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

Farming & the land, 1923

1,415 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 71

District Pastoral Conditions

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

Stock Inspector Gittings reports in regard to district pastoral conditions as follows: -- "Excepting the mountain area, from Wentworth Falls to Lithgow, where there…

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Rylstone Wool

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 10

Mr. Erwin McAndrew, of "Rosebud," Glen Alice, via Rylstone, secured a very good price for his merino fleece wool, viz., 23¼d. The…

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Western Sheep To[?]ket

Leader · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

Supplies were again on [?] at last Thursday’s Ho[?] sales, Winchcombe, Car [?] port that 48,000 head we[?]…

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Homebush Sales Big Cattle Yarding. Further Reductions

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

Wasted and medium quality sheep are now arriving in large numbers at Homebush. For Thursday's sale more than 48,000 were…

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For the man on the Land. for the Man on the Land. A. Great Breed of Sheep

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 16

One is apt to wonder whether the general farming community realises all that it owes to a breed of sheep which originated on the South…

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Farming Operations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 9

Ploughing operations are going on apace, and most of the farmers are sowing. Water is a scarce commodity on most holdings, and…

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Coastal Farmers' Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 10

The C.F.S., Ltd., report on April 20:—The supply of hay available has kept up surprisingly, and choice green is still in very keen…

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Late General Cables. Farm Hands Strike No Longer

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

The strike of the Norfolk agriculturalists has caded, as, a result of negotiations, whereby the workers agree on 25s for a week of 50 hours…

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Record Price for Butter. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 2

Suppliers to the Bathurst co-operative butter factory were last month paid 19 a lb., which is said to be a record for the Stale for the month…

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Standardised Butter Factories. Many Districts Opposed. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 14

Hostility has been aroused by the announcement that the butter factories of the State are to be standardised. In some districts feeling…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool. Further Advance Available. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 14

The secretary of the Victorian Wheat Growers' Corporation has received advice from the Commonwealth Bank that arrangements…

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Worst in History 100,000 Cattle May Perish Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 2

A correspondent who has recently been from Cloneurry to the Gulf, writing under date April 16, states that if rain does not fall this month…

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Farmers and Graziers' Company

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 15

Mr. Wilson, of the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Grain, Insurance, and Agency Co., visited Merriwa recently. Messrs. F. C…

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Coastal Farmers' Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 7

The C.F.S. Ltd. report on April 24:—The supplies of hay at rail continue to be sufficient for demand, with the extra choice quality…

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Cudgegong Dairy Inspection

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 7

In response to a departmental request, Mr. W. Hawkins, dairy supervisor for the Cudgegong Council, gave a detailed report to…

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Agricultural & Pastoral Motes. for the Man on the Land. Lucerne in the West

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 7

The time of sowing of lucerne is determined by the climate, and the local weed growth, but, generally speaking, autumn sowing is the most satisfactory in…

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Wire Netting for Farmers Minister and P.P. Boards. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. Wearne, stated on Tuesday that it had been decided to inform the P.P. Boards that application for rabbit proof netting by them will…

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Sydney Wool Sales the N. Z. Mercantile Co. Report

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

"During the past week little of special interest has taken place in the local market owing to the absence of public sales. Some few passed in lots…

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Experiment Farm Sports Day

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 2

Starting at 2 p.m., to-day, is a meet interesting Sports Meeting at the Experiment Farm. The programme is a good one, including Students' and…

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Homebush Sales. Higher Prices for Sheep. Cattle Are Dearer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 1

As a consequence of rain having reached some of the sheep and cattle-raiging centres, supplies for the Homebush markets are already…

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