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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 4 of 107

Dairying. Silage on the North Coast

Leader · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

Two spells of dry weather within the past couple of years have proved that even on the fertile soils of the Richmond River, where the pastures…

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Electric Farming in Germany

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

Figures worked out in Germany indicate that the electrifications of crops on the farm will not be an expensive change and it should soon become common if…

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Commercial. WOOL

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report under date January 6:— Sales will be resumed in this centre this afternoon, the general consensus…

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Wool Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., report under date January 9:— We held our first sale of the year yesterday Aided by a buoyant…

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Capertee Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

Offerings at the Sydney wool auctions last last Wednesday included Mr. Jas. Oliver's "Hearne" clip from Capertee. "Hearne" fleece wool sold…

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Big Wheat Average

Leader · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 4

Great wheat yields are reported from the Gundagal district. At Jugiong the average is a shade over 30 bushels; at Goberalong, 35 bushels…

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Local and General. Cattle Straying

The Bathurst Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

E. Doswell was, at the Bathurst Police Court on Saturday, fined 5/, with 1/ costs, for allowing cattle to stray in Princess Park on December 30…

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Wool Dyers' Strike. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

Seven thousand dyers of Bradford have come out on strike. They will probably be followed by 6000 more in a few days…

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Gigantic Cabbages. a Lesson in Irrication. Visit to Messrs Mockler Bros. Farm

The Bathurst Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

It was a day of gigantic cabbages Men of the land and men of the city they came, they saw, and their hearts were conquered by the verdant vista, of…

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Like a Novel. Girl Inherits £30,000. a Farmer's Love. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

A legacy of £30,000, beside hand some property, has been left to Miss Blenheim M'Loughlin(19). Her story of her good future is…

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Farmer's Wife Murdered. an Ex-state Boy's Deed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

A shocking murder was committed at Punchbowl, near Copmanhurst, early yesterday morning. It appears that Mrs. Lloyd, a…

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Heavy Crop and Aftermath, Forbes

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 1

Recently a return of five tons of hay to the acre was gathered from Mr. D. Nicholas's Chamsaur farm on the river. Since than, a second growth has…

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Bathurst District Crops. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 4

Rain is very badly needed in the Bathurst district for the summer crops, such as maize, potatoes, and pumpkins. Unless rain comes within the next week or two…

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Sydney Wheat Market. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

There were early sales and buyers of N.S.W. wheat (old varieties) at 3/7 per bushel (Sydney) to-day for prompt delivery on milling account, and sales…

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Jap. Silks, Webb's 41/4d, worth 71/2d. A Ten-Ton Wheat Load

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. Joseph Field has received the biggest load of wheat which came into the Dubbo railway station this season. It consisted of 120 bags, drawn by 12…

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Farmer's Wife Shot. Copmanhurst

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 1

A shocking crime was committed at Punchbowl, near Copmanhurst, early yesterday morning. It appears that Mrs. Lloyd, wife of…

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For the Man on the Land Agricultural. Potato-growing. Grafton Experiment Farm Methods

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 1

Much useful work, instructive to the district and profitable to the farm, has been done in the growth of potatoes at Grafton experiment farm…

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Wool. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 4

Schute, Bell, and Co., Ltd., report: After a little hesitancy in bidding at the opening sales, the market brightened up, closing firm at up to the best…

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Sydney Wool Market

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The wool sales [?] week strongly on Monday, more especially for medium lots, and although the clearance was only 89 per cent. the sales now are bringing…

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Dairy Farmer Shot. the Muswellbrook Tragedy. Muswellbrook

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

Later details show that Mr. John Field, the Muswellbrook dairyman, was not shot by his son. He was working on a dairy farm on the shares system…

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