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

Farming & the land, 1903

1,294 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 65

Bathurst Quarter Sessions. Monday, February 9. (Before Judge Docker.) Killing a Sheep

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 6

Samuel Duggan was indicted for that he, on the 24th day of November, 1902, at Sunny Corner, did wilfully kill a sheep, the property of Richard Shumack…

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Molong District Dairying Company

Molong Argus · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 4

THE sixth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the above Company was held on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. S. P. Reynolds presided, Messrs. B. J…

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Seed Wheat Contribution. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 3

The applications for seed wheat which are coming in rapidly will be considered, and applicants will be advised within ten days of the receipt. Next…

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Farm and Dairy. Value of Skin Milk for Feeding Pigs

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 11

THE abnormal values now ruling for prime pigs throughout the whole of N S W., make it a matter for surprise that more attention is not paid to this important branch of the…

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Progressive Farming

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 7

PEOPLE who have visited the EXPRESS Office during the past couple of days have expressed themselves as amazed at the horticultural exhibits displayed here from Mr H T Townsend's…

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Assisting the Distressed Farmers. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 3

The Cabinet yesterday discussed the question raised in different portions of the State that Government should also provide some necessitous farmers with…

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Store Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

On Wednesday, 25th instant, Messrs. Stewart and Smith will sell at the saleyards 500 head of line store cattle on account Mr. J. M. Parkinson, "Ben…

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Smut in Wheat Comments by Mb. T. O. Woe Boys

Leader · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

In travelling through the. various districts I-found a very large proportion of the last season’s grain crops badly derailed by bunt (or nnt[?]). I…

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Mortality Among Sheep

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

A report has been received by the Minister for Agriculture from Mr. J. W. Stewart, Government Veterinary Surgeon, with regard to the reason for…

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Sheep Weight- Guessing Competition

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

The weight- guessing competition for the sheep donated by Messrs. Stevenson and Mayne, of Liddleton was proceeded with during Saturday at Mr. G. Sheppeard's butcher's shop. The number of tickets…

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Wool Shed Destroyed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. Charles Curry, of near Rockley, has suffered a severe loss by fire, of hisa wool shed and contents. Some phosphorous was left in the wool-room…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co, sold two thousand bales of wool to-day, Monaro and New England, greasy, brought 11d, Walgett, scoured, Is 8½d, The market…

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Seed Wheat Distribution Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

Mr. Hayes, honorary minister, states that upwards of 1500 applications have been received for seed wheat and others are arriving daily. He thinks the…

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Duchess of Manchester at an Aligator Farm Attacked by a Battle Nake. London

Leader · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

Beported from Florida that while the Duchess of Manchester, accompanied by her little child and nurse, were paying a visit to an alligator…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 13

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. wires:—Wool market firm and unchanged. We sold greasy to 11½d, and scoured to 241/4d…

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Sale of Stud Cattle

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 17

Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery will hold a great sale of pure bred shorthorns at Muswellbrook on Wednesday, 4th March, when the Barragun, Bylong…

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The Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

At the closing wool sales yesterday competition was brisk. Scoured was firm, and reached 201/4d, and greasy 11½d…

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Seed Wheat by Auction

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 13

On Tuesday, 3rd March, Messrs. Crossing and Cox will submit to auction, at the old Bechive stores in in Mortimer-street, on behalf of Mr…

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A Record Wheat Yield

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 17

Messrs Mack and Austin, of Narromine, who also own Cobbora station, stripped 76 bags of wheat from 3600 acres…

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The Death of Sheep at Botheroo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 17

In his report to the Minister on the peculiar death of sheep at Mr. Buckland's Botheroo Station, in the Coonabarabran district, Mr. Stewart, the…

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