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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 23 of 134

Held-up Wheat. Million Bushels Between Forbes and Orange. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

Over a million bags of wheat are stacked between Forbes and Orange awaiting trucks. At Goolagone 5000 acres of wheat…

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For the Man on the Land Agricultural. Seed Wheat. Points Worth Considering When Selecting

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 6

Amid the preparations that are being made for the coming sowing of wheat, farmers should not overlook the importance of the quality of the…

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Farm Laborers Exempt From Military Service. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

During the sitting of the tribunals under the Compulsory Military Service Act at Kirkby Stephen (a market town of Westmoreland) many…

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Farmers' Receipts £2,000,000 Distributed. Ministerial Statement

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 1

Wheat growers in New South Wales have received so far about £2,000,000 for their grain. It is estimated that the crop is worth, at 5/ per bushel…

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The Farmers Protection of Country Interests. a Union Formed. Tamworth

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

There was a large gathering of farmers at Tamworth, for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee appointed to draft a constitution for…

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Wool

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report under date 21st February:—Owing to a rearrangement of the roster, our remaining sales of the weekly series…

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Sydney Wool Market

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

There was a good demand at the Sydney sales on Monday for all attractive wools, and more regularity was in evidence. Scoured sold well, the top figure being 31 12d. Greasy…

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Wheat the Commonwealth Pool Advance You Farmers. the Melbourne Conference. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

From the farmers' point of view the most important question for discussion at the conference of Ministers for Agriculture of all the wheat producing…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe Carson and Co. wool values were quite up to recent levels at our sale to-day. Xbreds, if anything, ruled in sellers' favor. We…

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Feeding Off Growing Wheat. Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 4

The feeding off of growing crops of wheat is commonly practised throughout the wheat belt of New South Wales. It is an operation that is…

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For the Man on the Land Feeding Off Crowing Wheat Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

The feeding-off of growing crops of wheat is commonly practised throughout the wheat belt of New South Wales. It is an operation that is…

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Agricultural. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture). AGRICULTURAL. Seed Wheat. Points Worth Considering When Selecting

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 4

Amid the preparations that are being made for the coming sowing of wheat, farmers should not overlook the importance of the quality of the…

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Strongly Rooted Crops

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

A crop may usually be said to be ready to be fed off when it is about six inches high. It is a common error for farmers to turn sheep on to…

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Crops Sown for the Purpose

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Where a crop is being sown with the intention of feeding off, the sowing should be early in order that the wheat may have along enough…

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Pastoral. Sheep on the Coast the Conditions of Success

National Advocate · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 1

To a farmer who had had some success with small flocks of sheep on the coast, and who was encouraged there by to comtemplate a larger venture…

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Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 19

Schute, Bell and Co., report under date 21st February:—Competition was at its best against inst week whilst even for poor and…

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High-priced Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 16

Mr. C. S. MacPhillamy, of Waroo Station, Forbes, recently sold a beautiful line of 3100 merino, ewes at the high price of £2 2s per head…

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District Wool Sales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 18

Catalogues at this week's Sydney wool auctions included a number of local clips. Prices still ruled on buoyant levels. Winchcombe,…

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Wheat Pool Farmers Given Additional Sixpence. the Price of Bread. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 3

The Wheat Conference in Melbourne to-day decided to advance to farmers a further sixpence per bushel in April, and also to fix the price…

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Wheat Conference. Farther Advance of Sixpence

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 17

The Wheat Conference has decided to advance a further sixpence a bushel in April. They also fixed the price of wheat…

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