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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 5

Cattle firm. Prime and heavy yards bullocks £8 10s to £9 5s, prime £7 10s to £8, good £6 10s to £7 medium from £5…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 5

Sheep market lower. Prime [?]merino wethers 15s to 16s, good 12s 6d to 13s 6d, medium 9s to 11s…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

10t. The Pansy (continued)—The Violet— Description—Species—Uses in Medicine— Tett for Acida—The Sweet Violet—The Neapolitan—Soil—The Carnation—As a…

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The Wheat Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 5 September 1899 · page 2

IN regard to the wheat market (says the "Evening News") those conditions continue which seem to point to still firmer prices. This is emphasised by the large decrease in the quantity…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] [?] [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 2

The weather [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Fattening Sheep on Cultivated Crops. [By W. E. Abbott.]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 4

As I have received several enquiries from several parts of the colony for particulars of my experience in this direction, I will ask you to give me…

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American Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1899 · page 3

According to Mr. Maurice Low, who Writes a very suggestive article in the "National Review," the United States are very probably entering on a period of…

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Guide to Growers. Restoring Worn-out Farms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1899 · page 1

A long-abandoned farm is not so difficult to restore to good fertility as one that has been worn out by excessive cropping by a man who does not…

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Advice to Dairymen

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 September 1899 · page 3

1.—Keep the cows clean and wash the udders before milking. 2.—Keep the barn clean, with walla and ceilings whitewashed; have it well lighted…

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Butter Factory at Coonamble

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 September 1899 · page 4

IN response to the meeting convened by the Mayor for the purpose of considering the advisableness of forming a company to establish a butter factory at Coonamble a good…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, September 8. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

The weather continues delightfully fine, but indications of rain are evident…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 3

No. 102. The Carnation (continued)—Pick Bisarres—Picotes—Propagation by layers —When Booted — Piping — Method — Planting—Baiting the Seed—Ripening…

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The Wheat and Flour Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 2

A REMARKABLE incident in the annals of wheat history took place a few weeks ago in the United States. Thu American farmers were scared by the magnitude of the stocks held at…

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Pastoral and Commercial. [?] Herald Office, Tuesday Evening September 12. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 2

"As wlllbe been by the report below we have had another nice fall of rain, which, coming so Icoso after that recontly roported, will do much good to the [?] which is springing l'n many places…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 4

No. 103. The Pink—The Polyanthus—Description—Varieties—Primroses—Tests of fine varieties—Propagation—Soil—Pests—The Gowslip—Comparison with…

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Open Column. the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Company. To the Editor of the Narromine News

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

Sir—As many gentlemen have asked me the object of the above Company, may I encroach on your space to explain more fully that…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Company. to the Editor of the Dudbo Dispatch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 5

SIR, -- As many gentlemen have asked me the objects of the above company, may I encroach on your space to explain more fully that firstly the object is for farmers to do their own…

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Trucking Cattle Long Distances

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 6

ON the above subject the AUSTRALASIAN says:—"Complaints about the way cattle are treated during long journeys on the railways of this colony…

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Railway Wheat-carriage

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

THE recent publication, in a Sydney journal, of the rates for inland carriage in North America—i.e., the districts near the great lakes—must make…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, September 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

The weather is quite warm again and, we are appy to say. [?] is growing fast, The last few poils of rain did a great deal of good, and every fall no[?] no matter how slight, will be of value. If the watter…

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