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

Farming & the land, 1924

1,338 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 26 of 67

Pastoral. Monet in Fat Lambs. Further Notes on the Handling of the Flock

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 2

Selection of the ewe and sire suitable for rat lamb raising purposes in the wheat belt was discussed in these notes last week, as was also the subject of…

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Dairying. Clean Cows. Their Relationship to Clean Milk

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 2

For the production of clean milk, contamination must be avoided from a number of likely sources, and the hands of the milker, the milking receptacles,…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Resolutions for Confer Ence

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

THE following resolutions will be considered at next meeting of Wheego District Council, to be held on 14th instant:…

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In Sheep and Cattle

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 4

In sheep the disease occurs in the acute form. Stiffening of the muscles, with spasms of the muscles of mastication, is usually present. The…

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Sheep and Lamb Supplies

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

Though only 11,000 sheep and lambs were on offer at Homebush last Monday, rates did not show any further rise. Winchcombe Carson,…

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Dipping Pays Means Pounds More Wool

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 11

"No dip will make two fibres of wool grow where only one grew before," declared Stock Inspector Dowling in an address on sheep dipping…

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Management of the Farm Practical Advice by a Practical Farmer

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 8

Mr. P. H. Jones, of the Pinaroo branch of the South Australian Agricultural Bureau, read a very thoughtful and practical paper on "Farm…

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Prices for Sheep and Wool the Current Situation

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:--Supplies of wool for the Sydney auctions which open on June 17 will not be of very attractive type. A limited…

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Parkes Show Wheat Sections

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 8

The Parkes P. and A. Association has adopted considerable changes in the wheat sections for the coming Show. Red…

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Agricultural. Vegetables on the Farm. Manures and Fertilisers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

Although every attention be given to the working of the soil, it will be found insufficient to make available the large quantities of plant-food required for so…

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Dairying. Rugging of Cows. a Profitable Winter Practice

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

Winter is at hand, and it is again seasonable to remind dairy-farmers of the benefits attaching to the rugging of their cows. Farmers who rug their…

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Experimental Farm Notes

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 8

Inquiries have been made by men Wheat growing in the district as to the advisability of feeding off the growing crops…

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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 Minister of Agriculture, and are based largely on the experience of the Department. Live Stock. Rinderpest Restrictions. The Significance of Their Recent Removal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 2

The fact that the Commonwealth Government has considered it safe to remove all restrictions on the introduction of live stock, animal products,…

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Wheat Growing Competition

Western Champion · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 11

For the coming season the Sydney Royal Agricultural Society is again, offering prizes for the best crops in the "Middle West" wheat areas of…

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Progressive Farmers Pure Seed Plots

Western Champion · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 27

Mr. H. Bartlett, Senior Agricultural Instructor, paid a visit last week to Mr. Richard Job's farm at "St. Elmo," Coobang, where pure seed plots…

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Current Topics Special Sheep Sale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

Messrs. O. H. Furner and Co. are soiling 15,000 sheep at the Goulburn municipal yards on Tuesday next, June 17. The sheep are a…

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Wool Sales and the Banks

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

An easiness can be noticed in Melbourne wool sales, and is attributed to the banks refusing, to sell at the credit required. There is…

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Financial Stringency Effecting Wool Sales. (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

The easiness noticed in Melbourne wool sales is attributed to the Banks refusing to sell at credit required. There is every chance of this…

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Management of the Farm Practical Hints by a Practical Farmer (Continued from a previous issue.) HORSES

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 16

For the time being horseflesh, is the main means of locomotion on the farm, and I admit the probability of the tractor in the near future being…

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Farmers and Settlers Executive's Report (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers evecutive report naively states that if Mr Wearne has not done anything to dis please the farmers, he has done…

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