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

Farming & the land, 1914

2,714 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 136

The Oberon District. Potatoes and Other Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 3

Railway communication will mean development in the Oberon district, and an influx of new settlers. This the district wants badly. While there are some good farmers, the…

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Sale of Wheat Land

Leader · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Hain and Searight, Sydney, report a much improved demand for farming blocks, and announce that, direct and in conjunction wth other agents, they…

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(Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). Fertilising Wheat Crops The Cowra Experiments Again

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 2

Readers of these "Notes" will remember that there were three features of the experiment at Cowra which, for convenience, has been called the…

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Margarine As Butter. Tradesman Fined. London

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 7

A tradesman at Rotherbite was fined £25 for selling margarine as butter. It was his third conviction…

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Bathurst Stock Returns. Great Spring Lambing. Highest Market on Record. Big Increase in Sheep

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 7

The Stock Inspector Inspector (Mr. C. R. Brett) submitted to the meeting of the Bathurst P.P. Board yesterday, the stock and clip returns for the…

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The Threshers. Strikers Checkmated Work at Kelso Begins. Farmers Fill Men's Places

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 2

The sinking of the twelve threshers on Mr. Cox's plant at Mr. John Fleming's at Kelso on Thursday has nor affected work there, and yesterday…

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The Oberon District. Fertile Soil. Potatoes and Other Crops. Ii

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Railway communication will mean development in the Oberon district, and an influx of now settlers. This the district wants badly. While there are…

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Record Apple Crop. Hobart

Leader · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

It is expected that sh pments of apples from Taumania this season will be a record…

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Farmers as Strike Breakers the Rural Unrest. an Interesing Development

National Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

One of the most interesting developments an connection with the c[?]ucu[?]ters' trouble took place yesterday. On the previous afternoon…

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And So--"butter!"

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 1

On the fourth day the stock is put into an [?] press. This is held at a temperature of about 88. A press consists of about 60 plates, with eight cakes to each, and it will…

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Best Wheat Loads

Leader · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 2

Up Forbes way the teamsters are still vicing with each other in the matter of big loads. A couple of weeks ago a chap named Houges'…

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Where Is the Wheat? Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

Not nearly enough wheat is arriving at Darling Island to enable the wharf laborers working there to get in full time. Only half days are being…

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Crops in Bathurst District. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1914 · page 4

The manner in which some of the maize crops throughout the district have, survived the hot and dry spell has caused general surprise, and the little rain which…

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Wheat After Fodder Crop

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

Where wheat was grown after a fodder crop fertilisers appeared to be a little more useful, phosphoric acid and potash averaging 28.4 bushels over the…

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Sheep Parasites

Leader · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

In South Australia, the dipping of sheep is compulsory, and according to the annual report of the Stock Department the chief inspector of stock…

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Wheat Every Year

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

Taking first the trials on the section devoted to wheat every year, the results at once show the conspicuous advantage that attaches to the use of…

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Wheat After Bare Fallow

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

Turning to the section of the Cowra experiment, which was devoted to [?] after bars fallow, the strikin thing about the results is the…

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For the Man on the Land Agricultural. Fertilising Wheat Crops. the Cowra Experiments Again

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 3

Readers of these "Notes" will remember that there were three features of the experiment at Cowra which, for convenience, has been called the…

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The Wheat Yield in Molong District

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. D. S. Todd, of Essington, has just comr back to Bathurst after a visit to the Molong district. At Morilda he says be saw more wheat stacked…

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Disastrous Bush Fire Historic Mansion Destroyed. 3000 Sheep Perish. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 1

Bush fires that have been burning in the Skipton district for several days have destroyed the historic Wilson mansion, occupied by Mr. H. W…

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