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

Farming & the land, 1916

2,676 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 134

Wheat Returns

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 33

During the month of November 6912 bags of wheat were despatched from Dunedoo. For the month of December of further 21,337 bags [?]…

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Big Load of Wheat. Ganmain

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 2

Yesterday a loud of 330 bags of wheat weighing over 25 tons. was delivered at the local station, this being a record for this part of the…

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Wool the Season's Traffic. Increase Over Previous Year. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 4

Official figures made available to-day show that during the week ended last Saturday 4317 bales of wool were invoiced to Darling Harbor, 1371 to…

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Wheat Harvest the Railway Figures. Increase Over Last Season. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 4

Since the commencement of the wheat season—December I—892,524 bags of wheat have been invoiced by rail for Darling Harbor or Darling…

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Share Farming Details Op Government Scheme. What the Farmer Must Do. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 2

Particulars were made available to-day in connection with the Government's scheme of share-farming. There are 21 farms, and the land…

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Share Farming the Government Scheme. Interesting Particulars. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) made available this afternoon particulars in regard to the share farming scheme, in connection with…

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Farmers Selling Wheat Privately

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

Mr Grahame stated on Tuesday that he had received word from Mudgee that some farmers were selling their grain to private buyers…

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Fire in a Wheat Crop. Standing Crop and Bagged Wheat Burnt

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

The fire fi[?]nd paid this district a visit an Tuesday afternoon, the scene of the outbreak being Mr Frank Bootle's farm on the Larras Lake…

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Wheat Harvest

Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Since the commencement of the wheat season—December 1st—892,521 bags of wheat have been invoiced by rail for Darling Harbor or Darling…

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Government Wheat Scheme. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

Mr. Leo Rossell, manager of the Great Western Milling Coy., has been appointed to act on the Board appointed in connection with the Government…

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Wheat Scheme. Grievances of Millers

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

A deputation of the flour millers waited upon the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Grahame) on Wednesday to place before him several matter in connection with the position…

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Big Wheat Shipments. Sydney

Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

The largest shipment of wheat ever exported from Adelaide was lifted by the Japanese steamer, Atoka Maru, on Wednesday. She took 19,192 bags for…

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Country Wheat Stacks. Sydney

Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

For the week ended January 1 the bags of wheat despatched from country stations totalled 56,285. Wheat stacked on country railway stations…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

These notes are issued every week, under the personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, Minister of Agriculture, and are cased mainly on the experience of the…

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248,750 Bales Wool to Sell

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Compared with last year a comparatively limited quantity of the season's wool clip is on hand at the Sydney wool stores awaiting sale. Winchcombe,…

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Big Wheat Shipment. Cargo From S.A. ADELAIDE

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

The largest shipment of wheat exported from this State this season left to-day by the Japanese steamer Ataka Maru. The vessel took 10,192 bags…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land [Those Notes will be issued every week under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. W C. Grahame), nnd are based mainly on the experiments of the Department."] Agriculture. Practical Irrigation Farming. Cultivation

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

In irrigation forming, no less than in the production of crops under ordinary "dry" conditions, cultivation is more than half the business. It is…

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Orange Stock Markets. The following were the sales at the Corporation yards yesterday: Fat Cattle

Leader · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Leeds-Bros.—A/c Evo Bros., 1 cow £10, 1 hoifer £6/11; A/c Stedman, 1 cow £6/15; a/c. Blayney Agents, 2 steers at £7, 3 cows at £18. 1 cow…

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Incendiarism. Fires on Farms. Wagga

Molong Argus · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

A startling series of fires occurred at the farm of Messrs R. P. Miller and Sons at Gobbagumbalin, on Wednes day night and Thursday morning…

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DAIRYING. Udder Diseases

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

"Caked and spoiled udders are the bane of the milk producers' business." Says Dr. A. S. Alexander, in a current article. Generally they do not recover, no matter how expert the…

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