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

Farming & the land, 1895

736 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 37

Victoria's Butter

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 2

The president of the Board of Agriculture stated in the House of Commons that all butter imported into England would be sampled and analysed by the…

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Another Rise in Wheat. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1895 · page 2

Wheat still continues on the upward grade This morning 3000 bags of prime were disposed of at an advance of one penny a bushel on yesterday's rates,…

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Wholesale Sheep Poisoning

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

About 2600 half-starved sheep that were travelling from Wonniminta ate blue bush at Wilcannia and died soon afterwards…

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Australian Produce. the Butter Market. Cheese, Poultry, Honey. &c

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 3

The price of Danish batter has been lowered 5s to 84s 86s per cwt. Australian butter is steady; the stores in the provinces have been cleared, and the market is very bare of…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

There was a good supply forward at Redfern yesterday and sales were on a par with prices lately ruling. Higher prices will be obtained for really prime green lucerne, but that lately arriving has not…

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Heavy Sheep

National Advocate · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 2

An Albury newspaper publishes a paragraph stating that a Comeback sheep, killed by a local butcher, weighed 921bs. Evidently that paper never heard…

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Government Railway Extension. to Help the Farmers

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 June 1895 · page 3

The British Government propose spending one million in extending outlying railways so as to help the farmers…

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600 Sheep Poisoned

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1895 · page 2

A telegram from Wilcannia states that losses continue to occur among sheep. On Sunday night 600 sheep belonging to Grenike and Co. perished…

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2nd Edition The World Baby Farming at Auckland. AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1895 · page 3

A woman named Minnie, and a man named Charles Dean, committed for trial on a charge of baby farming at Invercargill, have been found guilty of…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. The Wheat Market. Small Consignments

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 June 1895 · page 2

Only four and a half tons of wheat arrived in Sydney by rail during the week ended yesterday…

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More Sheep Poisoning

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 2

Another mob of sheep numbering six hundred have died at Wilcannia after eating a poison weed…

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Poisoned Sheep. WILCANNIA

National Advocate · Friday 7 June 1895 · page 3

Six hundred more sheep have died eating poisoned weed. Thousands of animals are now buried in light sandy soil. The people fear an infection. The…

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More Sheep Poisoned

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Another mob of sheep, numbering 600, have died at Wilcannia after eating a poisoned weed…

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Exporting Live Sheep

National Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

The Meat Trades Journal says that when sheep worth 15s in the colonies sell in London for 54s each, the effect must be to encourage the export of live…

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Live Sheep Shipments. Press Opinion

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

The live sheep brought by the steamer Woolloomooloo from Australia realised from 35s to 40s each. The "Meat Trades Journal," referring to…

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New Varieties of Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 9

New varieties of wheat and similar kinds of grain are mainly derived front what may be termed "sports" or natural variations which occur in almost every field, but rarely noticed…

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Farming and Dairying in New Zealand

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 9

HAPPENING to drop across a practical Hawkes Bay sheep farmer he gave me some useful hints upon sheep farming. At the present time the conditions of sheep farming are about as bad as they could…

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A Caution to the "Lambs". Not to Swindle in Sheep. Forbes, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

A man named Harry Lamb was fined £6 and £5 costs for selling a scalp to the Stock Board falsely representing it as of a sheep killing dog…

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Parkes Farmers' Association

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 9

At a meeting of the Parkes Farmers' Association on Saturday a letter was read from the Railway Department, stating that consideration of the question of erecting local grain sheds…

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Farmer & Grazier

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 9

[?] heading we shall be glad to publish [?] having reference to agricultural and [?] matters. Farmers and graziers in the Mo[?] are, therefore, requested to forward…

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