: —The Central Wool Committee has approved of the following arrangements for wool appraisements in…

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Salted Butter. Judge: L. T. MacInnes

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 11

Butter, salted, manufactured, and ready for export: Denman Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., 95½ points, 1; Pambula Co-operative Creamery and Dairv Co.,…

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

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

Cow, rany 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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Farmer's Dwelling Burnt

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

A fire occurred in the dwelling of Mr. James Turner, on the Marsden Road, on Tuesday night last, and from what we can gather…

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"Royal" Crop Competition

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

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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The Farmer

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 7

No class of cattle in America of ate years has grown so much in demand as the dual-purpose kind. The time is ripe for the dual-purpose…

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Dairy Produce

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 12
Also in Cowra Free Press

The entries in butter, cheese, and bacon total 581, as compared with 375 last year. Butter advanced from 235 to 302, cheese from 50 to 87, and bacon…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, April 14th, 1917 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · 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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Dairying. Selecting Dairy Cows. And Handling Them

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

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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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 based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 310. Agricultural. the Care of Seed Maize. In view of Weevil and Moth Attacks

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

How may socd maize bo kept free from weevils and grain moths? The answer is provided in the "Gazette" by the officer of the…

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Yesterday's Homebush Sales. Cattle Market Firm. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

cattle 1270 yarded. Market firm. Best beef 52/ second 47/, inferior 44/. Bullocks £12 to £24: cows £9 to £17/10. Sheep: 9000 yarded. Market…

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