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

Farming & the land, 1924

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The Markets. Big Reduction in Cattle and Sheep

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Over 12,000 cattle were yarded at Homebush during the last three sale days, also large supplies of sheep. Offerings yesterday totalled about 38,000 sheep, and over…

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Soaring Wool Prices

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday there was a keen demand for all descriptions. The recently-reported advance on all merinos was fully maintained, whilst in…

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Mudgee Wheat Trials. Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

Farmer's wheat experiment plots were conducted this season on the property of Mr. V. D. Cox, Burrundulla, in co-operation with the Department of Agriculture, and…

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AGRICULTURAL & Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Rutherglen Bug

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 7

Reports have been received by the Department of Agriculture of the appearance of Rutherglen bug in a fow isolated places, and farmers, gardeners, and orchardists…

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Wool Sales Competition Keen. America Pats Top Prices. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

The wool offered yesterday totalled 750 bales, drawn from almost all districts of the State. One Clip from the New Hebrides was also include. While…

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Sydney Wool Sales a Record for the Season Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

The best point of the season was [?] at the Sydney wool sales today when 7,350 bales were offered at auction and 6750 sold. Private sales…

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Young Crops

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

The extent to which the cherry-growing industry has developed in the young district may be gauged from the figures supplied by the Young railway…

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[?] the Turf. [?] Farms

Leader · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

[?] Farms will be [?] at the [?] of March [?] been subdivided [?] are of which…

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Sheep and Cattle

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

Owners kindly forward us immediately particulars of your sa[?]stock, as there is a good inquiry for all classes…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 3/1/'24:— Though the current selling season commenced with wool values…

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Sheep Dipping. Farmers Co-operate. Forbes Leads The Way

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 20

A co-operative sheep dip, recently put down in the Forbes district, has proved quite a success from every point of view, says the "Daily Telegraph."…

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Deciding the Age of Sheep

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 20

As a seller of rams, many of them past the stage of having only two teeth, I occasionally meet people who from lack of observation and the handing…

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Treatment of Seed Wheat

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 7

For many years New South Wales wheat growers have been considered by most people to be unprogressive and much below the…

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Wheat Diseases. a Forbes Experiment

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 14

Some interesting particulars of an endeavour to minimise the effects of take all and foot rot on a farm in the Forbes district have been made…

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Better Than Expected Wheat Harvest Official Estimate

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

The Government Statistician's estimates of this season's wheat yield, issued yesterday, places the total at 33,327,000 bushels from 2,800,100 acres…

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Wheat Harvest Greater Than Last Year Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. H. B. Smith has issued a preliminary estimate for the wheat harvest during the current season, based upon returns received from…

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Cattle Shortage in Queensland Good Prices in Brisbane Yards. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

The manager of the State cattle stations (Mr. Barr) expressed pleasure at the good prices which cattle are now realising in the Brisbane saleyards…

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Crop on Fire Forbes Farmer Committed Forbes

National Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

On December 23, the crop of Patrick Frederick Evans, was destroyed by fire while it was being stripped. At the inquest yesterday the Coroner…

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Crop Fire at Forbes Result of Coroner's Inquiry Forbes

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 1

The coroner was engaged an a long-inquiry into the burning of 160 acres of crop at Ooma on December 23 last, owned by Walter Patrick Evans…

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Farmers Should Be Self Sustaining

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 6

Unless cotton farmers produce sufficient food and food crops to make their farms absolutely self-sustaining, they are pursuing a suicidal policy…

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