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

Farming & the land, 1904

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, Poultry Keeping

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 1

THE raising of poultry by farmers has not hitherto been considered by them as a business but rather as an adjunct or a pastime, the…

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Farmer and Citizen

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

The neighbours were discussing matters after the election meeting, and as the candidate had been speaking in a very patronising tone about the…

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The Crops. EUGOWRA

Molong Argus · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 14

A farmer oat Eugowra way reports that when he commenced stripping his crop he was taking off eight bags to the acre, while be finished at one…

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Crops and Season

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

MOLONG, Monday.--Harvesting operations have been completed in many centres. The district yield of wheat is over the estimate supplied to the "Herald" in the early part of the season, the average…

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Local Wheat Yields

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 11

SOME very fine wheat returns have been reported during the past week. Mr W P Cahill of Burgoon baa finished stripping his wheat for the excellent average of slightly…

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The Wheat Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

DURING the earlier part of the week speculative business in Sydney wheat circles was practically at a standstill and the reason was not far to seek. Taking the London price it…

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London Wool Sales. London, Thursday Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

Bidding was again brisk at the Wool Sales to-day, good merinos going about 5 per cent above December rates…

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How to Stack Wheat. a Safe and Effective Method. Explained by Mr. Frank Mack

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 10

MR, FRANK MACK, partner io the well known firm of Mack and Austin, of Narromine, the largest growers of wheat in N S W, writes to the Express in reply to a query which this…

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T[?]d Farmers Sell? [?]At Mr. Kidd Says

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 11

[?] interviewed on this all absorbing [?]e other day, Mr Kidd (Minister for [?]said that in his opinion it [?] be unwise to hold very long. While it…

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Notes by the Wayside. Chiefly About Dairying

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

Now that the harvesting is practically over farmers will be able to form a fair idea of what the average return has been like and how far that return will go to meets the…

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N.S.W. v. South Australian Farming

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

A farmer of great experience' who has settled in the Dubbo district from South Australia, has expressed the opinion that in a good season the capacity of New South…

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Fiji Hurricane. Banana Crop Almost Demolished. Suva

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

The hurricane increased to-day and the wind veered back to south-west. The indications are bad and the glass at noon to-day stood at 29.15…

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Pasture and Farm. Twenty-nine Cows on 13 ACRES

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3

An interesting account is given by Mr. L.H. Bailey, Cornell Agricultural College, of a visit paid by him to a small but very productive dairy farm…

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Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 2

Wheat is lower in the Sydney market, the highest price obtainable at the end of the week being 2s 11d. Holders of prime milling grain are…

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Cable News. Wool Sales. London

Leader · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 3

Competition was very active at the wool sales to-day. The best greasy merino advanced 5 per cent. LONDON, Saturday…

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London Wool Sales. London, Saturday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 3

The wool sales were to-day postponed owing to the fog…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe Carson and Co., advise by telegraph as follows:— we sold 3,200 boles of wool to-day, Tasmanian, greasy, made to 12½d; Sydney…

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The Crops and Season

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

PARKES, Saturday.--Over 50,000 bags of wheat have, so far been despatched this season from the local railway station. The local flour mill is working night and day…

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Annual Sheep Show

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 2

We have received from the Secretary (Mr. A H Prince) the schedule of prison for the tenth Annual Exhibition of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders'…

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Plain Bodied Sheep

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

Mr. James Grant, writing to the Herald Bays:— "I have no wish to reopen the perennial " Vermont versus plain merino " controversy, but an…

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