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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

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Pastoral Intelligence Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 2

THE weather still continues warm and unpleasant, without any prospect of change. Wool continues to arrive ia fair quantities, showing that shearing is in fair progress throughout the district…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 6

The weather still continues without any material change. Now and then we have had a few clonds; but yesterday (Friday) was warm and dry, without the slightest prospect of any change. The…

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English Wheat Crop. London, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 August 1888 · page 3

The English Wheat Crop is a signal failure, The season is described as the most disastrous known for the last century-…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 September 1888 · page 4

THE weather continues without much change, unless, indeed, for the worse. On Thursday and Friday it was warm; and the latter day both hot dusty. Serious consequences must ensue to these…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 4

Since our last pleasant cool weather has prevailed Wool is arriving in large quantities. BARRINGTON CROSSINGS. The following are the crossings at Barringun:—…

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The Wool Sales. London, September 14

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 5

The present series of wool sales are [?] extended to October 15. It is predicted [?] merino combings will command his [?] figures while crossbreds and other so the [?]…

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Refunds 0N Pastoral Holdings

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1888 · page 2

An injustice has apparently been done the owners of pastoral holdings in the country. whose rents have been reduced upon appeal under the Land Act of 1884. Under the Act the holdings were…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

MATTERS pastoral are still the very reverse o satisfactory. The weather still continues hot and dry—more like the middle of summer than anything else. On Thursday clouds gathered, and…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 4

SINCE the limited fall of rain last week the weather has remained without change. Cool nights and mornings, with warm sunny days. There is at present no prospect of further rain, which is much…

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American Duty on Wool. London, September 27

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 5

The Bill which the America Senate proposes should be substituted for the Tariff Bill, provides for a further duty on wool of the finer grades by 12 cents, per lb…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

ON Saturday evening large dark clouds seemeds to foretel a general downpour of rain but Sunday broke cloudless, and the day throughout was mild and pleasant. On Monday the atmosphere…

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Experiments in FEEdING SHEEP

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 6

WE have received Bulletin No. 2 of the State agriculural experiment station, Cornell University, Ithaea, N.Y. It gives the result of some experiment in feeding sheep…

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Pastoral Intelligence Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 4

THE weather since our last has continued warm and bt. Yesterday there were one or two Darling showers: and at non day the san was resplendent, with every indication of more beat…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 2

Western Herald OFFICE, TUESDAY EVENING. UNIT. this evening the wealth has been hot, and without appearance of change, but as we go to press it has become muggy and calm, with a…

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The Commercial, Pastora Land Agricultural Association and the Pastoral Lessees. to the Editor of the "Western Herald."

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 4

SIR,—The Commercial Pastoral and Agricultural Association having appealed to the pastoral lessees through the Finance Companies for monetary aid, it behoves them to inquire what the Association…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 October 1888 · page 4

THE weather has daring the last few days been fearfully hot and dry, with every prospect of a dry trying season. The thermometer was on Wednesday, 105 degs, in the shade; Thursday and Friday…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Western Herald Office Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 November 1888 · page 4

DURING the week the weather has been variable Monday and Tuesday warm and pleasant, with slight breeze. Since then it has been dusty, hot and generally unpleasant. True, on Wednesday…

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Wool Sales. London, November 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 November 1888 · page 5

Yesterday's wool sales were again very active, English and American buyers purchasing largely; prices show a slight advance all round…

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Pastoral Intelligence Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 2

The weather although somewhat unsettled, continues dry, without any prospect of rain. Sunday was warm, but cloudy: Monday hot and dusty. To-day there was a cool wind, with some dust. The…

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Destroying Old Sheep. Sydney, November 13

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 November 1888 · page 3

The throats of 2500 old sheep have been cut at Mahonga Station, in the Albury district, to preserve the herbage for more valuable stock…

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