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

Farming & the land, 1912

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The Wool Market. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 3

Dalgey and Co., Limited, report :—The woo market is quiet at all the Australian centres, practically all business being suspended until, after the…

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The Oats Crop

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 2

The Bureau of Statistics, Sydney, informs us that the area, under Oats this season in the central tableland is: For grain, 11,160 acres; for hay, 29,784…

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Land Appeal Court a Chance Urged. What the Membership Should Be. Stockowners, Pastoralists and Farmers Agitating. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 4

A question with which three powerful public bodies—the Stock Owners' Association, the Pastoralists' Union and the Farmers and Settlers'…

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Dairying. Intensive Dairy Farming

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 1

A very interesting experiment was made recently at the Illinois Agricultural Exiperimnet Station, stowing a marked variation in the profits from…

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Training of Dairy Factory Managers

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 1

In order to supply the unmistakable demand from all parts of Australia for men fully qualified to supervise and control the supply,…

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Sheep Sales

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

Messrs. Cousins and Co. report having sold for the month:—On account Messrs. Anderson Bros. 9200 wethers account J. E. Larnach, 2000 wethers:…

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Auctioneers Report Sheep Sales

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Cousins and Co. report having sold for the month of December:—On account Messrs. Anderson Bros., 9200 wethers; account Mr. J. E…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

No private cables have come to hand respecting the European wheat market. There is not much demand by Sydney millers for old wheat; the…

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1911 at the Farm. an Interesting Retrospect How Mr: Peacock's Methods Turned Out. a Few Facts and Figures

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 2

That the rotation system advocated by the manager of the Bathurst Experiment Farm is effective seems to be borne out by the results of the past…

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Commercial. Wool Report

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., report under date of January 2: Up to date 481,110 bales of wool have been sold in the Sydney market, and it is…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 3

The wheat market to-day opened with sales of choice old wheat, on milling account, ac 3/7 3/4 a bushel. The few transactions that took place were…

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Busy Time with Farmers

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 1

Everywhere around our district harvesters and workers are busy gath ering a bounteous harvest. The work is laborious, but can be made…

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The World's Crops

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

The British Board of Agriculture and Fisheries recently received the following telegram from the International Agricultural institute:—The…

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Crops in Grenfell District

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 3

The wheat crops around Grenfell (writes our correspondent), are almost up to last year's which was a record; although things were looking…

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Wool Reports

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: —Up-to date 481,110 bales of wool have been sold in the Sydney market, and it is estimated that 215,000 bales will be available…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

The wheat market opened to-day with a few sales of New South Wales old wheat on millers' account, at 3/7¾. From now on very little old…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for This Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 6

Those notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Trefle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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Dairying. Intensive Dairy Farming

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

A very interesting experiment was made recently in the Illinois Agricul tural Experimental Station, showing a marked variation in the profits from…

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A Wise Farmer

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 6

FROM time to time the ARGUS has directed attention to the fact that too little attention is paid by land owners in the matter of keeping down noxious…

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Woman Farmer. Miss "Jack" May's First Harvest in Canada

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 3

News comes from Canada that Miss "Jack" May is now getting in her first harvest on her own farm at Sedgewick, near Calgary, in Alberta. Miss…

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