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

Farming & the land, 1901

1,373 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 69

The Venterstad Farmers. Assisting the British. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

The farmers, in the vicinity of Venterstad, are co-operating with the British against the roaming commandoes of Boer raiders…

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Gregra Crops MOLONG

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 2

Those Gregra farmers whose crops escaped the recent severe hail storm have finished harvesting. The yield is not nearly so heavy as expected,…

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Loss to Farmers by Fires

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

A deputation was introduced to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. Watson, accompanied by Messrs. Barnes find Fitzpatrick, M's.L A., who…

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Weather, Stock, and Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 4

MT. VICTORIA, Monday.--The rainfall for the month of December was 1[?]80, which fell on eleven days, totalling for the year 1900 forty- five inches thirty points. The temperature for…

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Gwaai Volunteer Farms. Some of the Conditions

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

Some short time back, it will be remembered, a suggestion emanated from Mr. Cecil Rhodes to the effect that those of the Australian Bushmen who were so disposed…

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Millthorpe Butter Factory

Leader · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

We visited the butter factory on Thursday and were glad to see all hands busy and a good season anticipated. Through the courtesy of the manager (Mr. W. Rothwell)…

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The Butter Factory

Millthorpe Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 4

During the month of November there were 10,876 gallons of milk received at the local factory, from which 44361bs of butter were manufactured. The quantity of milk…

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The Dairy. Rational Stock Feeding

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 5

THE value of food material depend largely upon their composition and digestibility. The former is ascertained by chemical analysis; the latter by actual trials with animals…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 10

THE following further acknowledgment has been received by the Farmers' and Settlers' Association from the Government of India for donations of wheat, &c., from the farmers…

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Lord Vernon’s Model Dairy

Millthorpe Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 3

At Lord Vernon’s model dairy at Sudbury 4000 gallons of milk, brought in daily from all the country round, are converted, by the most approved of modern methods, into 1000…

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The Stranger at the Pear-tree Farm

Millthorpe Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

“It’s my belief, Nell, that the man is a frog-eating Frenchman—up to no good in these parts. With all his airs and graces, his simpering and bowing, he’s not a…

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Farming Notes

Millthorpe Post · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 6

Agricultural State Bank.—The bill, providing for the establishment of an Agricultural State Bank, which was introduced into the Queensland Legislative Assembly a…

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British at Bothaville. Capture of Cattle. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

Major-General Brace Hamilton, operating in the Bothaville district, drove the Boers from the Vaal, and captured eight waggons, 153 women…

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Pursuing De Wet. Prisoners and Cattle Captured. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

The British force now pursuing De Wet has been divided into three columns, and is new marching via. Hammonia, Commando Nek, and…

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Wool Stolen. DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 3

Three bales of scoured wool were stolen from a team in the railway yard. The team arrived on Saturday evening and was left in the railway…

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Dairy Notes

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 7

No market changes more rapidly than that of butter, following on any change of quality. Fifty years since England imported little butter, except from the sister islo of Ireland…

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Denmark Dairying

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 7

Mr. F. W. Wilkie, writing to the Hawera Star on the dairying industry in Denmark, which country he recently visited, says :— “One or the first things that strikes the…

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Store Cattle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 9

Mr. John Evans, of Rylstone, last week disposed of privately 39 store bullocks at the very satisfactory price of £5 14a per head…

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Badly Packed Butter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 9

Owing to the accident to the Orient liner Ormuz, the Victorian Government cool stores now hold over a thousand tons of butter,…

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The Recovery in Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 9

The wool market of the world is distinctly improved in tone, and all grades of the staple are fetching better prices. The wool…

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