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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1884

6 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

For the Farmers

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 2

BRAIN AND MUSCLE.—J. H. Moore, in the Home and Farm, gives the following advice to small farmers, who, he says, must depend on brains to make money; there is where brains will do work better than hands. Get a good…

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The Bathurst Post. Wednesday, April 2, 1884. Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 2 April 1884 · page 2

THESE beautiful little quadrupeds are creating more attention evey day; can it be wondered at when their wool produces the very finest and best of clothing, not only for the stronger race of human…

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Indian Wheat

The Bathurst Post · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

Messrs. M'Dougall Brothers, charged with the duty of examining samples of Indian wheat with reference to their quality and their suitability for bread-making in comparison with ample samples of English, American,…

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Molong Wheat Returns

The Bathurst Post · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 2

The wheat returns for past year are now completed. From 22,000 acres, which were under cultivation, 340,000 bushels of wheat were produced in the district of Molong. As a wheat-producing district Molong, therefore, is beyond…

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Are Reapers and Binders Adapted for Hay Crops? to the Editor of the Australasian

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 2

SIR,—I notice "Farmer's" queries in your issue or 28th ultimo, "Whether reapers and binders are suitable for harvesting a hay crop?" In reply, 1 beg to state that no machine, in my opinion, yet introduced, equals the…

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Bathurst Farmers' Union

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 2

"A SPECIAL meeting of this Union was held on Thursday, Mr. Jacob Knights (President) in the chair. A letter, addressed by Messrs. Boylson and Sons to the President, was read to the meeting. It…

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