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

Farming & the land, 1897

684 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 26 of 35

Wheat Supply. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 3

" Bradstreet" estimates tho risible American wheat supply at 20,194,000 bushels…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day the operations were marked by spirited bidding. Competition was brisk with all classes, with prices showing a hardening tendency…

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London Wool Sales. Advance in Prices

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 8

LONDON, September 28.—The fifth series of colonial wool sales opened firm this evening. Prices show a general advance. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company's cablo,…

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Thin Sowing of Wheat. (To the Editor of the Molomg Express.)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 11

SIR,—After carefully reading and figuring the contents of the lecture recently delivered by Mr. Thompson on the above subject, as published in the EXPRESS on the 18th inst.,…

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Farm and Station. Keep Your Soil Moist

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1897 · page 10

Always remember that without moisture your crop will not thrive. Everybody cannot irrigate, and the farmer has not yet been reported who can call down the rain just…

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The Wheat Market. Another Fall. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 3

The Mark Lane reports show that a further fall of 6d per quarter in price of wheat has taken place during the week…

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London Wool Sales. Firm and Spirited. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 October 1897 · page 3

The prices at the fifth series of colonial wool sales, which were opened on September 28 continue firm, and the competition is spirited and everything is selling…

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Early Wheat

National Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 2

Several cars of wheat, grown at the homestead of Mr. Graingor Barton, Mooculta. 10 miles from Bourke, have been brought into town by that gentleman. They are exceedingly…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 3

The Sydney wool sales wore continued yesterday. There wore 8293 bales offered and 8098 sold. In addition, 2018 bales were sold privately…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 3

Tho prices of the fifth series of colonial wool sales remain firm and unchanged, The sales to-day were chiefly confined to home buyers…

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Open Column, We do not sdentify ourtseloss with the opinions of war correspondent. the Gressfed Champions in Sheep at Bathurst Show. (To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 October 1897 · page 2

Sir,—As a sheep breeder and exhibitor at sheep shows I must say I do hope the Bathurst committee will not alter their old rule about the champion prizes…

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A Bird That Lives on Live Sheep

Molong Argus · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 1

The kea is an outlaw bird of New Zealand for each of whose bills the Government offers a reward of a shilling. The kea is a gourmand. It…

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London Wool Sales. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day a poor selection was offered, and prices remained unchanged…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 2

Tho Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association report :—Wool sales resumed in Sydney on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week, when catalogues aggregating…

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Sydney Wool Sales. a Buoyant Market. Sydney, Friday morning

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1897 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association report that the wool sales were resumed in the Sydney market on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this…

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Packing Butter

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 11

Some one who has evidently had experience in packing butter recommends the following plan for putting down batter so that part may be easily secured without disturbing the…

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The World's Wheat Crop

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 11

The English estimates of the world's wheat crop in the current "cereal year" (which, owing to the vast preponderance of production in the Northern Hemisphere, must be…

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Farm and Station. Wool Classing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 11

The following remarks on wool classing are taken from the annual review of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Melbourne):—…

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Classification of Sheep at Shows

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture, acting upon the suggestions of Mr. W. H. Webb, of Bathurst, re the classification of Marino sheep at shows, has approved of the…

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The Largest Poultry Farm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 11

What is said to be the largest poultry farm in the world belongs to Mr. Issac Wilbur, of Little Crompton, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Mr. Wilbur ships about 150,000…

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