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

Farming & the land, 1924

1,993 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 100

Narromine Cotton Promising Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

The following is an extract from a letter received by the British Australian Cotton Association [?] Mr. C. E. Skinner, of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Dairying. Care of Dairy Utensils

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

All utensils used in connection with the collecting of milk should be of good quality and free from crevices, rust, etc. Buckets and similar receptacles in one piece are…

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Wool High Prices for Scoured Wool

Leader · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. wired yesterday as follows:— At our Brisbane wool sales on Wednesday we sold Edkins Campbell’s scoured…

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Cattle Infestations. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Tick fever in the Tweed River district continues to develop alarmingly. Two or three fresh eases are reported daily…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Leader · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Winchcombe Carton Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office. “Competition general opening Brisbane wool sales. Japan…

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Butter Reduced Again. Sydney

Leader · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

The wholesale price of butter was reduced one penny per pound today…

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Wool From Madagascar London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that M. Oliver. the new Governor-General Madagascar, in the course of an interview, expressed the opinion…

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Homebush Sales Rise in Sheep Values Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

A heavy trucking of stock was available at Homebueb to-day and a decided increase in prices took place. Both sheep and lambs were dearer…

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62¼d. Per Lb. Big Price for Scoured Wool

National Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Messrs Winchcombe Carson & Co yesterday wired. "At our Brisbane wool sale on Wednesday we told Edkin and…

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Poor Farmers How the Are Dealt with Sydney Agents and Private Sales the Need for Alterations

National Advocate · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Most farmers are sadly aware how they are dealt with by the middleman —viz. the agent who gets most of the honey without paying any…

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Farming As a Business. Book-keeping as a Factor in Success

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8
Also in Leader

Farmers dislike book keeping, but on the small farm it is a task that need only be very simple. Here are five reasons why some business like system of keeping…

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AGRICULTURAL (Supplied by the Department of Agriculture) Rural Problems. And the Claims of Farmer Junior

Leader · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 3

An entity of importance who is becoming steadily more generally recognised by far-sighted students of agricultural problems is that…

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Orange Cauliflower Crop

Leader · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

Evidence is not wanting regarding the Increased areas that will be pleased under cauliflowers this season the whole of our growers being [?]…

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Wheat Disease

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 22

Dealing with the control of wheat diseases by the farmer, Mr. J. T. Pridham, the Plant Breeder of the Agricultural Department writes as follows:—…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report under date 31/1/'24:— The further rise of 5 per cent. in values for most wools at…

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Our Housewives' Column. Sheep's Head Pie

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 23

Boil one or two sheep's heads until tender, with salt and pepper to taste. Cut all the meat off the bones and place in a piedish, add…

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Scoured Wool High Prices. Sales at Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 1

On Wednesday scoured wool sold to 62ld per lb. in Brisbane. This is the highest figure reported since the boom in fine wools was experienced in…

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Wheat Pools. Opposed by Associated Banks. Federal Aid Sought

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 20

At the Conference of the Australian Farmers' organisation, held in Melbourne, the Chairman, Mr. A. E. Hunt, M.L.C., said that the financing of…

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Still Higher Wool Values. Most General Buying of the Season

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 22

The Secretary Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., writes:— At our sale last week, we brought forward an attractive selection of New…

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