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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 8 of 91

Wool Growers' Loss My Fire

Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. L. M. Russell, of Woodbine, Boyd, who was in Forbes on Tuesday (says the "Times,"), states that the recent bush Are played havoc with his…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

Those 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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Typhoid Epedemic. Rotten Wheat the Cause. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

An alarming outbreak of fever has occurred at Goorambat. It is stated that the epidemic was caused by rotten wheal which was used as fowl feed. Cases of…

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£3,000,000 Loss Sheep-fly Ravages. Coon[?]e

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

A large and representative meeting of partoralists, presided over by the Mayor, was held to discuss means of dealing with the blow-fly pest and…

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Farmer Charged with Incendiarism. Peak Hill

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

At the Police Court, Karl Theodore Meigel, share farmer, was committed for trial at the Dubbo Quarter Sessions on a charge of maliciously setting…

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Farmers Hard Hit Fixing British Prices. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

The Associated Chambers of Commerce has discussed the fixing of prices, and has carried a resolution drawing the attention of Mr. Prothero…

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Coastal Farmers Co. and Fruit

Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

At this week's meeting of the Young fruitgrowers, pursuant to notice given at last meeting, Mr. M. Jasprizza moved: "That we ask the…

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The Soldier and the Farmer

Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Lord Derby and Mr. R. E. Prothero state that the urgent military situation requires the taking of men under 25, from every industry, even those…

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Agricultural. Lime on the Farm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various forms upon the soil. As has been shown in different ways,…

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Flour for Export Wheat Advanced to 6/6 SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

The State wheat office, Sydney, advises that the price of wheat to make flour, for export to the United Kingdom has been advanced to 6/6 per…

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For The Man On The Land Agricultural. Lime on the Farm. Effect Of Deficiency of Lime

National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 1

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most prominent has been the effect of lime in various forms upon the soil. As has…

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Sheep and Cattle For Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

Messrs, H.T. Brazier and Co, advertise in to-day's issue several goos lines of sheep and cattle for sale near Wellington and Rylstone…

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Western Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

Sheep prices were very buoyant at Homebush last Thursday. Price showed an advance of 2/6 per head in many instances. A line of…

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Big Wheat Buyers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

In to-day's "Guardian" Messrs. Abel Wilkins and Co., the big wheat buyers of Wellington, announce that they are now buying wheat at the…

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Bathurst Wool Cup

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 1

The Bathurst wool clip promises to be one of the most profitable on record. This is due to the fact that the average weight of all fleeces, particularly merinos and crossbreds,…

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Wheat. Great Quantities Stored. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

All official statement Indicates that up to Monday last 16,500,000 bags of last season's when had been shipped from Australia, 45,500,000 sold in…

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Effects of Blockade. Wheat Supply Gives Out London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

The Athens correspondent of the "Daily Cronicle" save that after fifty days of the blockade, the wheat supply has become exhausted. Then is…

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A Railway Holocaust Sheep. Destroyed by Train Mr. J. Rheinberger a Heavy Loser

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

Mr, J. Rheinberger, butcher, of Church Street, is a heavy loser as the result of an accident on the railway line near Mudgee on…

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Pigs and Pork. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture.) Feeding Pigs on Damaged Wheat. At Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Leader · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

It may be accepted as a fair statement that in the production of bacon or fork, under normal market conditions, wheat cannot be deemed an…

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AGRICULTURAL. (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture.) Lime on the Farm. Effect of Deficiency in Lime

Leader · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 6

In the previous articles in this series the phase of the matter most of heavy clays that are, poor in lime in various forms upon the soil. As…

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