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

Farming & the land, 1908

1,050 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 53

The Wool Sales. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

Messrs Harrison. Jones and Devlin, report:—We offered 3200 bales of a varied selection. Superior lines commanded good attention but faulty and…

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Wheat Land. 7/6 an Acre

Leader · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 3

Nine thousand, two-hundred and fifty acres, rainfall 24in. 3000 acres cleared and culivated, 5000 acres netted. Two thirds of the whole is good…

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Washaways at Newcastle Mines Rendered Idle Farmers Flooded Out Befuge on Haystacks Newcastle, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

It [?] still raining heavily, and portion of the suburbs is flooded. Tramlines are under water, and train are delayed by washaways on some of the…

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Wool Sales SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., held a wool sale to-day selling good greasy to 113/4 scoureds to 213/4d. Good to superior wools were firm and other were…

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Sheep and Cattle Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 14

As the yarding of sheep at Crossing and Cox's sale on March 12th will be larger than was anticipated, they have decided to sell sheep only on March…

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Fat Sheep

Leader · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 4

Five trucks of fat sheep were despatched from Millthorpe yesterday for the Sydney market. Two were [?] Messrs Noonan Bros., and one…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 15
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report by wire as follows: At our wool sales on Tuesday the market was firm for best greasies and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 15

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. held wool sales on Tuesday, selling good greasy to 11¾d, scoureds to 21¾d, good to superior wools were firm, others again…

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Our Producer's Column. a New and Profitable Crop

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1908 · page 8

One of the most profitable and safest crops that can be grown in almost any part of New South Wales is one that seems to have…

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Big Sheep and Cattle Sales

Leader · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

P. C. Weston and Co. report having recently effected the following sales:— For Mr. G. F. Giles, Wahars, Parkes, [?] 4-tooth station bred ewes; for…

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Wool report

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co, Ltd. report;—The general appearance of the catalogues is indicative of the near approach of the end of the season…

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Wool Reports

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 7

SCHUTE, BELL & Co. report under date, 25th Feb:—At our sale on Tuesday last competition was animated throughout, occasional lots of good quality realising an advance of…

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Sheep and the Goats

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 6

The decision of the committee of the Bathurst A. H. and P. Association to provide separate grandstand accommodation for the friends of Mr. Miller,…

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Pickling Seed Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 19

MR. GEORGE L. SUTTON writes in the "Agricultural Gazette":—"Seed wheat intended for this season's planting may be 'pickled' with bluestone, or with bluestone and…

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Travelling Sheep Breaches of the Act

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

At the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, Inspector Smith proceeded against F. Amos for being the drover of 250 travelling sheep and not having a permit, and…

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Bathurst Experimental Farm. Lessons of Advanced Methods

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 19

THE wheat yields of the Bathurst Experimental Farm were recently made available by Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager. The total area cultivated was slightly under 97 acres…

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Molong Dairying Co

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 13

THE half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Molong District Dairying Co. will be held this afternoon in the Town Hall, and the half-year's operations revealed the fact…

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Mixed Farming Work at Bathurst Farm Lamb and Mutton for Export Rape and Lucerne As Fodder

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1908 · page 4

That mixed farming can be carried On successfully is striking evident from the results achieved in this connection at the Bathurst Experimental Farm…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 March 1908 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd., report as follows: Our last weekly sale of the season was held on Thursday last, Feb. 27th,…

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