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

Farming & the land, 1905

958 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 48

Superphosphate for Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

IT is difficult to estimate what quantity of superphosphate George Shirley & Co. of Sydney will supply this year to the wheatgrowers of New South Wales. Judging…

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Quantity of Wheat Afloat. London

Leader · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 4,150,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,310,000 quarters for the Continent…

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WOOL. Winchcombe Carson and Co's Report

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

The second series of London wool sales opened on Tuesday, March 7th. Prices for merino wool were from par to 5 per cent. lower, the decline being…

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How Dairymen Live in Denmark

Molong Argus · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

MOST farms in Denmark are small—ranging from 3 or 4 to 24 acres. The people are contented with small profits and with a plain mode of living…

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Wool Report

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carosn and Co. report as fellows:—The second series of London Wool Sales opened on Tuesday, March the 7th. Prices for merino wool were…

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Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

The wheat market shows no signs of recovery from the depression which seized it a week or two ago, and 3s would be full price for very prime…

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Sheep Dear at Homebush

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

The limited number of 15,942 sheep were yarded at Homebush, on Thursday, and all qualities showed an advance in price, the market being as…

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The Wheat Supply. London

Leader · Monday 13 March 1905 · page 2

The “visible” wheat supply is estimated at £52,907,000 bushels…

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Butter Factory

Leader · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 4

Mr Searl reports a greatly increased supply of cream since the rainfalls last month, Millthorpe factory has a good name, and many farmers far…

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Barleys at the Bathurst Farm

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1905 · page 2

Amongst the contributions from the pen of Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, in the current issue of the "Agricultural Gazette," is…

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Wheat Yields at Buthurst

Molong Argus · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 6

AT the Bathunt Experimental Farm, recently, Mr. Peacock, the manager, delivered a very interesting address on wheat yields and work of the farm…

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Farming in Canada. London

Leader · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 3

The wel[?] Canadian Philanthropist William McDonald, offers to establish, ond endow at a cost of several million dollars, an…

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Butter of the Gulgong Show

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 March 1905 · page 2

There was an error in our list of awards in the dairy produce classes at the Gulgong show. The special prize for the best 51b of factory butter was…

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The Wool Sales. London

Leader · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

At the wool Bales to-day business was firm at about the best rates of the series…

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Saturday's Storm. Deluge at Dennis Island. Crops Damaged. Dennis Island

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1905 · page 2

This locality was the scene of an exceptionally heavy storm on saturday afternoon. as a result of which the whole place was deluged. Old residents state…

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Big Sheep Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 15

Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co., stock and station agents, Orange, report having effected the following sales recently:—Account James Dalton,…

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Sheep at Homebush

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 15

Nearly 29,000 sheep were offered at Homebush on Thursday, and provided more than buyers required. All sorts opened a good deal below the…

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Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 15

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. report as follows:—At our wool sales on Tuesday, suppling though small were good. The demand was…

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Cattle Stealing at Gundagai. Witnesses Terrorised

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 8

At the Cootamundra Quarter Sessions last week Ridley Woodridge and Harold Bollard, members of two families well-known in the Gundagai…

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