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

Farming & the land, 1923

1,294 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 53 of 65

Pastoral the Sheep-maggot Fly. Jetting as a Means of Control

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

Jetting (or spraying) for the control of the sheep-maggot fly consists of applying with a single jet an arsenical solution at high pressure on the rump…

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Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Values at our Sydney wool sale last Monday were generally on the highest levels experienced so far this…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week under the personal supervision of the Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experiences of the Department. No. 653…

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Wool Market Views Opinions Weigh Have Differed

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market in one particular is displaying a most unusual phase. Buoyant markets have been…

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The Farm Garden. The Production of Pumpkins, Marrows, and Melons

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

The production of pumpkins, marrows, and melons is somewhat similar and so simple is it in our climate that this class of vegetable is often regarded…

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Irrigation. Farming Under Irrigation. Methods of Applying the Water

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

In a discussion of the possibilities of irrigation farming in New South Wales, some space was devoted in these notes last week to the choosing of a farm…

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Miscellaneous. Broom-making on the Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 November 1923 · page 2

An activity associated with the growing of millet that might well be considered by farmers is the making up of the product into the commercial article,…

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Pastoral. the Sheep Maggot Fly. Jetting as a means of Control

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 20

Jetting (or spraying) for the control of the sheep-maggot fly consists of applying with, a single jet an arsenical solution, at high pressure on the…

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Wool Sales

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 11

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired yesterday as follows: —We sold 6900 bales of wool at our Sydney sale on Tuesday. Competition was…

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Local Industry. Butter Factory Improvements

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 22

Before the heavy cyclonic storm which have swept over the town on Thursday, September 20th, had partially wrecked the local Butter Factory…

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Farm Valuations

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 7

Farmers on the Pinnacle closer settlement area (south of Forces) petitioned the Minister for Lands for re-appraisement of their holdings on…

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P. & A. Association. Tht Crop Championship

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 5

A meeting of the P. and A. Association Committee was held on Saturday afternoon the members in attendance being Messrs. Richard Job (President),…

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District Crops

Western Champion · Thursday 15 November 1923 · page 11

Mr. H. Bartlett, Senior Agricultural Instructor, spent some time last week in an inspection of wheat crops suitable for pure seed supplies, visiting…

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Jersey Cattle

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 4

Jersey cattle are very popular in Queensland, and apparently the climatic conditions are eminently suitable to the breed, as, under offical test…

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 8

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date Nov 8th, 1923:— The market [?] strong at the…

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Wheat Selling Pooling Position Farmers and Millers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 5

The Voluntary Wheat Pool Com mittee has for some time been negotiating with flour millers with a view to entering into an…

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Good Wool Returns

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 7

Thus the Yass “Courier” :—The wool market was at its top last week, and up to 36½d was secured for 11 bales of Barraha clip. Another…

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Historic Wool Sold

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 6

Included in the Co-operative Wool and Produce Company's wool sale catalogue, 8th November, were five bales of wool from the direct…

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The World's Wheat Situation

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 12

The Lindley Walker Co-operative Wheat Company writes trader date November 12th:— "Our London cable today reads:…

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Flag Smut in Wheat

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 2

Dr. R. J. Noble, principal assistant biologist at the Department of Agriculture, wrote to Mr. J. T. Pridham, plant breeder at the Cowra…

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