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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 14 of 84

Sydney Wool Sales Excellent Clearances Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 4

Excellent clearances were made at today's wool sales, as the result of well sustained competition from Japanese, German, and French…

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WOOL. Attractive Catalogues Record Prices. Average over £25 per Bale

Leader · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 1

Tho Secretary, Fa[?]ers and Graziers Co-operative Co., under date 18th February writes;— At our sale of [?]th inst., we…

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Pastoral Review. Sheep Numbers

Leader · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 2

Is the argument settled between the stock branch and the Government Statistician as to how many sheep there are in New South Wales[?] Mr. Max…

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A Curious Wheat Crop

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

THE penalties of sowing a variety out of its season were illustrated in samples from a crop of wheat which reached the Department early…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for the Man on the Land. Agricultural. For Bunt-free Wheat Crops. Efficacy of the Copper Carbonate Treatment

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

Bunt is a serious pest in wheat, and growers should insure the quality of their product by preventive treatment. Millers find bunt in wheat very…

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Crossbred Sheep at Hawkesbury Agricultural College

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

IF due provision is made for supplementary fodder and precautions are taken to prevent worm infestation, it would appear that crossbred sheep…

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Sydney Wool Sales Firm Market SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

At the closing wool auctions of the week today the market, under good general competition, ruled firm at late rates for all descriptions. A…

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The State’s Wool Production. An Erroneous Estimate. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

Referring to a statement in a Sydney newspaper that the 1926/27 clip should be worth £34,000,000, Mr. C. G. Waddell, Chairman of the Australian…

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Farm Produce Agents' Act Agents Strongly Object

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

The Farm Produce Agents' Act came into force on January 1, and is now in actual operation. According to this measure every…

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Farmer’s Narrow Escape

Leader · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 6

This week, on the Upper Clarence River, where a strong stream has been running since the recent flood, a farmer named E. J. Lollback had a narrow…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report under date 17th February:— With close on 800,000 bales of wool already sold, and about…

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Our Wool Industry

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 1

A very large portion of the wealth of Australia is derived from its sheep, which are famed throughout the world. Wool…

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Choice Mixed Farm

National Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 2

On Tuesday next at the Town Hall Messrs Glasson & Co will offer a choice mixed farm known as Tremain' Farm, which is situated near…

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The Wheat Ballot

Leader · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

Determined opposition continues to be expressed by the Country Party lo the circumstances in which the wheat growers' ballot is being taken, and…

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Old Scales Storekeeper Fined Short Weight Butter

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 27

At the Central Summons Court to day, Harry Learner, store keeper, of New South. Head Road, Vaucluse, was fined £4 on an…

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Lambs' Wool and Its Uses

Leader · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 3

The exceptionally [?] demand for [?] description of merino [?] [?] recent sales gives [?] to the [?] as to what particular…

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Commercial News Wool Report. a Sound Outlook

Leader · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., port:—It is doubtful if at any [?] in the history of the wool trade [?] has ever been so consistently…

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A Sound Wool Outlook. English and American Position

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report. It is doubtful if at any period in the history of the wool trade, demand has ever been so…

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In Agony Injured on Farm Crawls to Telephone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 27

Suffering intense pain when his leg was tra[?] in six places by machine[?] a fermer's son could summon assistance only by crawl…

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Farmer Badly Burned. When Clothes Caught Fire. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

A message from Griffith states that a young man named W. T. Wells was burning off stubble at his farm when his clothing caught fire. His cries for…

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