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

Farming & the land, 1927

1,666 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 84

Lucerne Grub Seed Crops Suffer

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 4

Lucerne farmers throughout the Valley have suffered heavy losses this year through the depredations of grubs in the lucerne seed crops…

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Kain Needed Garden. Crops Drying

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 26

Rain is needed badly throughout the district. The drying effect of the winds of the past week can be seen everywhere…

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Splendid Crop of Oats

National Advocate · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

Out in the cold country 13 where the good oats grow. A sample of Tartarian oats, grown by Mr. Arthur Downey, at Lyndon, Oberon, and…

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Oberon. Prolific Pea Crop

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 3

Mr. H. Hogan (son of Mrs. E. Hogan of Oberon) has returned to Oberon to take over duties at the Hazelgrove Public school. Previously Mr. Hogan had…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. Varieties of Wheat. Departmental Recommendations for This District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 7

The wheats recommended by the Department of Agriculture for various purposes for the ensuing year may be presented as follows: --…

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The Wheat Pool. F. and S. Is Against

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 7

Th executive of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has recommended wheatgrowers to vote "no" in the wheat pool ballot. The association…

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Sydney Wool Sales a Firm Market Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales an offering or 10.3.11 bales was submitted and of that number 9.451 bales were sold at auction. Private sales totalled…

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The Codlin Moth Its Life History Study at Experiment Farm Government Entomologist at Work

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 4

AN interesting and valuable study of the life history of the codling moth, one of the bug bears of apple and pear growers in…

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Farmers' Sheep. Lambs for Export. Breeding Experiments

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 19

There is and always has been a scarcity, of crossbred ewes in South Australia. Consequently in the production of lambs for the export trade from that…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date February 2nd:— At our sale on Monday last we offered a number of bright…

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World Wheat Situation

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 18

The Food Research Institute of the Stanford University. California, forwards its publication, issued in December, on the world wheat situation in the…

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Wool Position Sound Prospects Generally Bright

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—In Sydney highly attractive wool has recently been offered. It may be considered that the class of staple…

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Dairying. the Problem of Paspalum

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 20

It is hard to find a case where the introduction of a grass to a country has brought in its wake such prosperity as followed, the introduction of paspalum…

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Sale of Homestead Farms

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1927 · page 17

Many holders, perhaps the majority of them, are not conversant with law governing the sale of Homestead Farms. For their edification, we publish the…

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[?]Ig Sales of Cattle and Sheep

Leader · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

Messrs. Leeds Bros. Ltd., report having sold recently since last report, some 2000 cattle and 10,000 sheep. Amongst the vendors were Messrs…

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District Wool

Leader · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 4

A number of district clips appeared in the Sydney wool catalogues last Thursday, Winch com be, Carson’s [?]es in[?]ded [?]ch and Co.,…

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Wool From the Lagoon

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 2

Showing attractive quality, Messrs Samuel McSpedden and Son's wool clip, from The Lagoon, attracted keen Continental and American…

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Pastoral Items Guardian's Special Review Marketing Government Control

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 24

Representatives of the primary producers are perturbed over the marketing of Primary Products Bill, which is before Parliament…

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Fat Cattle. [?]ss Beasts Bring Big Money

Leader · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 5

[?]ngton on the 10th inst, the [?]d Graziers’ Co-op. Co. Ltd. [?]ome very high prices for principal among them be…

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Wool Position Sound Prospects Generally Brighter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 February 1927 · page 11

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: In Sydney highly attractive wool has recently been offered It may be considered that the class…

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