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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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To Train the Sheep Dog

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

The best sheep dogs (says the Cable) are trained from early puppy-hood, and it is a difficult matter to begin with a full-grown dog and make…

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The Wheat Harvest. Official Estimate

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

WE DAILY TELEGRAPH have new received from the office of Mr. T. A. Goghlan, Gavernment Statis[?], the official estimate of the wheat crop…

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A Millionaire's Duck Farm

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1898 · page 4

Jacob Ruppert, the wealthy New York brewer, has invested about 40O, OOOdol. (£80,000) in a duck farm (says the New York Commercial…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3

Cattle advanced. Prime £7 18s, goud £6 to £7, medium £4 to £5…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1898 · page 3

Prime merino wethers 7s 10d, good 5a 6d to 6s 6d, medium 4s to 5s…

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The Charge for Cattle

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 4

One of the principal [?] of [?] [?] [?]…

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The Latest Telegrams. Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1898 · page 3

Wheat is selling at 4s to 4s 4d per bushel…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 4

THE Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that wool sales were resumed on Monday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9485, and the sales…

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Improvements in Wheat Culture

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 January 1898 · page 3

THE following extracts are from an article by Mr. M. A. Carleton, of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. The observations…

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Improvements in Wheat Culture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1898 · page 4

THE following extracta are from an article by Mr. M. A. Carleton, of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology, United States Department…

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The Price of Farm Produce in an equal Season. [TO the Editor Bligh Watchman]

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

I see by the papers that wheat is bringing within a shade, of what’s the Melbourne market price viz. 1d lower, the prices being 4s 4d against oar 4s 3d. As…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Saturday, January [?]. Irrigation for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

USUALLY the first question asked of a person on visiting the metropolis for the first time is "What do you think of our beautiful harbour?" Although…

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A Wool-gamer in Trouble

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 4

A wool-ganger, of No. 4 Globestreet, Circular Qu[?]y, by the name of Authur Andrew Belfi[?]t, interviewed the other day by a reporter, stated…

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Ensilage for Dairymen

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 3

At the Berry Show luncheon Mr. Alex. Hay advocated the weeding out of useless cows in the herds of the district, and spoke of the great advantage…

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The Latest Telegrams. Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1898 · page 3

Wheat is 4s on rail Sydney…

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American Wheat Deal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 4

OUR cable messages have reported a masterly move in the wheat market by a Mr. [?]eiter, an American operator, the latest advice being to the…

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Market for Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

THE agricultural reporter of the Melbourne LEADER writes from Numurkah on Friday: —Seldom has a movement among the farmers been taken up with equal spirit and…

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CORRESPONDENCE. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with opinions expressed under this heading.] a New Crop—"crimson Clover." (To the Editor.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 3

SIR,—Some few months ago you allowed me to call attention through your columns to a most valuable fodder plant, the cow pea, the valuable point of value in which…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1898 · page 3

Wheat four shillings on rail, Sydney…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1898 · page 3

Cattle lower. Prime yards of bullocks £6 to £6 10s, good £4 10s to £5 10s, medium £3 10s…

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