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

Farming & the land, 1931

2,253 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 22 of 113

Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

A good selection, totalling 9867 hales was offered at the wool sales today. 3508 being sold at auction, with an additional 1182 privately. The market…

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Sydney Wool Sales a Firm Market Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

A good selection totalling 9,876 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day, of which number 9,509 were sold at auction and an additional 1.182…

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Wool Values Ahead the Brighter Outlook Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report—

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

At this time last year wool values were moving downwards. Both locally and abroad prices have latterly moved upward. The price of average 64's…

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Farmers Cart As Hearse Melba's Unusual Request

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

Dame Nellie's body will lay in state for one night at Scots' Church, Collins' Street. This is the Church in which she sang as a girl in the choir…

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Lime for Pastures Farmers Want Deposits Developed Minister's Unfavorable Report

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 5

The last quarterly meeting of the Primary Producers' Union executive passed a resolution requesting the Government to experiment on the lime…

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Bavin Asks Questions But Does Not Get Answer Farmers' Loan and Interest Repudiation Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Bavin, leader of the Opposition, asked the Minister for Agriculture whether the Government proposed to…

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Thousands of Pounds' Damage Frost Affects Oberon Farms

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 4

A heavy frost was experienced on Saturday night, doing extensive damage to the pea and potato crops in the district. Some…

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Damage to Oberon Pea Crops

Leader · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 2

The execrable weather conditions over the week-end played havoc with the Oberon pea crop, and has practically ruined It. A message from…

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Pastoral Combat of Sheep Blow-fly by Destruction of Carcases

National Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 3

Of the measures for blow-fly control which aim at prevention of breeding, the destruction of carcases lsone of the most important. The burning…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report:--Under very strong and general competition from all sections of the trade the market showed a…

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Homebush Sales Prime Cattle Unchanged SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson report that at Homebush this morning twenty-eight hundred cattle were yarded. Prices for prime descriptions were…

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Price of Wheat Uniform Rate Urged MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

A meeting of wheatgrowers carried a motion urging that the Federal Government [?] requested to arrange for the Introduction of…

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Sydney Wool Sales Improvement in Prices Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

A good selection totalling 10,560 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day of which number 10,318 were sold at auction, and an additional 902 bales…

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Tobacco Growing Possibilities at Gulgong Vic. Farmers Enthusiastic

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 17

Three farmers from Victoria visited the Gdlgong district recently and are enthusiastic about the prospects for cultivation of tobacco…

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Live Stock Feeding the Farm Horses the Valve of Maize

National Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 3

It is noteworthy, points out the Director of Agriculture in a recent report, that the agricultural situation is reviving interest in the…

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Summer Pruning Important Bearing on Crops Checking Length Growth

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 6

Although most gardeners realise the necessity of pruning their trees during winter, very few give the operation any thought during summer…

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Sheep, Cattle Slump Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

At the Bathurst fat stock sales there was a slump in cattle and sheep values. Prices for cattle feil from 15 to…

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[?] of Dairy Cattle Feeding and Management. No. 1. Lung Worm

Leader · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 8

Lung worms are often found around [?] with stomach worms in young cattle. The para[?] are in the windpipe, and smaller [?] of…

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Wool Market Strong

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

At yesterday's Sydney wool sales the market was very strong, and fully equal to the best rates of the previous day, with a well sustained…

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Empire Wool Conference

Leader · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 8

At the 43rd Convention of the Graziers’ Federal Council, which was held at Brisbane, In June last, and also at the annual meeting of the Australian…

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