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

Farming & the land, 1899

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Assisting the Farmers. the Method of Mixed Farming

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

The Agricultural Association in Bathurst has always been alive to the interests of the farmers, and one great reason of the success which has attended it is that the farmers…

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Diseased Cattle

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 4

Senior-constable Sutton has very courteously handed us a list of the cattle he has condemned and had killed in the Orange sale yards and slaughter-houses during the past…

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Sheep and Stock Directors

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 7

NOMINATIONS received for the Sheep District of Molong for the year 1899:—Sheep Directors.—Henry Samuel Maraden Betts, Vale Head, Molong; elected. George Bruce, Loombah,…

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Valuable Cattle Killed. by Eating Planters' Friend. Tilba Tilba

National Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2

Mr. John Bates' milking cows broke into a paddock sown with planters' friend last night. When discovered this morning 17 of them out of 25, together…

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Molong District Dairying Co

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 7

IN furtherance of their programme, some of the directors of the proposed Molong Distriot Dairying Co., Limited, will visit Garra this (Saturday) afternoon, Feb. 25, and hold a…

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Farmers’ Column

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 6

[We shall be pleased to receive contributions to this column from any farmers or settlers in the district…

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Dairy Rules

Leader · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 6

Among a long list of dairy rules published for the benefit of s[?]udens of a experimental farm of the U. S., are the following which are probably worth quoting remove the milk from…

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Marts of the World. Wool and Produce Report. WOOL

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1899 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows for the week ended February 25:—At the usual fortnightly sales held this…

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Cattle

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 3

50 were yarded. Best pens of bullocks sold to £5 11s ; others from £2 17s to £5 63. The market was about the same…

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The Alleged Cattle Stealing Case. William Lett Surrenders to the Police

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

William Lett, for whom the police have been searching for the past few weeks, surrendered himself on Wednesday evening. He…

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Havoc Among sheep

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

A mougst the many places that have lately suffered from the depredations of itinerant mongrels is Hereford." During the past fewdays the sheep have been raced about in…

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Milithorpe Potato Crop

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Potato-digging is beginning at Millthorpe. Some of the crop is turning out well, but taken all round is not up to expectations…

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Sale of a Big Farming Plant

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Today, at 11 o'clock, Messrs. Jas. Cassidy and Clements and McCarthy in conjunction will sell by auction the plant and stock-in-trade of the well-known farmer, Mr. G…

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The Wheat Market. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 3

Wheat is quoted today at Id dearer for the week…

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Legislative Assembly. Wednesday Parliament House, 6.34 p.m. Distribution of Seed Wheat

National Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1899 · page 2

Mr. Cook, Minister for Agriculture, in reply to Mr. Chapman, said the matter of distribution of seed wheat was being pushed forward as quickly as…

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Cattle

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

About 53 were yarded. Best pens of bullocks sold to £5 7s ; others from £4 8s to £5s 6s. Cows from £3 3s to £3 14s…

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Cattle

National Advocate · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

Seven hundred were yarded. Prime were scarce and firm, others unaltered. Best bullocks sold to £7 7s; good, £6 to £6 10s ; meduim from £5 ; inferior from £3…

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Wool

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 13

The Sydney Wool Selling Broker's Association report as follows for the week ending January 28th At the usual fortnightly sales held…

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Wheat Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 12

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne reports on 1st March as follows:— Wheat cannot be said to have changed…

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The Wheat Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 11

There were rumors in town today of a rise, in the wheat market. As these rumors may have spread to outside places, we take this early…

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