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

Farming & the land, 1912

2,425 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 122

Fall in Butter. Sydney

Leader · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

Butter was down 4/ a cwt. to-day, choicest being 116/ per cwt…

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Lamb-raising and Wheat Growing

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

Raising lambs for export long since became an important industry in South Australia. In conjunction with wheat-growing the lamb business has often been a theme…

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Class B.—CATTLE. Judge: J. Montgomery, Warren

Molong Argus · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

Stewards: Messrs Roy Reynolds, W. Leary and Jack Hopper. Hereford Cow: Mrs C. Miller 1 Durham Bull: Sage Bruce 1 and 2…

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Sydney Markets. Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

The Sydney wheat market is dull. Milling is offering in small quantities at 3/9. Some shippers would pay 3/8½ for f.a.q. grade. The New…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. J. L. Tref[?]e, Minister of Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experiments of the…

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How Farmers Differ

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

The opinion of Mr. McCallum is noted to show how farmers differ in respect to the methods which tend to successful agricultural practice. In the first place, his…

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Progressive Dairying

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

While the improving of the milk and butter yielding capacity of dairy cattle has been a foremost question in other dairying countries for some years past, it is a…

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A Farm of 640 Acres

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

In connection with wheat-growing, horse-breeding, dairying, poultry, fattening of stock, and lamb-raising should come in as subsidiary industries. Mr. Foulis took as…

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Another Farmer's Views

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 6

Mr. S. G. McCallum said: -- "Lamb-raising in conjunction with agriculture is not profitable. To secure the greatest return from, the farm, the land must be…

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How Wheat-Growing: Pans Out Without Sheep

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 2

Continuing, Mr. S. G. McCallum said that "500 acres at 12 bushels, or four bags, to the acre, equalled 2000 bags of wheat, which at 3/ per bushel or 9/…

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Records of Dairy Cattle Qualities

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 2

It is suggested that the time is opportune in New Zealand when semiofficial testing might he commenced with profit to the dairying communities…

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Returns from the Sheep

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 2

In April there should be about fifty or sixty lambs. In the average season nfty of those would be matured for freezing in September, and should net…

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Agricultural, Pastoral and Otherwise. Forthcoming Shows

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 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 Report

Leader · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 5

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:—So far the Sidney wool mar ket has not been affected by the coal strike in England; but, no doubt,…

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Sydney Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 17
Also in Leader

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report under date of 1st instant:—Transactions in the local wool market daring the past week have been…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd, report—So far the Sydney wool market has not been affected by the coal strike in England, but no doubt business will…

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No Wool Sales

National Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 3

Messrs. John Bridge and Co. report on March 7 as follows : — No sales have been held in Sydney this week, and with the exception of a…

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General News Wheat Consignments

National Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 3

The Bathurst railway authorities yesterday received a telegram from head office that the strike at Darling Harbor was off, and that…

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For the Farmer Common Diseases of Plants. Stinking Smut or Bunt in Wheat. Ii

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 6

Of all the cereal diseases this is probably the best known to the farmer, both on account of its prevalence and its disagreeable odor. This is a…

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