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

Farming & the land, 1896

640 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 32

The Wool Hales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 August 1896 · page 3

At jester lay's woool sales the competition was keen and tho prices were practicaly unaltered…

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The Farmers and Freetrade

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1896 · page 2

Commercial advices from the other side of the Pacific show that daring the coming wheat season the producers of New South Wales may expect severe…

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Farming on Shares

National Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1896 · page 2

In the Albury district the large run-holders are opening up their land to farmers on the share principle. On Tubbo estate 15,000 acres are to be let…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday. Model Farms and Technical Education

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 August 1896 · page 3

The Government intend to establish model farms in suitable localities, and to afford technical practical instruction therein…

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Sydney Wool Sales

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 3

Sales were resumed at the Wool Exchange, Mucquarie Place, on Wednesday, after an interval of four weeks. The catalogues presented were chiefly composed of scoured…

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The London Wool Market

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 3

Messrs. Charles Bolme and Co's able report on the recent sales is London say:—Although tho fall in values for merino…

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Melbourne Sheep Show. MELBOURNE, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 3

At the sheep show the prize for the grand championship ram fell to Mr. Gibson, of Tasmania, and tho prize for the grand championship ewe to Mr…

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Rubbing It Into the Farmers

National Advocate · Friday 28 August 1896 · page 2

By the English mail which reached Sydney on Wednesday there arrived from London some samples of flour, together with a letter stating that a…

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Californian Wheat and Flour

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 4 September 1896 · page 3

Thirteen thousand sacks of wheat and fourteen thousand sacks ol flour arrived from California, yesterday…

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A Fall in Wool. WENTWORTH, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 3

Two wool barges fully laden with this season's clip, have been sunk in the darling river, one near Tolarno station and the other close to Jandra station…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 September 1896 · page 3

At Redfern yesterday chaff was well represented, and a line from Lord, Janee, topped the market at £5 per ton, while other lots of very fair quality letched from £4 10s…

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A Stud Wheat Farm. Interview with Mr. Benson

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 2

The statement by Mr. Valder, manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm, that 4lbs of good seed wheat per acre sown properly would yield a bigger crop…

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The Wool Season

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 2

From July 1 to date, there have been received at Darling Harbour Morpeth, and Newcastle, a total of 42,000 bales of wool. During the same period of last…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 September 1896 · page 3

At Redfern yesterday, lucerne was not well inquired for, and the market was, it anything a trifle duller than yesterday. In chaff there was not sufficient difference to determine any…

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The Exodos of Victorian Farmers. Settling at Urana

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 September 1896 · page 3

A number of Victorian farmers have entered the colony through Corowa and Mulwala for the land ballot at Urana to-day…

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The Worlds' Wheat Supply. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

The visible supply of wheat is estimated at 58,500,000 bushels…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 3

Business was quiet at Redfern yesterday. One line of lucerne brought 2s 11d per cwt Chaff showed no increased firmness. Chic-wheat, a prime sample, on Wednesday…

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Wheat Freights. SYDNEY, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 14 September 1896 · page 3

The Railway Commissioners have promised to reconsider the freights for the carriage of wheat and flour, which have caused grave dissatisfaction in…

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Field Crops

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 6

Root Crops.—Potatoes and turnips are being harvested in the early districts. The latter crop requires to have the soil kept clean and loose in the…

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LEARNING. The Experimental Farm. Benefit Already

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 15 September 1896 · page 4

The very latest scientific methods of cultivation are to be learned at our Government model farms. Some surprising facts have come out recently…

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