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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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Latest Commercial. Homebush Yards.-- Thursday. SHEEP

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 5

ABOUT 30,000 sheep and lambs penned to -day's sales. The sheep mainly comprised good to prime merinos, only a sprinkling of crossbreds; the bulk of the punnings were from the western…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market, Sydner

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 5

Sheep easier. Best merino wethers from l6s 6d, good 14s 6d to 15s, mediam from 13s. CATTLE MARKET…

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Farm and Garden Selectind Good Layers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 3

That the majority of hens are capable of producing many more eggs than they usually do is undoubted. The statements sometimes made that the hens in certain…

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Early Wrrat Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 2

THE very favourable climatic conditions which have obtained since the beginning of the year over most of the wheat-growing portions of the colony have been the onase…

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Earliness of Many of our wheat Crops

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 September 1900 · page 4

The very favourable climatic conditions which have obtained since the beginning of the year over most of the wheat-growing portions of the Colony, have been the cause…

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Wool Traffic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

FOLLOWING is a comparative statement of the wool despatched from Dubbo station for the seasons commencing 1st July, 1899, and 1st July, 1900, respectively:—…

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The Wool Industry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 3

THE years 1889- 1900 have brought, about extraordinary results in regard to the extreme rise and decline in the price of wool. During the past decade the value of wool has assumed…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, September 14

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 2

Variable and incertain as a woman, the weather during the week has been fall of promise and disappointment. Each day breaking one and clear, but towards noon minatory clouds gathered all round the…

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A Pearl Farm

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 5

There in only one pearl farm in the world. It is in the Torres Strait, at the northern extremity of Australia, and belongs to James Clark, of Queensland. Mr. Clark, who is…

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Farm and Garden Gardening

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 4

Clematis, which are amongst the most showy of town flowering plants, are growing most vigorous this season, and will make good displays anon, when attended…

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Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 3

Here holders, sellers, and buyers of wool are still awaiting the upshot of events on the other side of the world, says the " Telegraph " and until the London sales open on the 9th of…

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

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1900 · page 2

The weather on Sunday night appeared to indicate a fall of rain close at hand and one or two mizzling showers, totalling 6 points, did fall. Since then we have been blessed (?) with fine warm weather…

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Wheat or Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 September 1900 · page 3

In some districts there is no doubt but that wheat is a more profitable crop than wool. A leading Riverina squatter who grows both has supplied us with the…

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Pastoral and Commercial, Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 2

The weather during the week has been [?] ally very [?] with [?] [?] [?]…

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The Pastoral Interests of Argentina. Compared with Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 7

CAPTAIN A. W. PEARSE, of Sydney, who in well known in connection with the pastoral interest of Australia, recently arrived in England, after paying a visit…

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Farmers and Settlers' Federation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 3

THE visit to Adelaide of delegates from the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association is likely to be productive of some important results. The delegates have had…

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Dairy-work in Denmark

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

Denmark has done wonders in dairying. That country enjoys a magnificent climate in summer, but not nearly go good a one during the other seasons of the year; yet…

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Farm and Garden. the Best Farm Manres

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

Manure from horses is worth twice as much as that from cows and pigs. Give the horses plenty of oat straw and let this become fully saturated with their…

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Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 3

THE position remains one of obscurity, and the Australian markets are still asleep (writes the "Telegraph." The late dates fixed for Australian sales are generally approved, and in the…

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Wool Packs. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1900 · page 3

At a meeting of the wool trade yesterday it was decided to be necessary that wool packs should be sold with the tare marked on them…

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