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

Farming & the land, 1889

162 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 9

Bill Nye a Bee Farmer. Some Stinging Remarks About The Busy Little Birds A Brilliant Scheme to Graft a Queen Bee on a Plymouth Rock Hen to Increase the Egg Output—Experiments of Ancient Writers on Bee Culture A Study of their Habits and Business Methods

National Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 1

It is now the appropriate season for hiving bees. Bees should not be hived until they swarm. Bees begin to swarm as soon as the new queen takes the oath of office. The queen,…

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The Western Farmers' Association

National Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 2

The Provisional Directors will visit Raglan this evening, Newbridge on Monday, Blayney on Tuesday, Millthorpe on Wednesday, and Orange, on Thursday to explain the objects of…

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Grand Crops

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1889 · page 2

A gentleman of Bathurst, who has just returned from a trip to Forbes, reports that the country never looked so green and the prospects of a bounteous harvest were never so flattering…

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Farmers' Co-operative Unions. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 October 1889 · page 2

Sir.—I notice at present a strong agitation by some of the farmers in your district to form a Co-operative Union for the sale of their produce in the Sydney Markets, and indicating that in their…

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By Telegraph. Western Farmers' Co-operative Association. Blayney, Wednesday morning

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1889 · page 3

A meeting in furtherance of the Western Fanners' Co-operative Association was held at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday evening, but owing to the meeting not being properly…

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Farmer's Co-operation

National Advocate · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 2

A large and representative meeting of farmers was held at Millthorpe last evening and a considerable amount of interest was shown in the projected Western Fanners Association…

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Farmers' Co-operative Association

National Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 3

Messrs R. H. Maund, W. Vaughan-Jenkins, and R. H. Thompson since leaving for Bathurst, have addressed meetings at Orange and Millthorpe, in the interests of the…

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Farmers' Co-operation

National Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 3

We are in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Vaughan, Jenkins to the effect that he has addressed a meeting called in the interest of the new association at Spring Hill on Friday…

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A Culpable Neglect of the Farmers' Interests

National Advocate · Monday 28 October 1889 · page 2

SOME one expressed the opinion the other day, in the hearing of the writer, that our farmers are the last class in the community to rouse to…

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Imported Sheep

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 2

We congratulate the recently - formed "Bathurst Sheep Breeding Association" (its members consisting of the Hon. F. B. Suttor, Hon. George Lee, Messrs. Gr. and H. Suttor,…

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Western Farmers Association

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 3

The farmers of the Bathurst district must bestir themselves or Orange will completely outstrip them in its support of the new projected company. A few evenings since a…

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The Silver Sheep-shearing Machine. a Rival to Wolseley's

National Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1889 · page 4

This is an age of progress and invitation. Somebody invents a piece of machinery which he considers simply perfect, but which is not very old before it is greatly improved upon to…

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Georgia's Possum Farm. Where William Throckmorton Raises the Toothsome Animals for Market

National Advocate · Friday 1 November 1889 · page 4

Have you ever seen a 'possum farm ? If you have not, take the first train and come to Griffin. You will never regret it. A few miles west of Griffin is the home of…

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Free Wool in the United States

National Advocate · Monday 4 November 1889 · page 3

All American delegate of the Pan-American Conference has stated if wool from the Argentine Republic entered into rivalry with can wool it would still be admitted free if the…

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A Wool Dispute

National Advocate · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 3

A deputation from the London Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by the principal importers or wool from the Australian Colonies, have waited upon the Customs authorities and…

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The Batts' Baby Farm. Prisoner Acquitted

National Advocate · Friday 8 November 1889 · page 3

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday Ellen Batts was acquitted on a charge of manslaughter of the infant, Ethel May Archibald, in connection with the Wollahra baby farming…

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A 'Possum Farm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 7

Have you seen a possum farm ? If you have not, take the first train and como to Griffin. You will never regret it. A few miles west if Griffin is the home of…

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FARM & GARDEN. How to Keep Figs

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 November 1889 · page 7

A lady reader contributes the following method of preparing figs: Now the figs are ripening, I would like to give your readers the benefit of a method for keeping the…

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An Experiment in Sheep-breeding. The Uondo Flock

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1889 · page 4

How many Australian sheepfarmers have attempted to fuse the good qualities of the longwool and merino sheep in a sub-breed that would be true to type? The project has…

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From Melbourne to London. The History of a Bale of Wool

National Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1889 · page 3

A bale of wool, in its progress from Melbourne to the Thames-side warehouse, gives a good idea of the different kinds of labour employed in the carriage of goods from across the sea to…

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