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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

John Thompson (on ball) was charged that he did st Stuart Town on the 29th April last steal one sheep the property of some person unknown, also with receiving it knowing it to be stolen…

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Sydney Sheep Show

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

The sixth annual show of the N.S.W. Sh[?] reeders' Association was opened on Friday, The Hon. F. B. Suttor, Katella, Burrandong, took [?] prize for medium-woolled, housed owe over 2 1/2 [?]…

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Rise in Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

THE mount sudden rise in the price of wheat must be regarded as good news for our farmers. A trustworthy authority states that the metropolitan wheat market is excited, and that very…

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The Stud Sheep Sales. Syducy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

The total realised yesterday at the stud sheep sales was £5,554. There was an average of £13 14s 4d for rams, and £5 6s 8d for ewes…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

Sheep unaltered. Best merino wethers from 17s, good 14s 6d to 15s, medium from 12s…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Sydney. Tuesday. Annual Sheep Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

AT the annual sheep sales, yesterday, the total amount realised for the day was £5554. The highest price was 300 guineas, for a Havilah bred ram. The average prices were £13 14s for…

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The London Exhibition.--exhibits of Wheat and Flour

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

THE Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Fegan, is arranging for a representative exhibit of New South Wales wheats and flours to be sent to the Bakers' Exhibition, which is to be held in the…

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Conference of Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

About 100 delegates will attend the Conference of the Farmers and Settlers Asfociation, which opens on Thursday…

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Annual Sheep Sale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 2

At the sheep sales held in Sydney during the week the Wellington representatives made good purchases, and it is pleasing to note that before long a high-class breed of sheep will be introduced…

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Price of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

The further cabled decline in wheat at Mark Lane by 1s 6d per eight bushels is a serious disappointment for N.S.W. farmers, and it would seem that the unfavorable reports about the American spring…

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London Wool sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 4

The London wool sales opened on Tuesday, the market being dull, and showed a further decline in prices of from 5 to 15 per cent…

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The Smallest Sheep in the World

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

The very smallest of all kinds of sheep, says a contemporary, is the tiny Breton sheep. It is two small to be very profitable to raise, for of course, it cannot have…

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Sydney Annual Stud Sheep Sales. a Large Cathering

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 5

THE Sydney annual stud sheep sales were opened by Messrs. Weaver and Perry at Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's wool stores, Circular Quay. There was a large attendance…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, July 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

The weather to-day has been very fine and clear, Our Ford's [?] correspondent, on 4th inst., ad vises—There was a heavy [?] on Sanday night Yesterday morning steady light rain commenced…

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Meteorological Forecast for Farmers and Gardeners. As supplied to the New South Wales Government in May, by Oronzo Prisa, Agricultural Meteorologist and Mathematical Astronomer. (All tights reserved.) JULY 1900

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 6

1st to 3rd.—The atmosphere at tbe commencement of the month will be favorable for planting and sowing. Werther onsettled and dull. The northern districts will…

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Farm and Garden Sugar Bert

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

It is a common practice of foreign seedsmen to export second and third quality of sugar beet seed. In France and Germany a common practice is to plant…

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London Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 1

At the London Wool Sales there is a spirited upward tendency…

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Farmers' and settlers' Conference

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 2

The eight annual conference of delegates to the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was opened in Sydney on Thursday, there being about 180 delegates present, representing the following…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 3

Cattle advanced. Best bullocks from £9, good from £8, mediun from £7…

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Heavy Loss of Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

Twigg Bros., of Farleigh, near Canowindra, lost a thousand sheep during the recent floods on the Lachlan on Saturday…

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