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

Farming & the land, 1912

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land Wheat Growers to Note

Molong Argus · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 8

The experiments conducted by the Department have thrown some additional light regarding the economic production of wheat. The object of these…

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Wheat Grown in Rotation with Fodder Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

When wheat was grown in rotation with a fodder crop comprising rape or tares the results from methods of harvesting were different from those where wheat was…

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Wheat Growers to Note

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

The experiments conducted by the department have thrown some additional light regarding the economic production of wheat. The object of these experiments was to…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Farmers are still complaining of the shortage of trucks. A [?]arge aggregate of wheat is lying in the open exposed to weather in various parts of New…

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Results of Continuous Wheat Growing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

No matter what method of harvesting was adopted, the growing of wheat every year on the same land has given the worst yield. Every farmer knows that continuous…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. D. Trelle, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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Experimental Crops. Inspector at Millthorpe. Millthorpe

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

The newly-appointed inspector of agriculture, Inspector Wilson, who is making his first tour of the west, has inspected the local experimental plots…

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Agricultural, Pastoral and Otherwise. Forthcoming Shows

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The following Show dates, with the name of the Secretary of each fixture attached, should prove of interest to our readers:—…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 14

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report under date 26th inst:—The closing wool sales in the weekly series in the Sydney market were held…

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English Butter Market. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

Australian' choice butter is quo[?] 122/ to 126/. Operations are very much resulted…

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London Wool Sales Postponed. London, Thursday afernoon

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

Owing to the coal strike, the wool sales have been postponed indefinitely…

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Wool Sales Put Off. So[?] Miners Idle. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

Owing tol the coal strike the wool sales have been definitely postponed. There is a likelihood of the strike causing a delay in the departure of…

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For the Man on the Land. Wheat Growers to Note

Leader · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

The experiments conducted by the Department have thrown some additional light regarding the economic production of wheat. The objects of…

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Bathurst Apple Orchards. Trucking the Fruit. for the Farmer. Scientific Acriculture. Common Diseases of Plants

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

In these days we have became so accustomed to bearing of diseases attacking crops that the subject has become, to the lay mind, almost without interest…

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When Rain Is a Curse Exceptional Crops Reduced to Moderate Ones. Operations on the Bathurst Demonstration Area. Fallowing and Moisture Conservation

National Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 1

The threshing of the crops at the Experiment Farm is now complete and returns are available. However, owing to the storms and heavy winds…

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Wool Market

National Advocate · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 4

Mesrs. John Bridge and Co. [?]—The past week has been a comparatively quiet one in the wool trade, everybody taking a rest after the…

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Dairymen in the Dunedoo District

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 3

This district can boast of several up-to-date dairy men. Dairying is an industry that should thrive here, and it is a wonder that factory…

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Wheat Culture. the Farmer Advised. Mr. R. W. Peacock at Spring Hill

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. R. W. Peacock delivered a lecture on wheat growing at Spring Hill last Saturday evening under the auspices of the local Agricultural Bureau…

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Sydney Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

Private cables state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are much steadier. The probable inference is that there is every disposition of…

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Wheat Culture Mr. Peacock at Spring Hill. an Interesting Lecture

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 4

Mr. R. W. Peacock delivered a lecture on wheat growing at Spring Hill last Saturday evening, under the auspices of the local Agricultural…

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