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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 26 of 77

The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, April 25th, 1917 Local and General Sheep from Mandurama

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

[?] were operating on these lines. Lower grade offerings, however, were weaker. Supplis were fairly heavy totalling…

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Conversions Into Homestead Farms

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 4

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

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The Farmers and the P.l.l

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

The farmers who are being especially appealed to by the Labor Senators on the bogus conscription issue, would do well to consider P.L.L…

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Dairying. Points in Breeding. How to Get a High-class Bull

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 10

A cow does not usually put up an extremely large milk yield until she has had at least two or three calves, and if she is a big producer her efforts…

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Wool Sales. Wool Against Cotton

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: —Wool appraisements are now again in full swing on the Sydney market. Last Monday we submitted a…

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Wool Report

Forbes Times · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 1

John Bridge and Co., Ltd., report under date 21st April:- Wool.—The work of apprasing wool contiued in Sydney throughout Just…

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New Wheat Variety. WEIGHS 68 61b. to the Bushel

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

In milling and bread making qualities the new crossbred early variety of wheat which was propagated by Mr. fl. Pye, cerealist, Dookie Agricultural College,…

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Federal Politics. Mr Pigott at Forbes. Remarkable Figures About Wheat. Reply to Critics

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

Mr H. R. M. Pigott, Nationalist candidate for Calare, addressed an audience of electors in the town hall on Wednesday night. Mr Reg…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Annual Meeting. Mr G. Laidlaw President

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 7

The monthly and annual meeting of members of the Forbes Farmers and Settlers' Association was held ou Saturday afternoon. In attendance were:…

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An Open Letter To Non-Members of the Farmers an Settlers' Association

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

Mr. H. M. Brown has addressed the following letter to non-members of the Farmers and Settlers' Association:—…

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Mr. Lavelle and the Farmers. (To the Editor.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 5

Sir,—The Labor candidate for Galiire, in view of the strength of the farmers' vote in this electorate, which is essentially an agricultural one, has…

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Wheat-growing

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

"Science, capital, and organisation made it possible for Australia to produce such an enormous quantity of wheat. At one time the growing of…

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Wheat Buyer V. Wheat Lumper. Qlaim for Money Lent

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

On Monday last in the Small Debts Court Davis Bros, sued John Sten house for the recovery of £12 12s 1d money lent and interest…

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Something About Wheat. I.

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

I do uot profess to be a scientific breeder of wheats, nor am I an expert fanner. I leave the breeding of wheats to meh like Mr. Pridham, of the…

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Mr. Lavelle and the Farmers. (To the Editor)

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 2

Sir--The Labor candidate for Calare, in view of the strength of the faimer's vote in this electorate, which is essentially an agricultural one, has…

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Dairying. Perfecting the Dairy Oow. The Human Factor

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

Can we bring out any finor points in the cow of to-morrow? The question is asked by an American writer in an article in which he…

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Pigs and Pork Porkers and Baconers. a Farmer's Views

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

The value on the different breeds of pigs that are used in Australia was discussed by Mr. Garner, a member of the Kellyvilie branch of the…

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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. 312. Agricultural. the Care of Seed Maize. Fumigation and Sun Heat

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

In the previous articles on this subject certain methods have been indicated by which infestation of the ears while still in the field ean be avoided or at…

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Cattle

Forbes Times · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

C. H. Edols, Burrawang, 1 bullock at £21/4/, 2 cows at £15/2/, averaging £14/1; 54 steers to £15/13/, averaging £13/3/…

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Sheep

Forbes Times · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

Martin Bros., Droubalgie, 93 wrs, 38/-, 20 35/7, 33 34/7, 5 xb hoget pets 30/6, 5 wrs 20/7, 12 xbred lambs 28/9, 12 at 27/11…

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