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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 7 of 122

Sydney Wool Sales

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool salesmen, Sydney, report under date of l6th instant:- The opening sales in the second…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison Jones, and Devlin wired us on Wednesday night:—bales, and competition was spirited, with an improving tendency for the…

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London Wool Sales

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool salesmen, Sydney, have received the following cable message from their London house, dated 16th…

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Sydney Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Private cables state that the London and Liverpool wheat markets are steady, with a sale of an Australian cargo to load at 36/9 per quarter…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

Win[?]combe, Carson and Co. to-day sold 6400 bales. The market ruled strong at best rates obtained previously this week. Fine wools sold in growers'…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 6

These 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. Lice on Cows

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 6

Lice on cows seem to be troublesome in many of the dairying districts, judging from the number of inquiries received by the department regarding the pest. A…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land [These Notes will be Issued every week under the direction of tho Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department.] Agriculture. Scientific Cultivation and Drought

Molong Argus · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 7

"The greatest evils of drought are due to ignorant treatment of the soil." The farmer who has been practising a baphazard system of soil cultivation—…

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Orange Stock Sales. Heavy Yardings. 24,313 Sheep, 2000 Cattle

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 10

The yardings at the Orange Corporation Yards on Wednesday and Thursday prove conclusively that Orange is the chief stock centre in the whole of…

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Straying Cattle

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

James Bampton and Patrick Sewel were each fined £2, with, costs, at the Police Court yesterday morning for allowing cattle to stray in the streets…

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Comparison of Wheat and Rape Crops

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

Comparing the cost and value of the wheat and rape crops in the rotation system shows the rape in a very favourable light. While the cultivation and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5
Also in National Advocate

S[?]hute, Bell & Co., Limited., report under date 15th January:—Satisfactory clearances were effected both in Melbourne and Brisbane last…

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Italian War Frauds. Cattle Weighted with Water. Rome

National Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 4

War frauds have been discovered at Naples. The contractors forced cattle to eat salt, and consequently the animals consumed an enormous…

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Sydney Markets. (By our Special Reporter.) Sydney Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

Private cables state that the London and Liverpool wheat market is much firmer, with money offering for cargoes to load at Australian ports…

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Rotation for Dairying and Lamb Raising

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

Where fat lambs are to be raised and cows kept for milking purposes, Mr. Birks found a suitable rotation in—Fallow, rape, barley, fallow, wheat,…

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Crop Rotation Reduces Rick

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

Growing three different crops instead of one reduces the risk from loss in various ways. The two important points in a…

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Dairying. Lice on Cows

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 2

Lice on cows seem to be troublesome in many of the dairying districts, judging from the number of inquiries received by the Department regarding…

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Warrah Farms

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

The ballot that took place for the Warrah Farms, in the Liverpool Plains district, was not as enthusiastic as would have been supposed,…

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Extraordinary Fruit Crops at Blayney

Leader · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 6

Although there were a couples of severe frosts in December, and serious effects to fruit were anticipated, there is no question that the average fruit…

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