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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 35 of 67

Change of Seed Why Wheat Varieties "Run Out."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 14

The complant is frequently made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been using for years has "run cut". Similarly the…

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A Wheat Growing Objective Increasing the Yield Per Acre

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 16

That the district wheat yield might be doubted by the employment of improved farm methods was the recently expressed opinion of a well…

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The Wyalong Advocate Friday, August 8th, 1924. Farmer Shot Dead Another Confesses (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 4

Melbourne—James Stephens a farmer of the Narundil district was shot last night by James Murfin another farmer…

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The Commercial Side of Farming

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 11

The farmer's efforts have [?] ally been directed towards increased production, but he has reached a stage (pointed out the Chief…

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Farm Planning As a Factor of Economical Production

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 11

Successful farming largely resolves itself into a question of reducing the dost of production to the lowest possible point, and the economical…

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Crop Competitions Western District Championship

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

The arrangements were finalised at a conference at Peak Hill Show on Wednesday, of last week, for the Middle-West district field…

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Gunningbland Farmers and Settlers' Picnic

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 10

The annual Farmers and Settlers' picnic and social were held here last Wednesday. A tennis match was played between Coradgery and…

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Wheat Guarantee

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. Martin Flannery, M.L.A., for Murrumbidgee, asked the Minister for Agriculture if it were a fact…

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Wheat Pooling Compulsion Opposed at Farmers Conference

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

The greater part of the session on Wednesday was occupied in considering matters affecting the handling and marketing of the wheat crop, and…

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A Wool Stealing Charge

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

Leslie G. McKay and William Burge were charge with stealing a quantity of wool, valued at £100, the property of Arthur William Whitney…

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Wool Arrangements for Coming Season. Private Selling

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes:— During the past few weeks no feature of outstanding importance, so…

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Beneficial Rains Throughout Wheat Belt (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 4

Good rain has fallen throughout the wheat belt, and more is expected. Farmers say that with another few points in Spring, a bumper harvest is…

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Farmers' Conference

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 3

At the conference last week, a subcommittee was appointed to consider and report to conference upon suggestions forwarded by branches…

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Wool

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 5

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers Co-op. Co. writes:-- During the past few weeks no feature of outstanding importance,…

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Home-made or Dairy Butter. Method of Manufacture

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 2

Presuming the cream and a hand churn is available, let the cream ripen until it is sour to the taste, then put it in the churn at a temperature of, say,…

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Dairying. Milk Recording. The Development of the Movement in Denmark

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 2

The first Danish milk-recording society was formed in 1895, by thirteen farmers who owned together just over 300 cows, and who combined to employ…

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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. AGRICULTURAL . the Best Fallowing System. For Soils of the Central West

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 2

Fallowing has been correctly termed the basis of successful wheat-growing, and the system has been largely responsible for the exception of our wheat…

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Wool. Arrangements for Coming Season. Private Selling

Western Champion · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 22

The Secretary, farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes:- During the past few weeks 110 feature of outstanding importance, so…

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Wool. Arrangements for Coming Season Private Selling

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 4

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes: During the past few weeks no feature of outstanding importance, so far…

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Trundle F & S Association Mr. Buttenshaw, M.L.A. on the Voluntary Wheat Pool

Western Champion · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 21

At last Saturday's meeting (August 2nd) of the Trundle Farmers and Sett[?]lers' Association, those present had the pleasure of hearing Mr…

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