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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Important to Wheat Growers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 2

THE following circular from the Secretary of the Grain Seston of the Chamber of Commerce haa been sent by the Under Secretary for Agriculture to Mr. H. Antill, Secretary of the…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 November 1899 · page 3

ON Thursday, at Melbourne, the following sales took place:--Tyrie, from Dandaloo, [?]er hoggets at 15d; McK C&Co over Derribong, from Dandaloo, first combing at 14¾d…

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Butter Competition. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 3

In the final judging of the State Butter Competition yesterday, the Albury Creamery Co. obtained first prize, Byron Bay second, Northern Central Factory,…

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Peculiar Outbreak Among Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 2

IT will be remembered that towards the end of last year there were several mysterious outbreaks of a fatal character among travelling stock in this and other…

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F. A. Q. Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 3

IN December last, the Grain Trade Sectional Committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce forwarded to the various P. and A. Associations in New South Wales,…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Wystern Head Office, Friday [?], Novembers. the Weather

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 November 1899 · page 2

The [?] for [?] have been [?], and [?] the tem[?] has [?] been very high many residents [?] the [?]. We have been [?]. through, [?] as the summer [?] has…

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Farming Information

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 November 1899 · page 4

The area under crop, it is expected, will show a considerable increase over last season, perhaps to the extent of 100,000 acres, which would give a total area under wheat of…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 1 December 1899 · page 5

Private London cables state the London sales show an all-round advance of 15 per cent…

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Wheat Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 6

Wheat, 2s 8d to 2s 9d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, December [?]. the Weather

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 2

The weather during the past week is reminiscont of the heat wave. The readings of the thermometer at the office during the week are as follows— Monday [?], Tuesday [?], Wednesday 111, Thursday…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles

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

No. 113. The Larch—Soil—Size—Comparison with Prime—Suitability of larch for particular purposes—Red Flowers— White Flowers—Compared with Scotch…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 December 1899 · page 2

At this week's wool market sales were irregular. Good wools, both greasy and scoured, maintained their previous position, but burry and inferior wools were distinctly lower; in some cases as much as a…

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Butter Competition

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 4

In the final judging of the State butter competition last week, the Albury Creamery Company was awarded first prize, Byron Bay…

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Pastoral and Commercial, Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening, December 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 2

A sharp [?] accompanied by heavy wind and a little rain passed over this afternoon. At time of goin to press there is every sign of a stormy night…

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The Profits of Dairying

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 4

Writing on the big profits made from dairying in New Zealand, an exchange remarks :— “A typical case (says the Rangitikei…

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Farming Information

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 December 1899 · page 3

To estimate the weight of cattle by measurement, measure the girth close behind the shoulder and the length from the forepart of the shoulder blade along the back to the…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 5

At yesterday's wool sales prices were irregular for inferior lots. Good greasy realised 16¼d, scoured 27d…

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Wool and Produce Report

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 3

The Week Ending December 2, 1899. The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgety and Co., Ltd.;…

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Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Association

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 December 1899 · page 2

After very careful consideration on the pare of the provisional directors, after the prospects of the movement have been duty weighed; and after the…

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Further Fatality Among Travelling Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 2

ANOTHER terrible fatality among travelling sheep is reported from Du[?]Julimal. On Wednesday a drover in charge of 9000 travelling sheep, the property of Meares and…

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