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

Farming & the land, 1893

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The Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 2

At the wool sales there was keen competition and large quantities were aold. All good lines were in excellent demand, and plate rates were fully maintained…

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Dalgety's Wool Sales

National Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Sydney, wire as follows, Jan. H:—For our opening wool sale in 1893 we offered to-day 3011 bales, and sold 2348…

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Cattle Slaughtering

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

The Council Inspector, Mr. Walter Mutton, asks for the erection of a gallows and copper for use at the cattle saleyards in the destruction of animals condemned as unfit for…

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The Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

The wool sales, competition was brisk, best greasy bringing 9¼ to 10½d, scoured 13½ to 14d…

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Australian Butter. London, Tuesday Night

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

Colonial butter, factory made, best quality 114s per cwt.; dairy made, best quality; 107s per cwt. The price of wheat, instead of being on…

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The Price of Wool

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

The secretary of the Woolselling Brokers' Association writes:—"Whether there will be any increase at all in this season's wool clip over that of the 1891-2 season is…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Cattle Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

Cattle.—900 were yarded yesterday, and the market was easier, bullocks bringing £4 2s to £6 3s, and beat beef about 14s per 100lbs. Sheep.—39,000 were penned, and prices were…

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Second Edition. a Model Farm. Is It Necessary? to Educate the Agricultural West. Common Sense Says, Yes. Who, Then Is Entitled to It ? a City or a Settlement ? the Westen Metropolis or an Obscure Village ? Bathurst or Molong ?

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

The Bathurst Model Farm, that we were just assured in our own minds was a thing established, has again been made a question of doubt, by being relegated to…

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Sydney Wool Market. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

We brought forward 6037 bales of Tool yesterday making our offerings for the week 9081 bales. Competition was very vigorous tho greatest anxiety being maifested by buyers to…

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Second Edition. a Question of Bread and Butter

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

The figures given in our produce column to-day, showing that Victoria's export of butter for the season totals in value the enormous sum of £460,000,…

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Our Stock and Pastures. Worms in Sheep. (cONTINUED.)

The Bathurst Post · Sunday 15 January 1893 · page 8

IN the summer of 1869 I first noticed my lambs suffering from the little thread worms. At that time this new plague for sheep was not generally known, and…

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Mudgee Wool

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 2

More than 20,000 bales of wool were trucked from the Mudgee Railway Station this season up to the end of December, which is the largest, lot despatched from that…

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Gulgong Dairy Co

National Advocate · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 2

No less than 10,369 gallons of milk, being considerably in excess of the quantity received in any previous month, were purchased by the Gulgong Dairy Company in Dec…

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Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 2

The wool sales were largely attended; competition was keen, the market retained its vitality and good, clenrance was effected at firm rates. Greasy averaged 5½d to 8[?]…

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London Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

Dalgetty and Company report from London on the year's wool sales, as follows:—The fifth and last series of colonial wool sales for the present year opened on the 25th…

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Our Wheat Industry. Past, Present, and Future. the Present Low Prices. How to Raise Them

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

A LEADING Sydney daily, the other day emphasisted the necessity of maintaining wheat values, and, strange to say, the same paper was, during the Parkes Administration…

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Diseased Cattle

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

Mr. Graham, P.M., yesterday granted an application by Mr. Walter Mutton, Inspector of Saleyards, for the necessary order fos the destruction of three diseased cattle…

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The Weather and Crops at Wellington

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

A correspondent writes :—We are experiencing fair summer weather, the glass recording 92deg. Fahrenheit; still we cannot complain. Hitherto the heat…

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Sydney Wool Market

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

For our first sale of this week, held yesterday, we submitted 1334 bales of wool. There was a large several representatives…

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Dalgetty's Wool Sales. Sydney, Wednesday Night

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

Messrs Dalgetty & Co. wired us last night as follows :— " We held our usual weekly wool sale to-day, offering 1289 bales and selling…

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