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

Farming & the land, 1890

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Sheep Shearing Competition

National Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 3

There were four starters for the sheep shearing competition at the Agricultural Grounds to-day, but only three in it…

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Sheep Exhibition. Champion Prize Animal Prom Bathurst

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

The champion prize for the best ram at the Show yesterday awarded to Hon. F. B. Suttor's Commotion. The trial of sheep shearing machines…

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Straying Cattle. (To the Editor of the Molong Express)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me through the medium of your columns to call the attention of the "city fathers" to the existence of a continual nuisance in the Molong streets in the shape of…

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Farm and Garden

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 July 1890 · page 6

If you set duck-eggs under hens, set them on the ground. If frost is entirely out and the weather settled into spring, you can place a cage over the hen, and arrange things…

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The Sydney Sheep Show

National Advocate · Monday 7 July 1890 · page 3

The intercolonial sheep show was continued on the Agricultural Society's Ground on Saturday. The welcome change in the weather had the effect of inducing…

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The Sheep Sales

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 3

The annual stud sheep sales began to-day, when there was a good attendance, and there was a marked improvement in general bidding, although no…

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Sheep-shearing Awards

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 3

The awards in connection with the trials of sheep-shearing machines have been further deferred…

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The Stud Sheep Sales

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 3

The second series of intercolonial stud sheep sales was commenced to-day at Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.'s stores. The greatest activity characterised the…

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Pastoral Union

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 2

At a meeting last night rules were adopted for the newly-formed Pastoral Union of New South Wales…

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The Sheep Sales

National Advocate · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 3

The third of the series of sheep sales was held to-day. A start was made with 18 choice stud rums, the property of W. Gibson and Son, of the famous Scone…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 July 1890 · page 2

At the Darling Harbour railway terminus yesterday morning there was a fair supply of forage at market from the various intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and…

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The Sheep Sales

National Advocate · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

The fourth of the sheep sale series was held to-day by Gair Sloane & Co. There was a good attendance, and bidding was very brisk. All the sheep offered were…

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London Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 2

There was an animated demand at the London wool sales on Wednesday, the prices obtained being equal to those ruling at the May series…

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Claim for an Experimental Farm

National Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 3

The Minister for Mines and Agriculture was waited upon this morning by a deputation from residents of Wellington to place before him the claims of the…

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Farm and Garden. Vegetable Products

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 6

Plants are endowed with the power of assimilating and combining the various substances which are compounded during their growth, and forming these into compounds…

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Tarana Cattle and Sheep Stealing Prevention Society

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 14 July 1890 · page 2

We have received a copy of the rules of the above society, which was established in May last year, the chief rules being the following:—…

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Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 4

Bathurst Sheep at the Mudgee Show.—Our readers will be pleased to hear that the Bathurst Sheep Breeders' Association won first prize in the class and championship of the show for…

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Quarantined Sheep

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 3

This morning Mr. Cruiksbank, M.L. A., introduced a deputation consisting of a number of gentlemen interested in the purchase of sheep to the Minister for…

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Finely Bred Sheep

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 2

We may fairly congratulate the Hon. F. B. Suttor on his success at the recent metropolitan show of sheep, and also on the prices he obtained for his…

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Annual Stud Sheep Sales. Sale of Imported German Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 7

THE first of the series of annual ram sales was held at the Exchange Sale Room on Friday the sheep having been under inspection during the early part of the week at the quarantine ground, Bradley's…

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