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

Farming & the land, 1917

1,804 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 91

District Conditions. Crops Badly Affected. Good Yields at Experiment Farm

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 1

The excessive wet season has had a bad effect on crops generally, and in consequence fanners have had a hard time trying to get their crops…

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Wheat Figures World's Supply Falls Off. ______ I London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 1

Wheat cargoes are normal. The Rome Institute of Agriculture says that the yield of wheat in 16 countries of the Northern Hemisphere, and…

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District Sheep at Homebush

Leader · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 1

Sheep again changed hands readily al last week's Thursday Homebush sales. Supplies only totalled 14,000 head. Prices wore generally quite…

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Wool. Government Requisition. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The wool trade at Bradford is practically suspended owing to the rumors of the Government requisitioning of all steeks…

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Australian Wool Controller Appointed British Organisation. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

In connection with the Common Wealth wool ship the Army Coure[?]l has appointed [?] former of Bradf[?] as…

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Bathurst Farm Crops Cleveland Wheat Advocated. Fair Prospects

National Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. R. W. Peacock, manager of the Bathurst Experiment Farm, stated yesterday that the harvesting at the farm is progressing…

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Wool

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 1

The Australian Mereantile Land and Finance Co. report for January 2:- Catalogues are now being prepared for assessment which assuming all…

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Commercial. Wool Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 20

Australian, Mercantile, Land and Finance Company, Limited, report on January 2:— Catalogues are now being prepared…

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Last year's Wheat Pool. PROBABLE 6/2 Net to Farmers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 11

In referring to the operations of the State Wheat Board the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. C. Grahame) states that there is…

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Wool the Imperial Purchase October Prices Expected. • LONDON,Wednesday

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 2

The first of the New South Wales wool clip Purchased by the British Government was shipped this morning. It is expected that the prices paid…

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Ulan Mems Rabbits in Clover.—destructive Thunder Storm.—disappointing Wheat Yields

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 20

The Rabbits.—Rabbit trappers are experiencing special hardships this year owing to the abundant growth of the grass. Bunny is having a…

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Tallewang. Practical Education—agriculture at the School—a Fine Crop— Bush Fire Prevention— an Effective System

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 9

The School Crop.—Last year 29 bass, this year 421/2 bag's were taken from slightly under six acres as the school crop…

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Neilrex. News of the Crops— Bridge Needed. — Opptional Tenure Approved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 9

Good weather is permitting harvesting. Unfortunately, there is more "lodged" than was apparent; until the machines got to work…

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Freedhold for Farmers New Land Policy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 26

The National Party has appointed a committee to confer with Mr. Ashford' with the object of drawing un a land policy the…

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DAIRYING. Butter Quality

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

In an interesting little table the daily expert sets out the quantity of butter of each grade that was manufactured during July, August, and September of this year, those…

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1915-16 Wheat Crop. Return to Farmers

Molong Argus · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

In referring to operations of the State Wheat Board the Minister for Agriculture (Mr W. C. Grahame) states that there is every prospect of a…

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Sydney Wool Market. Business Resumed

Leader · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6
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John Bridge and Co., Ltd., write as as follows: "The work of appraising the values at which the balance of the Australian wool clip is to be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

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

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The Wheat Traffic

National Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

Very little wheat, either old season or news is at present passing through the Bathurst Railway Station. This is mainly due to the debated harvest…

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