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

Farming & the land, 1913

2,135 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 107

Sydney Wool Sales

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 14

Wincbcombe, Carson, Ltd., report under date 29th January, 1913:— For our last auction of the 1912-1913 weekly wool sales, we catalogued over…

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Handlng Wheat in Bulk

Leader · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

At a meeting this week of the Cowra P. and S. Association, the president said he would like to see the bulk system in vogue, and would do all in…

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Wheat Standard. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 6

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce to-day declared the f.a.q. wheat standard to be 62¼lbs. per Imperial bushel…

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Victorian Wheat Standard. Highest Since 1905

Leader · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 5

The standard sample of the fair average quality of Victorian wheat for the new season has been fixed at 631bs per bushel by the corn trade…

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F.A.Q. Wheat Standard. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 2

The Weighing of samples of wheat for fixing the f.a.q. standard was conducted to-day. The stand was officially declared as 62 1/2lb.per Imperial…

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Only Watches Me." Champion Cattle Strayer. Incident at the Bathurst Court

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

Hector McLean appears to be anxious to become the champion Bathurst "cattle strayer." Yesterday, for the fourh time, he pleaded guilty to a…

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Electric Farm

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 3

A farm, on which crops are to be grown by electrical treatment, is situated in Kent(Eng.). Mr. T. Thorne Baker, a scientific expert, under whose…

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The Butter Pat

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 1

A lot of our butter sent to England is used to work up with other butters, etc., etc. Thus Sir George Reid, and we are seeking to discover the why and wherefore…

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Experimental Wheat Plots. Gininderra

The Bathurst Times · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

The following are the results obtained from the experimental wheat plots at Gininderia:—Yandilla King 37 bushels,…

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Butter Factory Drainage A Challenge and an Offer. (To the Editor.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to contradict a statement made by some party to Ald. Tomkins, "that certain matter…

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Farmers and Settlers

Leader · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 4

At conclusion of the annual meeting of the local branch of the F. and S. Association, Mr. Samuel Wh[?]mee, the society's president, by…

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Cassilis Farmers and Settlers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

Mr. J. M'Lean, organiser of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, formed a branch of this body in Cassilis on January 15. The following…

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Kicked for Money. Farmer's Strange Adventure. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 1

According to a message from a little place called Enid, Oklahoma, a kick in the head by a mule was worth £760 to a farmer named John Allen…

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For the Man on the Land Agricultural. Points for Wheat-growers

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 1

The following are some points which the manager at Bathurst experiment farm put together recently, and which state the case for best methods…

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Rotate Your Crops

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 1

Do not grow wheat on the same land every year. Keep sheep on your farm. Try fodder crop for sheep one year, and main cecal crop the next. In…

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Experiment Farm Initiation Concert

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

In accordance with the established custom at the Experiment Farm, an initiation ceremony was held in the Common Room on Tuesday, January…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 28

The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., report on January 30, 1913:—At our sale yesterday, we submitted an attractive catalogue of over 6000…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 28

The A.M.L. and F. Co., Ltd., report under date January 31:— Sales were, resumed on Tuesday— Monday being a holiday.—when the…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 28

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Wednesday a catalogue of 2250 bales which formed a very attractive all round display…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 28

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd. report on 30th January:— The closing sales of the weekly series were held during the week…

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