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

Farming & the land, 1924

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Wool Report

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 28th February, 1924: Sales have proceeded during the…

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Wheat Diseases Mixed Farming as an Aid in Control

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 7

The crop-growing competition idea is making a distinct appeal to the more progressive among New South Whales farmers, and the effect is all…

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Commercial District Wool

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

Sheep rates showed improvement at Homebush last Thursday, but cattle values were inclined to weaken. Offerings totalled 25,000 sheep and…

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Very Firm Wool Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: Animated competition characterised our Sydney wool sale last Thursday Under the influence of keener…

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Good Wheat District Consignments Sold

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

Messrs Barnes and Co., of Warwick, Queensland, have purchased from the Voluntary Pool the whole of the wheat delivered to their…

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Growing Crop Competition

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 4

At the Young P. and A. Society meeting of Thursday, a suggestion was made to incorporate a growing crop competition in this year's…

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Temora Farmer Killed Kicked by Horse

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 1

Thomas Kite, a well-known farmer, of Narraburra, 10 miles from Temora, was killed on Friday night. He was training the racehorse,…

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Sale of Farm and Town Property

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

Messrs. L. G. Herrick & Co. recently sold on a/c. of Mr. M. Hennessy his farm at Holinwood, of 109 acres, to Mr. J. H. Pearce, on a…

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Wool Reports

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report : Animated competition characterised our Sydney wool sale last Thursday. Under the influence of keener…

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Dairying. for Choicest Grade Butter. Importance of Cooling and Aerating Milk and Cream

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 2

No dairy is complete unless it has provision for cooling and aerating milk or cream. If such proyision were made on every farm, little but a choicest…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · 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. AGRICULTURAL…

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Sydney Wool Market. Values Still Buoyant

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 8

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co, writes:-- At our last sale we brought forward a fairly good selection, comprising…

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Wheat Production

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 9

The threatened decrease in area of wheat growing (wrotes Robert Glbson in the Harden "Express" is a national question. It is stated that a…

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Wool Report

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 17

New Zealand and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report under date 28th February:—Sales have proceeded during the week and very satisfactory…

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Heavy Mortality in Sheep. a Warning

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 24

Following on the recent rains, sev eral cases of heavy mortality in sheep have been reported, due to the stock having overgorged themselves on…

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Dairying. the Best Cow. The Farmer as a Judge

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 24

With all due deference to the dairyfarmer, it must be said that as a judge of the producing capacities of the animals upon which his livelihood…

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Cotton Culture. Chamber of Commerce Meeting. Address by Mr. A. P. Goode. Demonstration at Head's Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 20

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday afternoon to give farmers and others interested in cotton culture and the…

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At Head's Farm

Western Champion · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 20

Immediately upon the close of the meeting an adjournment was made to Mr. A. Head's farm at "Nashville," where a fine healthy plot of cotton…

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Wheat Ready Reckoner

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Very often wheat growers are confronted with the difficulty of determining the number of bushels of wheat contained in a given…

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Current Topics Seed Wheat

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 6

Messrs. Harris and Co., millers, Forbes, announce they have seed wheat for sale. The varieties comprise Minister, Gresley, Florence,…

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