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

Farming & the land, 1909

1,292 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 65

Dry Farming

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 14

Mr. H. Cox, of Eurunderee, has grown some samples of wheat which he thinks it would be hard to beat. He attributes his success to always…

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Denman Dairy Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 15

For December the Denman Dairy Company manufactured 45,000 lbs. of butter, paying suppliers £1892 10s. A considerable percentage of suppliers' cream is…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

The Sydney wool sales for tho week came to an end on Wednesday, the bidding, continuing active. The Americans and Japanese were strong competitors, and the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd, submitted on Tuesday a catalogue of 5203 bales, comprising a wide assortment of good to superior wools…

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Commercial News Wool Market

Molong Argus · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co's. sale on the 13th instant found the market firm at an advance of from 2½ to 5 per cent for medium and good wools—both…

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The Wheat Season at Mudgee

Leader · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

Notwithstanding the very dry season, some good harvests have been reaped at Mudgee. Mr. A. S. Tuckermann, in addition to a rich…

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Dissatisfied Orange Farmers SEPARATE B.B. Board Wanted [?] ORANGE

National Advocate · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

A large meeting of farmers was held in the Forester's Hall this afternoon in connection with the recent prosecutions of farmers failing to destroy ra[?]oits. It was decided to…

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The Rabbit Ac? Important Meeting of Farmers. a Serious Grievance Formulated

Leader · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

A large and representative meeting of farmers of the Orange district was held yesterday afternoon in the Foresters’ Hall to protest against the…

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Australian Dry Farming. A New System of Soil Culture. INTRODUCTION

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

Australian agriculture has yet to be written, Methods evolved under European and American conditions are not applicable without, in many…

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Local and General. Australian Dry Farming

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

An instructive article by Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Government Farm, on Australian Dry Farming, appears in another column of…

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G.Y.M. Society Experimental Farm Approved

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the C.Y.M. Society took place on Thursday night. Mr J a Conroy (Speaker) presiding. It was decided that the half-yearly meeting be held on the…

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For the Farmer

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 2

It is essential that we attend to the comfort and bodily case of our cows. It would be well if some of us would ask ourselves how certain lines of treatment…

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A Curse to the Country' Mr. Sullivan on the Rabbit Question. the Dissatisfied Orange Farmers

National Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 4

The report of the meeting of farmers at Orange, held in connection with the recent prosecutions for the non-destruction of rabbits, and published in the NATIONAL…

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Fat Sheep

Leader · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 4

Four trucks of fat sheep were despatched from Millthorpe on Saturday. Three trucks of sheep and one of fat cattle were despatched earlier in the…

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Sydney Wool Report

Leader · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 1

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report: Notable business has been transacted in the Australian wool centres since our last report. It has been…

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Another Mustering Matter. Sheep Owner Fined

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 3

At the Mudgee Police Court on Friday, Isaac Fitzsimmons, of Mullamuddy, was proceeded against by David and Sydney E. Rayner, of…

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The Rabatt Act. Action of Orange Farmers Condemned

Leader · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

From the Bathurst ’Augus” we extract the following: “The farmers at Orange are indignant at the action of Rabbit Inspector Lynch in prosecuting…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

There was not quite such a good clearance at the Sydney wool sales on Monday though anything attractive brought spirited bidding. The top price for the…

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A Demonstration Farm Mr. Miller Interviews the Minister Officer to Be Sent to Report

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Bathurst Progress Association was hold last night. There were present:—Mr. J. J. Sullivan (President), the Very Rev. M. J. O'Reilly…

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Bathurst Apple Crop

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 1

The apple crop at the Bathurst Experimental Farm, though not a large one as coin pared with, that of last year is of very good quality. That the crop was not…

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