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

Farming & the land, 1898

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Weather, Stock, and Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 4

The weather during the week has been generally cold-- so cold that snow threatened on one or two occasions. There have also been intermittent falls of light mill, but the total quantity is very small--…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 2

No. 32—SAINTFOIN—HABITAT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GROWTH—AS HERBAGE— MANNER OF SOWING—WHEN ANNUALLY AND OTHERWISE MOWN — PRODUCE…

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Sheep Dips

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 4

WE understand that the most successful exhibitor at the last show of the Bathurst A. H. and P. Association, Mr. James Leo, of Larras Lake, uses…

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The Gestingthorpe Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 3

THE last time we had the pleasure of inspecting the American stud sheep owned by Messrs. Clark Bros., late of Woodlawn, Rylstone, was in 1894…

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Great Loss of Wool. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 2

Wool to the value of a million dollars, stored by a Boston firm at Andover, in New York State, in preference to Boston, to avoid risk, has been burnt…

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Prices of American Farm Produce

The Bathurst Post · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 1

Two or three years ago the American farmers were worked up into a feeling of soreness at the comparative cheapness of their wheat and produce, which…

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The Farm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 11

SEED SOWING—Disappointment is experienced when healthy plants do not reward the florist's labour. Indifferent plants may sometimes spring from bad seed, of course…

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Federation. New South Wales Parmers & Settlers Association. Manif[?] to the Members of the Farmers and S[?] Association and Other Produ[?] of New South Wales

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 4

GENTLEMAN.—The President having appealed to the members of the Executive Council of the New South Wales Far[?] and Settlers Association for an expression of opinion on…

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Wool Sales

National Advocate · Monday 16 May 1898 · page 2

The S.W.S.B. Association reports from Sydney on Wednesday:—At the wool sales to-day, when 2515 bales were catalogued, and 1930 disposed of at auction and privately,…

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Rebellion in Italy. Military Control of the Towns. Naples Quietened. Wheat Supply Improved. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 3

The military held the Italian towns. The disorder which was fizzling in Naples has been quickly quietened. All the Universities are closed…

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Anthrax-Infected Sheep

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 2

At the Mudgee Police Court on Monday John Mutton, drover, in charge of the anthrax-infected sheep, was charged on the information of Stock-inspector Brocker with…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 2

In the wool market there is good competition, with prices unchanged. Toronto " World " of March 29 publishes a dispatch dated Ottawa…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 3

At the wool sales, good transactions have taken place ; prices unchanged…

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Weather, Stock, and Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

Seventeen points of rain have been registered in Lithgow for the week ending this morning. Oberon, Wednesday.--Heavy rain fell on Monday and again to-day. It is very cold, with drizzling…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Gulgong Advertiser and Western Districts Representative · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 10

No. 33.—BUCKWHEAT — DESCRIPTION OF LEAVES AND STALKS — OTHER CHARACTERISTICS —SOIL AND PRODUCE—FODDER— EXCELLENT FOOD FOR CATTLE—…

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Here There Cattle Charges at Homebush

National Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Goulburn district stockowners was held on Wednesday to consider the charge of Is a head imposed at Homebush to reimburse the buyers of diseased cattle…

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Agriculture. Farm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 11

FIELD PEAS AND OATS.—This mixture is not peculiar 10 the colonies, but is popular in many parts of America; and is well worth a trial. It should be sown early; and has the…

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Merino Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 8

THE enormous demand for merino wool at the recent London sales is opening the eyes of capitalists to the importance of the wool industry…

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Wrinkles on Merino Sheep

The Bathurst Post · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 4

Some interested people in Sydney have set up a cry against American sheep, on account of the wrinkles many of them have on their skins,…

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The Poet's Column. a Farmer's Soliloquy

Molong Argus · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

O'er mountain and valley the daylight is stealing. And [?] and cold is the morn. [?] sound me the dawn is…

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