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

Farming & the land, 1917

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Late Telegrams. First Wheat Payment. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

A beginning was made yesterday with the first payment of 2/6 per bushel under the wheat pool…

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Tristle-infested Crops. How to Deal with Them

Forbes Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Woodgate, of Eugowra, writes to "The Land" on the above subject, as follows:—I noticed in a recent issue that one of your subscribers…

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Storm Warnings for Herders of Sheep

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

During the past spring the Weather Bureau established a special storm-warning service for the sheep ranges in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, to enable the owners of some 2,000,000…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for This Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 10

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. 298…

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Soldiers' Wheat on "Brolga." A Good Return

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The 50 acres of crop sown on "Brolga," Mildll, by the farmers of the locality for the benefit of the District Returned Soldiers' Fund,…

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Millions in Wheat. £15,908,000 in Cash Received. Operations of The Pool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

Ot the 53,794,000 bags of wheat put into the Australian wheat pool 26,139,000 were still held on the 8th inst of which the selling agents had…

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Conversions Into Hombstead Farms

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

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

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Farmers and Strike

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

"Farmer" (Wellington) writes to the "Daily Telegraph":—"You have published s veral letters or statements recently by producers…

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Advance on New Crop

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 2

The Commonwealth Government has made arrangements with the banks to finance the payment of the first dividend of 2s 6d on the…

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From a Simmer's Dairy

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 4

LIFE--all the time more to carry on, all the time less to carry it on with. Having good news for a woman this morning, I wrote. Had it been bad I'd have…

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To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 January 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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The Wheat Crop

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 33

The Government Statistician, Mr: John B. Trivett, has furnished an estimate of the wheat crop yield for 1916 He puts the total estimated production…

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Next Wheat Crop

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 3

An important statement was made by Mr. Grahame, Minister for Agriculture, on Saturday in regard to the next wheat crop. In order to…

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Special Sheep Sale

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 21

Messrs. Leeds Bros, announce a special sheep sale at Orange on Wednesday, 7th February, when they will submit at public auction 20,000 extra…

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Damaged Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 22

The Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in a report on feeding pigs with damaged wheat, says that it may be accepted as a fair statement that…

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Wool Report

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 24

The Australian, Mercantile, Land & Finance Company, Ltd., report under date January 16th:—The appraisements of four of the catalogues which…

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New Season's Wheat

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 21

Mr. A. McGregor is in receipt of a letter from Messrs. Sheppard, Harvey and Co., intimating that at a conference of shipping firms the following…

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On the Land Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 11

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Graham e,M.L.A., Minister of Africulture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land…

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Wool Trade Economy Endorsement of "John Bridge" Policy

Western Champion · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 24

Nearly twelve months ago, the firm of John Bridge and Co., Ltd., inaugurated, in the interests of woolgrowers, their campaign of economy in…

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ORANGE SHEEp and Cattle Sale

Forbes Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Special attention is drawn to the big sheep sale to be held at the Orange Corporation Yards on Wednesday, February 7th, when Messrs. Leeds Bros. will…

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