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

Farming & the land, 1919

1,572 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 19 of 79

Proposed Butter Factory

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 23

The following letter in connection with the above has been received from J. G. R. Bryant, Director Soldiers' Settlements:—…

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Sale of Merino Stud Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 19

Messrs. Bedford. Taylor and "Weston, Orange, report having sold by private treaty the whole of Mt. E. Thompson's Coranga Park,"…

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Wheat Handling. Tallewang Farmers. Affirm the Principle of the Pool. Object to F.S.A. MONOPOLY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 14

A meeting of farmers was. held at Tallewang to ascertain the local attitude towards the continuance of the Wheat Pool by die Government,…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Four Charges. William Rayner Committed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 26

At the Mudgee Police Court on Monday Morning, Willam James Elijah Rayner, who a week before surrendered hunslet to the police,…

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Help for the farmers. and the Man Behind the Gun

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 34

The Hon. W.G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, is a busy man thess days. Grasping the fact that the agricultural industries of the State are in the…

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High Priced Cattle

Leader · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

Messrs McNeilly and Crampton report the sale of a consignment of bullocks, the property of Mr. J. A. Tancred of Narromine, at' yesterday's…

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Sheep from Cumnock

Molong Argus · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 1

Rates trended in buyers' favor at last week's Thursday Homebush sheep sales. But prices for prime lines were not much affected, Mr Jas. Eggleston,…

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Record Price for Cattle

Leader · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 8

Messrs. J. S Leeds and Co. offered at the municipal pards, Orange, yesterday, on account of Mr. A. W. Whitney, of "Waugoola," Woodstock, nine…

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WOOL. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report:—

Leader · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 3

The sixteenth round of appraisements in Sydney this season is now in progress and will be concluded on the 27th. One further round of 25,000…

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Quick Turnover in Wool. Record Prices

Molong Argus · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— The last published figures regarding the quantity of wool appraised in Sydney this season bear striking evidence of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Clearing with Explosives

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 7

The problems of land clearing differ so widely that no single method can be recommended by itself, and the task of clearing an area can only be thoroughly and cheaply…

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Orange Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. The following sales were effected at the municipal yards yesterday:— Fat Cattle

Leader · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 8

John Bridge and Co., Ltd. Ac. G. Hazel, 4 blks £11/6, 2 at £8/7/6, ac. P. Murphy, 3 blks £13/1, 3 at £11/13, 2 at £11/10, 1 at £10, 3 at £8/15,…

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Yellow Monolepta Beetle. a Pest of Maize Crops and Fruit Trees

Leader · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 2

A small monolepta beetle with yellow body and legs and an upright cerise red patch on both shoulders and a single cerise spot near the middle…

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DAIRYING. Constructive Breeding

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 7

A good example of constructive breeding is told by an officer of the Kentucky experiment station, U.S.A., in a recently published memorandum. In 1896 a Jersey cow named…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land [These Notes will be issued every week under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture Hon W. C. Grahame), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department.] Agriculture. Lucerne Seed. a Obaleid Wasp Attacking [?]

Molong Argus · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture, the Hon, W. C. Grahame, remarks that it is most unfortunate that some misapprehension has arisen regarding the…

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Wool Prices

Leader · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 4

A correspondent writes to the Molong "Argus":—I noticed in the "Argus" occasionally some big prices obtained locally for clips of wool, but…

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A Wool Item

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 1

Mr. O. C. Beale is an Australian merchant. He has just returned from America. Touching "wool for cotton," he refers to the time when we were selling our wool for 31 cents,…

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Cricket HATHROP V. Experiment Farm

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1919 · page 2

Experiment Farm on Saturday were at home to a team from Hathrop, whom they defeated by 32 runs on the first innings. The scores were:…

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Butter and Cheese. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 3

The wholesale trade in Sussex-st., together with those engaged in suburban businesses, dealing in. butter and cheese, were disturbed to-day by…

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Wool and Produce. Sydney Markets. The Sydney Woolbrokers' Association report:—

Leader · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 1

Wool.—The sixteenth round of appraisements in the Sydney market was concluded on Thursday. Next week there will be no appraisements,…

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