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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 4 of 32

Profitable Dairy Farming

Molong Argus · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 4

There are three requisites for profitable dairy farming—1, a good site for the milking shed, and on an elevation, so that all matter may drain away; 2,…

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The Farmers' Column. Potato Planting

Molong Argus · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 4

AN old potato grower says:-" I plant my potatoes or cause them to be planted after the moon fulls. Any time between the full and the new…

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Mudgee Corn Crops Fall

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 3

Nearly all the corn crops in the Mudgee district have failed owing to the dry weather…

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Rise in Wool Freights

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 3

A rise in wool freights by steam took place during the week…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

The series of London wool sales has been closed. The market was strong throughout,…

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London Wool Sales. Globe of the Series

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 3

The series of London wool sales closed to-day the maret being strong. The highest prices of the series were realised…

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The Maclean Crop. MACLEAN

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

The cane crop promises a favorable aspect, although backward, by reason of the dry weather. It never looked healthier. The maize also promises well…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 2

At Redfern yesterday good supplies were forward ans business all round was fair Cheff appeared however to have a further disposition to unesiness with this…

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Queensland Cattle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 3

A proclamation was issued yesterday prohibiting the introduction of cattle into N.S. Wales from the quarantined portions, of Queensland…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. There was great animation, and prices advanced 10 per cent, on the opening rates or the October aeries…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales opened to a large attendance. There was great animation, and prices showed a rise of 10 per cent, compared with the opening…

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The Destruction of a Mob of Cattle. BOURKE

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 3

The police magistrate has ordered the destruction of a mob of cattle camped at the Government tank at Gidgee. They are suffering from tuberculosis…

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Original Story The Mystory of the Willow Farm. IlL— (CONTINUED

Molong Argus · Friday 7 February 1896 · page 3

Don't butty back, but let me have fast an bour [?] if I don't bring back one, at least— that in, if the ghost has not frightened these all away sad in saying this be made…

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The Model Farm

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1896 · page 3

Writes a correspondent:—I would like to ask why cannot the men employed on the Model Farm, Bathurst, be paid as others employed by the Government…

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Robertson Dairying, ROBERTSON

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 3

During January 56000 gallons of milk valued, at £1,000 passed through the local dairy company…

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The Farmers of England. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 3

Mr. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, has informed a deputation of farmers that his Government intends having the assessment laws amended, so…

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The British Farmer. Lightening His Taxation

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 11 February 1896 · page 3

Mr A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, baa informed a deputation of farmers which waited upon him that the Government intends hating the assessment laws amended…

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A Farmer's Protest. [To the Editor of the Molong Argus.]

Molong Argus · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 5

Sir,—May I ask my many struggling and tolling brother farmers if they have taken the trouble to read the last issue (or rather the supplement) of the so-called "Farmer's…

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Produce from One Farm

Molong Argus · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 2

WE have it from a perfectly trustworthy source that the farm inn produce for the year from one farm at Millthorpe was sold for £960 cash. This was irrespective of any…

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Freetrade and the Farmers

Molong Argus · Friday 14 February 1896 · page 3

A TELEGRAM to one of the Sydney dailies, from Cootamundra, says:—"The farmers in this district have opened their eyes since reading the…

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