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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 27 of 35

Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 October 1897 · page 2

A heavy supply of produce was under offer at, Redfern yesterday, and all lines were wall represented. The market for truss lucerne is decidedly over-supplied, and as a result values are at a…

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The Wool Sales. Best Borts Firm. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 October 1897 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day the beat binds maintained their price well). Faulty sorts were irregular…

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Experimental Farms. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

Mr. W. S. Campbell, chief clerk in the Agricultural Department, has selected two sites or experimental farms, one in the vicinity of Hay, and the other near Hillston…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 October 1897 · page 2

There was a good supply at the Redfern forage sales yesterday. The manifest showed 45 trucks to arrive, Sales: Chaff From M'Keon Millthorpe passed :…

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The Wheat Market

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 2

LONDON, Monday night. At Mark Lane to-day wheat was sixpence dearer. LONDON, Monday…

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Latest Cablegrams. The Wheat Market. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 3

Wheat was quoted at 6d per quarter dearer at Mark Lane to-day…

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London Wool Sales. Competition Slackening. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 October 1897 · page 3

At the colonial wool sales to-day the competition was not so keen, and prices had a downward tendency…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day a batter tone was evident, and sales were generally improved, bat faulty samples were still irregular…

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London Wool Sales. London, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day there was a better deman 1. but faulty sorts irregular. The sixth series of the present woolsales will commence on the 25th inst. Another,…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 October 1897 · page 3

At Redfern yesterday only one lot of lucerne was available, and this realised 2s, with tho best chaff at 4s 9d per owt. Thirty trucks were manifested to arrive, including 0 hay, 2 straw. ID chaff, 2 wheat,…

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Sheep Dips

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 5

WE understand that Springfield was the first sheep station to introduce a dip in these parts. At that time Cooper's dip was used. Great benefit resulted ; the…

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About Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

LECTURING at Wagga the other night Mr. J. J. Thompson, the travelling lecturer the Agricultural Department, told his audience that this year…

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A Wheat Pest

Molong Argus · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

MR. J. A. PAGE, of Fairbank, Cookamidgera, is in receipt of the following reply to a letter sent by him to the Department of Agriculture:—"I am…

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First Wool Sale

Molong Argus · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

THE Co-operative Wool and Produce Coy., Ltd., Sydney, held their first sale on Thursday, 7th instant, and cleared the whole catalogue at…

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Classification of Sheep at Shows

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 4

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

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Wheat in the West

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Polack, traveller for Crago's National Mille, who has just returned from his periodical trip out west, speaks in glowing terms of the harvest prospects in that…

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[?] Wool Market. London

National Advocate · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day, there was good competition, but the prices were slightly below last week's rates…

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The Sheep Section at the Bathurst Show

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 8

THE Bathurst Show has been one of the great attractions of the colony for some years. From 20,000 to 25,000 persons have visited it on the great…

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Learning. the Experimental Farm

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 3

IN our issue of 15th Sept., 1896, we published some interesting items on heavy crops from light sowing. These are worthy of a place again, and we…

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Agricultural Education. Bathurst Experimental Farm

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 6

THE adoption of the American plan of establishing experimental farms and stations in different districts by our Department of Agriculture must lead,…

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