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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 13 of 48

Dressing Wounds on Sheep

Molong Argus · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 9

THE following information, supplied to the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE by Mr. Crocker, Stock Inspector of Mudgee, should prove useful to sheep farmers:…

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Treating Wheat With Bluestone

Molong Argus · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 15

IN order that some reliable data may be obtained in the matter of the effect on the germinating quality of seed wheat when treated with bluestone…

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The Wheat Supply. London

Leader · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 4,220,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,840,000 quarters for the continent…

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WOOL. Winchcombe Carson and Co's Report

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

The wool market is very bare of suppliers and business on that account is greatly restricted. There is though a good demand at firm prices for…

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Good and Bad Dairy Cows

Molong Argus · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 5

A RECORD kept by an American dairyman of the performances of his cows gives, as all records do, fresh force to the argument that all cow-keepers…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 9

AT the Orange Police Court on Tuesday last Thomas Hamer, batcher, was charged with stealing, on or about 88th March, at Lyeter's paddock, near Orange, in company with…

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Telegraphic News. Victorian Wheat Yield. Melbourne

Leader · Saturday 1 April 1905 · page 3

The Victorian wheat yield for 1904-5 is estimated at 21,000,000 bushels. The average has fallen from 14½ bushels to the acre to 9¼…

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Sheep at the Wellington Show. Some of the Awards

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. R. Rouse's, Biraganbil, and Mrs. M. H. Cox's Wallinga, were the only district studs [?]…

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Cowra Experimental Farm. Opened by the Minister Who Sows Some Seed. Cowra

National Advocate · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. S. W. Moore, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, arrived here this morning, accompanied by Mr. Campbell, Director of Agriculture, and…

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Rise in Butter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 11

Mr. T. J. Lovejoy, secretary of the of the Mudgee Dairy Co., Ltd., received a wire this morning stating that butter had advanced 1/2d per 1b…

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The Rockgidgiel Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 12

In our issue of Thursday lust briefly stated that McAllister Bros. Rockgidgiel, had sold 20 high-cl rams for export to South Africa…

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Sheep on the Farm. A Valuable Profit-making System

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 9

A few years ago it was a rare thing to see sheep cm the ordinary small farm; cattle and pigs in almost every case, but no sheep. Even now they…

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A Great Sheep Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 12

From New Zealand comes word of a great sheep sale, which must almost make our Mudgee auctioneers wish they were in Maoriland. At Burwood…

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Co-operative Wool Selling

National Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 2

The Co-Operative Wool and Produce Company announce by advertisement in our columns a bonus od 20 per cent. All constituents of the Company will be duly…

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Outside District News Pastoral, Mining, Agricultural and Various Matters. Fencing on Calgan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 12

It is stated on good authority that Mr. C. Brown, of Caiman, is about to erect 20 miles of rabbit-proof fencing…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. The Big Case at Orange. Both Accused Committed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1905 · page 20

In our issue of Thursday lost it was stated that Thomas Hamer, a butcher in a big way of business at Orange, and William Bell, a well-known…

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The Sheep

National Advocate · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 4

The sheep this year are a very fine lot Taking the merino section, it contains undoubtedly, in the opinion of the best judges present yesterday, the most even lot of…

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Wool

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson and Co's Report: There is no alteration in the tone of the wool market. The late range of value are quite unchanged, but…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Molong Argus · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 7

AT the Orange Police Court on Friday, Thomas Hamer and William Bell were charged with, in company, having stolen 100 sheep on or about 18th March, the property…

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Sheep Doc Trials

Leader · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 3

Our Canoblas correspondent voices a protest against the abandonment of the sheep dog trial at the Orange Show, for which an exhibition of polo…

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