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

Farming & the land, 1925

1,292 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 22 of 65

2,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Destroyed Huge Fire in Chicago. Chicago

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 8

A fire has destroyed two million bushels of wheat and two elevators…

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Western Fallowing Last Forbes Competition. Valuable Points for Farmers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

Parkes and Forbes P. and A. Associations are again to the fore in the matter of field competitions in the wheat area, and although entries…

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Conviction for Abduction. "They Were Farm Neighbors." Armidale

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 8

Before the Cilcuit Court here G Jones was charged with the abduction of a young girl named Ivy McLeod, aged 18. They lived on…

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Unveiling War Memorial at Cowra Experiment Farm. to the Memory of Students and Staff

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 3

When Mr. M. H. Reynolds was Manager of the Cowra Experiment Farm he initiated a movement for the purpose of establishing a War…

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High Grade Dairy Utensils

Cowra Free Press · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 7

The wide range of dairy utensils supplied by us is not equalled by any other firm. There is nothing we cannot supply and the quality is always…

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District Sheep and Cattle

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 1

Cattle values showed a slight improvement, but sheep and lambs were 2/ to 3/ per head cheaper at Homebush last Thursday. Supplies totalled…

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Wool Sales the Market

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report: Much interest was attached to the opening of auctions on Monday last…

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Th[?] Wheat Crop Season 1924-25 the Value of Good Methods. (Continued from last issue)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 3

At Narrandera Mr. W. Verner grew the winning crop in the Narrandera crop competition for 1924, using 90lbs of superphosphate as against about…

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Railway Engine Bolts. Sheep Trucks Smashed. Tenterfield

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 2

A locomotive left unattended in Tenter field railway yards bolted yesterday and dashed into coal and sheep trucks. The engine was…

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Our Wheat Exhibit At the Sydney Show

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 6

In a reference to the recent Royal Agricultural Show, the Temora "Independent" says:- "We must congratulate the West…

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Wheat Market Inactive. Prices Unchanged. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 2

Practically no business is doing in wheat, and there is no alteration in prices. Sellers are asking 511 and 6-…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister ef Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. AGRICULTURAL…

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Dairying Fodder Crops for Dairyfarmers

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

It is universally admitted that to obtain the best results from dairy cattle careful consideration must be given to the feeding. Good pastures, of course,…

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The Hardest Worker on the Farm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 2

Cows are in reality the hardest-worked animals on the farm. A horse at hard labour is not using more energy than a dairy cow does when she…

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Fat Cattle. Anticipating the Market

Western Champion · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 16

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes under date 28th April: While it is always a matter of…

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Farmers' Experimental Plots. Western District—parkes Centre. Wheat and Oat Experiments, 1924-25. (H. Bartlett, H.D.A., Senior Agricultural Instructor.)

Western Champion · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 17

The subdivision of the Western district a few years ago into two areas, and the establishment of an Agricultural Instructor in the centre…

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Wheat Bulk Handling

Cowra Free Press · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 1

“During the wheat harvest just concluded, 17,500,000 bushels of wheat were handled in bulk in this State an increase of 11,000,000 bushels over the…

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Fat Cattle Anticipating the Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 1

The Secretary Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes under date 28th April:- While it is always a matter of…

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The Record Wheat Crop Season 1924-25 (Continued from last issue) Victorian Experiences

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 5

Victorian crops in the Wimmera and Goulburn Valley for the season 1923-24 established a record for big yields per acre. At Longerenong…

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Wheat Market Continues Dull (By Wire) Sydney

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

The overseas wheat market is still dull and prices locally are unchanged…

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