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

Farming & the land, 1925

2,046 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 103

Wheat at 6s 6d Big Price in Melbourne. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

6/6 a bushel net return to the farmer or with freight 6/9 12 on truck at Williamstown was one offer made for wheat in the country to-day. It was…

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Textiles and Wool Prices and Trade

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd, report: Excellent prospects still exist for Now Year wools. The last auctions before Christmas were held in Dunedin on…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Hand. Hive Stock. The Value of Chaff

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

Chaffed hay, cither wheaten or oaten, is the chief feed used for horses in this States The feeding value of chaff varies a good deal, and depends largely on the class of…

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Miscellaneous. a Plea for Farm Women

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

"The man on the land may make a periodical valuation of his live stock and dead to determine his financial position. He will, write off a certain amount of…

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Dairyings Selecting a Dairy Cow. The Necessary Characteristics

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

In the commercial sense the dairy cow is a machine for the production of milk and butter fat and the reproduction of other machines of her kind…

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The Vegetable Crop

National Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

Vegetables are now going away from the Bathurst railway goods shed in large quantities. Last month 271 tons, 15cwt, of cabbages were…

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Good Times. Farmers Paying Off Mortgages. Great Wheat Yield

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

"I am convinced," said the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Chaffey) on Friday "that the estimated wheat yield of 50,000,000 bushels for New South Wales will be…

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Anthrax. Loss of Sheep. Cootamundra

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

Anthrax is officially reported among sheep, on a block of land three miles from Cootamundra. Out of a flock of 400 so far 60 have died. Inoculation undoubtedly…

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Pastoral Sheep at Trangie

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

The Experiment Farm Stud. When, eight years ago, a stud flock of Merino sheep was established by the Department of Agriculture at…

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Sunday's Storms Over 5 Inches at Bodangora Buildings Unroofed and Damaged. Farmers Lose Heavily Wellington

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 3

Old residents of Bodangora state they never before witnessed such a severe hall and wind storm as that which passed over on Sunday…

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Busy Farmers. Carting the Harvest. Parkes

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 2

Between 5000 and 6000 bags of wheat are being delivered at the local silos daily, and vehicles of all descriptions from small tip-drays to huge horse waggons and motor…

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Local and General I.O.O.F. Races on Saturday. Yeoval Farmer’s Loss

Leader · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 2

During the holidays, Mr. 3. Higgins, of Yeovil, suffered a serious monetary loss through three haystacks and his chaff shed being burned to the ground…

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Stock Market Bathurst Sales. Cattle Dearer; Sheep Cheaper

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

About 135 cattle wore yarded at tho Bathurst Corporation Saleyards yesterday. The yarding was principally made up of only good stores of medium…

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Wheat Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 25

Good progress has been made in gathering the wheat crops. Already some farmers have cut out, hut others have two or three…

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Fat Cattle Homebush Market

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 24

The Secretary. Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co.; reports under date 5th January:— We are pleased to report that…

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Wheat Harvest and Prices

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 19

Wheat has been coming into the local railway station in quantities during the last fortnight. The total number of bags received up to…

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Big Prices for Wool Clips

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 27

Wool growers are receiving big cheques. Hampshire, the property of Mr. A. Noble, scored 39d for tops. Llangollen, once owned…

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"Bon Jean" New Variety of Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 25

A sample of wheat grown for the first time in Australia was brought into Abel Wilkins and Co' office by Mr. L. Askom, of…

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Fighting T.B. Vaccine for Cattle. Successful Experiments

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 8

Lieutenant-Colonel Nathan Raw, president of the Tuberculosis Society of Great Britain, a recognised authority on tuberculosis,…

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Highest This Season 6/6 Bushel for Wheat

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 9

Six shillings and sixpence a bushel net return to the farmer, or with freight, 6/9½ on trucks, Williamstown, was one wheat…

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