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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 56 of 77

Dairy Herd's Good Average

Forbes Times · Tuesday 25 September 1917 · page 1

For the 12 months from September 1,1916, to August 31, 1917, Mr. A. T. Hapgood's dairy herd put up a capital performance (Says the Inverell…

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Pastoral. the Farmers' Sheep. a Farmer's View About the Best Breed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 10

Discussing the breed of sheep best adapted of farmers' requirements, Mr. J. Sinclair, at a meeting of the Thyra Bunaloo branch of the Agricultural…

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1500 Store Cattle

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 6

Messrs Bedford, Taylor and Weston, Ltd advertise a monster Special Store Cattle Sale at Orange on Friday, 28th, September, when over…

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Country Wheat Silos

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 2

An enquiry was made by Mr. Rogers (Vic.) in the House of Representatives whether wheat storage siloscontemplated under the scheme…

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The Wool Position

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 2

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. report under date 22nd instant:— The railway and tramway strike having been called off, the Railway…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 10

These Notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister o Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 333…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1917 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 26 September 1917 · page 2

Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 9/- per kerosene tin fall at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street Don't forget to tell your friends,…

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Crop Failures in the West. Farmers Going Back to Sheep

Forbes Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 8

Messrs. Geo. Shirley and Co., in the current issue of their quarterly Magazine, "The Fertiliser," write as follow:—…

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Forbes Cattle Sale

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

Messrs. Edward Weaver and Co., and Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., will sell at Forbes on Friday next, October 5, 500 head of store cattle,…

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Co-operative Sheep Dips and Dipping Small Lots 0F Sheep

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

Now that it is compulsory to dip all sheep affected with sheep ticks, and sheep lice, owners of small flocks, such as farmers, find it difficult and…

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Wool for Overseas

Forbes Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., write:—During July and August 87,040 bales of wool were shipped overseas from New South Wales. These figures are…

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Commercial News. Wool for Overseas

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., write:— During July and August, 87,040 bales of wool were shipped overseas from New South Wales. These figures…

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Describing Sheep: the Right Way. (To the Editor.)

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 2

Sir,—To my way of thinking, the method of describing the ages of sheep in many of the Show Schedules is misleading. Instead of saying, Ram…

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Cattle Straying Nuisance. (To the Editor of "The Forbes Advocate.")

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 1

Sir,—What is the use of residents trying to garden when cattle are allowed to stray all over the streets and destroy property? I counted…

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The Farce of Rabbit Trapping Eugowra Farmer's Protest

Forbes Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 8

Mr. J. O. Nash, of Willowbank, Eugowra, writes as follows on the question of rebbit trapping:- "In a recent issue of a daily paper…

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The Wool Clip

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 2

New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., [?] under date of September 26th [?] hearing operations are proceeding smoothly,…

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The Farmer. Thunder and Milk

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 7

A popular belief exists that thunderstorms will sour milk. But the foundation for the belief is questioned by a medical authority. It has…

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The Cowra Free Press Use Soft Words and Hard Arguments Saturday, Sept. 29, 1917 Local and General To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 2

Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 9/- per kerosene tin full at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street Don't forget to tell your friends,…

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Orange Cattle Sale

Forbes Times · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2

Messrs. Bedford, Taylor & Weston, Ltd., report having conducted a special sale of cattle on Friday at the Orange Corporation Yards, when 1700 head…

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Commercial News. Wool Reports

Forbes Times · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4

The Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report:- Wool during the week has been arriving more freely, some 20,0400 bales…

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