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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 6 of 84

Pastoral Review. Sheep for Homebush. Question of Supplies

Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

About two months ago the Railway Department, In response to a request, made 100 additional sheep vans available for Homebush weekly, thus…

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Wool Market Good

Orange Star · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 8

Winchcombe; Carson Ltd. report: Demand exhibited a further increase in breadth and strength at our Sydney wool sale…

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Orange Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

J. S. Leeds and Co.: Ac. Tompkins, 12 cows M/l, t sirs £7/6, 1 Vlrs 48/9, 2 cows £3/11; ac. Langham, 1 cow £5/19, 1 at £5/1,. 6 poddies £1/15…

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On the Land. Surplus sheep Risks

Orange Star · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

The view is soundly based that New South Wales is carrying too many sheep for safety. The consensus of opinion among…

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Sheep Travel 800 Miles Through Drought Country

Orange Star · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 5

A remarkable performance in saving by an 800- mile trek all but 117 of the 4050 sheep on the [?] Downs and Ross Downs…

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The Wheat Surplus. Pools and Corners

Orange Star · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 3

Recently a representative of Canadian wheat growers visited Australia with the object of winning the support of the…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. Sowing of Grasses. Different Methods of Seeding Pastures

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 7

The increasing interest that is being taken by farmers in the different phases of pasture improvement and the approach of autumn (the season…

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Wool in Wide Demand. Will the Market Rice ?

Orange Star · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: Though in December in the British Isles a little doubt was expressed regarding values for…

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Wool Report. New . England Merino 323 d. Competition Most Spirited

Leader · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

Winchcombo. Carson Ltd. report:— Demand exhibited a further increase In breath and strength at our Sydney wool sale on Wednesday. French…

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Wool Market

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd. report under date January 13th:— At our sale on Monday last we offered a catalogue of 3012 bales…

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Sheep on the Farm. Improved Fertility. Returns From Poor Land

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 17

In view of the satisfactory returns from wool and mutton, and the probability of the continued stability of these two branches of the farming…

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"And the Password Was Wheat."

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 18

Jack Moses had a day out in the Sydney Botanical Gardens last week-end. He was doing his usual stunt round the sacred spot where Alan Cunningham…

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Wool Demand Extending 60 Per Cent, of Clip Sold

National Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd,, report: With more than half the season's clip id purchasers' hands, the safety of, values for the current wool sea…

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Farmers Beware

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 1

Having committed the State to all sorts of legislation calculated to increase the cost of production, and to create further taxation to…

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Ear Torn Off by Pig. Local Dairyman’s Painful Experience

Leader · Saturday 22 January 1927 · page 4

On Thursday , when Mr. Omrod the well known Orange dairyman, was delivering a pig to Mr. James Barrett one of our summer stroet butchers,…

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Pastoral Items Guardian's Special Review New Year Outlook

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 13

What has 1927 in store for the grazier? No one can forecast for certain, and most of us have little faith in prophets. It has…

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Commercial News Wool Report. Wool Demand Extending. 60 Per Cent, of Clip Sold

Leader · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: — With more than half the season's clip in purchasers' bands, the safety of values for the current wool season…

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District's Wool Clip. Marked Production Increase. Result of Good Season

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 1

The 1926 wool clip for the near west was appreciably above that for 1925, the average increase per fleece being 1lb. 8½ozs…

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Dashed to Death Farmer Falls Over Cliffs, Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 15

Thomas Burke, 61 a farmer from the country, fell over the cliffs at Bondi, yesterday afternoon and was dashed to death…

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The Orange Pea Crop

Leader · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

A trip through the Orange district at the present juncture is well worth while in order to gain some idea of the large area that is under peas. On…

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