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

Farming & the land, 1906

856 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 43

Loombah Sheep. Ex[?]ort to South Africa

Leader · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 1

The fame of the Loombah Hook has received world-wide acknowledgement by a purchase which was made on Tuesday last by Captain Doyle (of the…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm. Interview with Mr. Peacock

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 2

A correspondent in our columns recently made enquiries in regard to the coat of producing wheat at the Bathurst Experimental Farm. A representative, of this…

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Butter and Bacon Factory

Leader · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

A general meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the School of Arts, on Wednesday after moon, when the following gentlemen…

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Sale of Wallinga Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 13

The above sale, which was held at Wallinga by Stewart and Smith yesterday, was most successful, there being a good attendance of buyers, some…

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The Wheat Harvest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 21

For the month of January, up to Wednesday morning last, 14,309 bags of wheat have been loaded at the Molong railway station…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 2

Wi[?]chcombe, Carson and Co. report having sold to-day :— J. and G. Campbell, Tasmania, 14d…

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Important to Dairymen

Leader · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

A perusal of the report of the Butter and Bacon Co’s meeting this issue will show the success of the new company, and dairymen trill note that the…

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Wheat

Leader · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 1

Messrs J Haven and Co,, wheat brokers and agents, Sydney, under date of February 6th, report as [?] lows:—Since our last report London…

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Dungog Butter Factory

Leader · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 4

The first half yearly meeting of [?]harsuolders was held on Saturday, January 27th, 70 shareholders were present, and addresses were Riven by…

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Good Prices for Sheep

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 9

Some cross bred wethers from Messrs G and C Hebden's Errowanbang Station topped the market at Homebush on Monday 32 fetching no less than 18s 10d, 156 sold at 17s…

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Record Load of Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 17

CARRIER F. Giddinga of Suntop brought a record load of wheat into Molong on Friday afternoon last, his fine 14 horse team having drawn 127 bags all the way from Yeoval—a distance of 28…

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Good News for Wool Growers

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 5

THE "Yorkshire Daily Observer," which is universally acknowledged to be the lading authority on the wool trade, states that last year wool has been scarcer than ever and that no…

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A Farmer's Experiments

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 17

MR. GARLICK, a Blayney farmer, has this year experimented with Taragon, Sussex, Purple Straw, Bobs, White Hogan and Tuscan wheats (received from the Dept) and Steinweidal and…

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Scientific Farming

Leader · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 4

On Friday our representative visited the farm of Mr Joshua Whiley, which is a little over a mile out of Millthorpe. For some time Mr Whiley has been…

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Receipt of Wool and Wheat. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1906 · page 4

Daring the past week 2380 bales of wool were receded in Sydney by rail, which moans an increase of 811 bales over the same period of last year. So…

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Butter and Bacon Factory

Leader · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 4

A good number of engineers and carpenters are engaged at the improvement to the Butter Factory, and when finished the plant will be up to-date…

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Butter to the West

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 22

Western district residents never fail to look after Mudgee district butters, which says a good deal for the character of our dairying, that the grade of…

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A Record Wheat Load

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 22

A record load of wheat was brought into Molong last week — 104 bags, drawn by 11 horses, from Cardington, 20 miles out. The weight of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 14

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows :— At our wool sales yesterday the market ruled very firm, with a…

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Havilah Farms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1906 · page 11

Mr. Hunter White is unable to do without the use of the land as advertised for subdivision, while this dry spell continues; but the agents…

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