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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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FARM & Garden. Original Articles. No. 87. The Rose (continued) -- Planting in Bows -- Pruning -- An Improved Method -- Multiplication -- Rosaries -- To produce vigorous roses -- Time for pruning and dressing -- Rose Pests -- Preventives -- Fragrance of Roses -- Roses used in medicine -- Sensitive Plants -- Description -- Diseassion as to seat of sensibility

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 5

The common mode of propagating by layers la to lay down the young shoots of the proceeding summer late in autumn, or early in the succeeding spring, when rooted plants…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 3

Cattle lower. Prime £7 to £7 10s, extra £8 8s, good to £6 10s, fair £5 to £5 10s, medium from £4…

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The Latest Telgrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 3

Sheep lower. Good merino wethers 9s to 10s, medium to 6s 6d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, May 30. The weather to-day has been cold and bright. No sign of rate. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, May 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

Steady rain continued throughout the night, and it is still threatening. The latest reports s[?]ow that it has [?] reached the drought stricken country. Later…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association reports that wool sales were held on Tuesday at the Wool Exchange, when the quantity catalogued totalled 1004 bales, and the sales amounted to 2814…

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Melbourne Stock Sales. Fat Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

1250 yarded, comprising 150 from Now South Wales, 650 from Gippsland, 350 from North Eastern district, and 110 from the Westward. About 380 cows were penned. For the moderate…

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Cattle Market. Sydnet

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

Cattle firm. Heat from £7 10a, good from £5 15a, medium from £2 8s…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

Sheep market better. Best merino wethers from 11s 6d, good to 9s 6d; medium 9s 6d…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, June

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 2

The weather to-day has been bitterly cold and cloudy, and rain appears imminent…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 4

No. SS. Sensitive Plants (continued)— Oxygen and other gases—Interdependence of all forms of Life—The Camphor Tree— Description—Leaves—Flowers —…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, June 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1899 · page 2

The weather has been very changeable lately A few light showers full during Friday night and Saturday, bt the total result was not sufficient to record, Sunday and MOnday were very cold, but to-day the…

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The Wheat Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 4

THE flour and wheat markets of the world are decidedly firmer (says the "Evening News") and those New South Wales farmers who declined to quit prime milling wheat at 2s 5½d…

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Geurie Pastoral Lease

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 6

THE following withdrawal from Geurie Pastoral Lease for settlement by other holdings is notified in the GAZETTE. Land District of Dubbo, within the…

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improvements in Wheat Culture

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 1

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

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening, June 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 2

After much threntoning a total of 15 points of rain have been recorded. To-day the weather has been fine, and signs of rain have passed away…

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Farm & Garden. Original Articles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 4

No. 89. The Holly (continued)—The Laughing Plant—Description—Pods — Seeds — Effects on consumers—The Ink Plant— The Umbrella Tree — Description —…

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Clean, Sound Seed- Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 4

MR. P. COSGROVE, of Edin Derry, Ganmain, writing of his experiences in wheat growing says: Deep ploughing and thorough cultivation are…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, June 13

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 2

The weather continues changeable, Monday was cold and cloudy, and inthe afternoon a regular burater, accompanied by a shower of rain, came up from the south-wst. Fortunately it was of short…

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Federation and the Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 2

The farmers of the inland districts are specially interested in the proposed Federalising of the colonies. The advantages have been glowingly…

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Fat Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 3

20,000 yarded. The supply proved in excess of requirements, consequently competition was slack throughout. For prime merinos prices receded about 6d per head, and best quality…

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