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

Farming & the land, 1919

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Goulburn Cattle Sale

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

W. H. Wheatley report having held a special sale on the 17th ult., of the "Pomeroy" cattle, for Mr. A. A. Dalglish. The cattle had been…

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Good Wheat Yield

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Alderman E. Facey, of Forbes, who let his farm at Bedgerabong on the shares, had a pleasant surprise in [?]unection with the wheat crop. He…

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The Wheat Industry an Agent's Review

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

A paper on the wheat growing industry of Australia, read at the Jubilee Conference of Primary Producers by Mr G. W. Walker,…

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73,608 Bogs. Wheat Received at Local Station. the Record Load

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

From December 5th up to Thursday 2nd January, 73,608 bags of new season's wheat have been received at the Wyalong Central Railway yards…

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New Stud Farm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 4

Mr W. R. M'Carthy, owner of the blood sire Greyspear, has taken a six years lease of about 40 acres of river-flat country on the Orange…

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Forbes Stock and Crops Mr W. G. Dowling's Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Mr W. G. Dowling, Stock Inspector, has submitted the following interesting report to Forbes Pastures Protec tion Board:…

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Pastoral. Sheep-maggot Flies. The Trap as a Control

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 3

The destruction of sheep-maggot flies by trapping them before they have time to deposit their eggs upon the sheep has been advocated by the Department of…

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Farmers!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 1

For Highent Prices and Prompt Returns for yonr Hay, Chaff, Grain, etc., consign to Robert Robinson & Co., Alexandria, one of the oldest and…

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Current Topics. To Farmers and Others!

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 1

Be economical! Save your tallow and kitchen fat, and get 10/- per kerosene tin fall at the Cowra Soap Works, Brisbane Street Don't forget to tell your friends,…

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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 [?] mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 400. Live Stock. Economical Hand-feeding. The Utility of Straw

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 3

Owners of livestock who are just now hand-feeding with lucerne hay or with mixed fodders rich in protein might with advantage give a little consideration to…

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Wool and Wheat

Forbes Times · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

A bulletin issued under the authority of the Central Wool Committee says the 1917-18 wool clip was valued at nearly forty-one million pounds…

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Wheat Payment Prospects

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Mr. H. V. Thorby, hon. sec. of the Macquarie District Council, writes, from Geurie as follows:—"Although, it is reported that many…

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Seed Wheat Advances. Conditions of Assistance

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

The conditions under which seed wheat will be advanced this season to necessitous farmers, or purchased by the Department for Agriculture…

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Future Wheat-growing (To the Editor "Advocate)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

Sir—It is sincerely, to be hoped that the letter recently [?] by Sir J. H. Curr[?]rs will re[?] the earnest consideration [?] who must…

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50,000 Tons of Wheat. Sold to Norway

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Senator Russell has announced that fifty thousand tons of wheat have been sold to Norway, at 5/8 per bushel. This has been confirmed from…

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Latest Telegraphic. Wheat Transport. 36 Vessels to Load. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Nurse Williams died in West Australia from pneumonic influenza. Another nurse is in a critical condition. A serious disturbance occurred…

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Drought in West Water 2/6 a Bucket. Sheep Live by Licking Up Seeds

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

A correspondent writes from Bathurst to one of the Sydney papers:- Travellers in the drought-stricken…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Meeting of Forbes Branch

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

A meeting of the members of the Forbes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday last, Mr W. R. Gunning…

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Farmers & Settlers' Association Monthly Meeting of Forbes Branch

Forbes Times · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Forbes brunch of the above Association was held at the Shire Chambers on Saturday afternoon last, there being present Messrs. W. R…

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Pastoral Sheep-maggot Flies. Destroying the Breeding Grounds

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

A recent summary of the recommendations of the Department of Agriculture on the subject of control of the sheep maggot fly laid emphasis upon the…

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