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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

398 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 18 of 20

Cattle Killed by This le

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

Last week, 349 store [?] owned by Mr. J. L. Haynes, Sydney, [?] ROUTE from [?] Inverell to [?] camped near Gunnedah. In the morning 23…

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The Bomera Sheep-Stealing Case

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

At Gunnedah Police court on the 8th instant, George Grace a publican at Tambar Springs was committed for trial on a charges of stealing 309 sheep, the property…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

Sheep firm. Best merino wethers from 16s, good 14s 6d to 15s, medium from 13s…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 3

At the Wool Sales yesterday, best wool was again five per cent higher…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, November 14. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1899 · page 2

Since the storm, the weather has been clear and hot. Summer is coming in upon us, and"centrueis" may now be expected to be the general rule. We cannot say how much rain is required. we would…

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Suggestions for Wool Classing

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 3

Each fleece must be carefully skirted, be as to take off everything objectionable in the way of bellies, stained wool, burrs, etc., but leaving as large a fleece of good wool as…

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Latest Intelligence SYDNEY, Thursday. Melbourne Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 2

At the Melbourne wool sales yesterday, greasy merino brought 19½d, being a record for Australia. AN ALLEGED DEFAULTER…

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Farming on a Big Scale

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 November 1899 · page 7

'YES, sir,' resumed the Dakota man, as the crowd of agriculturists seated themselves around a little table ; 'yes, sir, we do things on rather a sizable scale. I've…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 5

Sheep market higher. Best merino wethers from 16s 6d, good 14s 6d to 15s, medium from 12s…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgety & Co., Ltd.; Goldsbrough, Mort, & Co., Ltd…

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Wheat Growing in the Bourke District

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

There are three large patches of wheat in this district which have been grown without the aid of irrigation, but the results are not encouraging enough to justify perseverance…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, November 17. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 2

The weather, yes, the beautiful weather we are having is simply delightful. Wind, heat, dust, dies, mosquitoes, moths and cockroaches. What a glorious place Bourke is: One's chest expands when he…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 4

No. [?] Norfolk Island Pine—Description —The Juniper—Whare Grown—Grass— The Wood—Bark—Barries—Gum—Distillation and effects on Gin—Madicinal…

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Wool Traffic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 3

FOLLOWING is a comparative statement of wool despatched from Dubbo station for the seasons commencing 1st July, 1898, and 1st July, 1899, respectively:—…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, November 21. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 November 1899 · page 2

Very dusty weather has prevailed lately right up to the present, although there is a [?] just now. The sky is overcast and it looks very much like rain. A few inches would do a world of good…

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Farming Notes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 November 1899 · page 4

The largest single wheat field in the world is on the banks of the San Joaquin River, near the town of Clovis, in California; it covers 25,000 acres, or about 40 square…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 November 1899 · page 5

At yesterday's wool sales, prices were weaker, and a quantity was withdrawn. Prices were, however, maintained, and best scoured made 27¾d. Greasy made 10½d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, November 24. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 2

The weather during the past hours has been, to say the least of it, intensely disagreeable and unhealthy. Faney a shade heat of about 106 deg., a sky overcast, a hot winterly wind, and a suffocating…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 November 1899 · page 3

No. 112. The Clove Tree (continued)— Resential Oil—Characteristics—Medicinal Uses—Condimente—Soil and Situation— Traders' Devices—Firs or Spruces—The…

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Local Wool Prices

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 November 1899 · page 2

The present Beason has undoubtedly been a golden one for wool-growers in this district, and some of the prices obtained leave all previous records in the rear. The present year's sales in Sydney have…

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