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

Farming & the land, 1899

1,508 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 76

Farmers’ Column Farm Sheep

Leader · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

Then is always great variety of opinions as to the beat kind of sheep for a small farmer to keep. Whether he should grow for wool alone, or whether be should take into consideration…

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Sydney Wool & Produce Sales

Leader · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers’ Association report as follows for week ending March 31st. 1899 :— Wool — Limited supplies and the holidays…

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The Wheat Yield. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

During last season the New South Wales yield of wheat was only on an average seven bushels per acre. The yields of maize and oats in New…

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Latest Cablegrams. The Wheat Market. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,192,000 quarters. The quantity afloat for the Continent is estimated at 1,445,000…

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Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 3

The total supply forward at Redfern yesterday was contained inf our trucks only. Of the four lots available three were melons and pumpkins, the remaining lot being lucerne in…

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Cattle

National Advocate · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

About 1470 were yarded. The market was 15s lower. Best pens of bullocks to £8; extra to £9 10s; good pens, £6 10s to £7 10s; inferior…

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Cattle

National Advocate · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

About 50 were yarded. Best pens of bullocks sold to £6 9s; others from £4 5s to £6. The market was better for both sheep and…

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Sheep Directors

Molong Argus · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 6

MR. L. N. Smith presided at a meeting of the Sheep Directors of Molong District, held in the Secretary's office yesterday, when there were also present, Messrs. George…

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Mudgee Butter Factory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 12

The milk supply at the Mudgee Butter Factory last month totalled 45,354 gallons, with an average test of 3.46. Cheques will be paid…

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The “Cattle-Duffers.”

Molong Argus · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 7

STORIES of the bush, eh? Well, my bead is crammed fall of them. If any man living ought to know what he's talking about when this subject crops…

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Government Seed Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 6

UP to the present time, the Department of Agriculture has authorised the distribution of 1581 bags of seed wheat to 138 farmers, dealing as rapidly as possible with the…

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Government Seed Wheat. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

Up to to the present time, the Department of Agriculture has authorised the distribution of 1581 bags of seed wheat to 133 farmers, dealing as rapidly as…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

No. 17—TOBACCO—DERIVATION OF NAME—EXTERNAL DESCRIPTION OF PLANTS—CULTIVATION AND PREPARATION—WHERE FROSTS OCCUR—AHERE DROUGHT…

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Co-operation and the Farmer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

In another column we publish the report of a meeting recently held in Sydney, to take into consideration the formation of a…

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Weather, Stock, and Crops. a Welcome Rainfall

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

The best rainfall experienced since October came during the past week. If the frosts keep off now for a week or two there will be a fair chance of getting some grass for the winter. The fall has been pretty…

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Farm & Garden Original Articles

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 7

No. 80, The Weeping Willow—Appearance —Uses—Roots—Charcoal—Charcoal for Gunpowder--'Willow Plantation is — Cuttings— The Mountain Ash—Bark and…

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Seed Wheat

Leader · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 6

Owing to the extent and disastrous character of the drought this year, a good deal of seed wheat is being distributed amongst poverty-stricken farmers by the…

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Preparing Wheat Seed

Leader · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

Many farmers make a practice of preparing their wheat before sowing whether they have suspicions or not. Among the many different methods adopted maybe quoted the…

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Weather and Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 6

THE moat glorious gift the gods have given Molong for many years, was the splendid rain which fell during the first portion of this week. Fine, close, and steadily, unswayed…

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The Butter Market LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

The butter market is quiet, and prices are unchanged…

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