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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 27 of 76

The Price of Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 15

The price of wheat is practically unchanged in Sydney, ranging from 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Rouse's Mill advertises in this issue that they are…

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A Large Wheat Field

Molong Argus · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 8

THE largest Ringle wheat field in the world ia now being planted with grain. It covers over 25,000 acres, forty square miles. This enormous field of…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 4
Also in The Gulgong Advertiser

No. 82. Timbers (continued)—Dogwood—Description—Bark— Leaves—Flowers—Berrles—Wood—The Alburnum—Uses—ink—Charooal—Gunpowder—Medicinal…

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Molong District Dairying Company

Molong Argus · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 4

MR. J. D. Day, bon. secretary of the Molong District Dairying Company, informs us that a public meeting of those desirous of seeing the proposed…

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Our Farmers !

Molong Argus · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 4

TIME after time have we endeavored to awaken the Farmers of the District of Moloag to the necessity of forming a Farmers' Union. From the first…

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Farmers' Associations. Some Practical Hints

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 20

It has often been said that farmers are slow in combining to promote their own peculiar interest. They are certainty less active than…

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Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

A moderate supply of produce arrived at Redfern yesterday consisting principally of straw and oaten bay. All linos were in demand, and consequently the prices obtained…

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Pastoral Properties

Leader · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. say, respecting the satisfactory sales they have lately made in station properties, that “ the result of these sales may be looked upon as…

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Seed Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 4

Some farmers, acting on the information recently conveyed through the press, applied to the Minister for Agriculture for a loan of seed wheat, and were met with a point blank…

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The Proposed Butter Factory

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 7

Now that ploughing operations are pretty well completed, and Mr. J. Day hon. secretary to the Butter Factory Committee, has returned to town, steps are to be taken to push along…

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Farming

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

Notwithstanding the long hoped for rain is still keeping off, the farmers here are still proceeding with their ploughing and sowing operations; although, if the frosts and dry…

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Farmers' Union

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 6

LAST issue we invited attention to some of the advantages likely to result from Molong Farmers being represented at the August Conference of the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Farmers’ Column

Leader · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

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

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American Wheat and Floor. London

National Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

The visible supply of wheat and flour cast of the Rockets is estimated by "Bradstreets at 39,912,000 bushels…

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Marts of the World. Wool and Produce Reports

National Advocate · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report as follows for the week ended June 3:— Wool.—After a three weeks' interval, sales…

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The Wheat Market. General Rise in Values

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

As detailed last Saturday, the flour and wheat markets 61 the world are decidedly firmer, and those New South Wales farmers who declined to quit prime milling wheat…

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Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 3

Redfern was only lightly stooked yesterday with most lines, although lucerne was fairly well represented. This line met with a good inquiry. The following were among the lots…

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Our Farmers

Leader · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

“ Union is strength,” is an old saw, and, though its potency is admitted by all, it is surprising now slow various classes of the community arc to avail themselves of it,…

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Wheat

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 8

Prime N. S, W. wheat is slightly firmer. Yesterday’s Sydney quotation were 2/10 to 3/1 per bushel. Inferior lots from 2/8…

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