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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Tuesday Evening, May 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

It is real April weather though slightly warmer than in generally the case at this time of year. The night are [?] [?]…

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Farmers’ and Settler’s Associations

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

A meeting of farmers and settlers in called on Saturday next at 2 30 p.m.. to form a branch of the Farmer’s and settlers Association in this district, Mr…

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Trangie. Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1901 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Trangie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held at Heffernan's Hall, Trangie, on Saturday, 4th instant, the President…

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The Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

IN the merino sheep classes, which, as above stated, were not too strongly represented, several entries catalogued were not shown—amongst them a number…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

Cattle advanced. Best bollocks from £9 10s, extra from £10 10s, good from £8 10s, medium from £7 10s…

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Price of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 8

At Oxford, wheat during the last week advanced from 136s and 184s to 146s and 200s per quarter, a price before unknown in the present age;…

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The Sheep Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

Owing to the late hour of finishing the stock sales yesterday, over 3000 sheep were withdrawn from auction…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 4

Sheep lower. Best merino wethers from 13s 6d, extra to 14s 11d, good 12s to 12s 6d, medium from 11s…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Grasses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1901 · page 7

AS the various kinds of corn are of the greatest importance to man, so the grasses are no less essential to the maintenance of…

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Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson report: Notwithstanding the disappointing opening of the London May Sales, our market retains its buoyant character…

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Homebush Yard.--monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

ABOUT 17,000 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sale, representing 49 consignors, mainly from the New England and other northern districts. The bulk of the pennings were fair…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN, LIMITED, are in receipt of a cable dated the 8th May from their London agents as follows:--Fine merinos, greasy or scoured, haves advanced five per cent.;…

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Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 3

The catalogues brought forward last week (says the "Telegraph") were decidedly extensive for the time of the year, and though not much above two-thirds of the wool offered was…

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Th Wool Sales. Sydney, May 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

[?] were [?] in the local [?] [?] Wednesday [?] when the selection of [?] was [?] [?] and [?] for this [?] of the year. There was a good atten[?]…

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A Model Dairy Farm. Two Thousand Acres. Two Hundred Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 4

It may be interesting to the many thousands of mothers who use ARNOTT'S MILK ABROWROOT BISCUITS for their children, and also to all those who…

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Brindley Park—A Magnificent Clip of Wool. (“Stock and Station Journal.”)

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

Wool growers, as a rule, are so much influenced by the price per lb. their wool brings that they are apt to overlook the more important question of the yield per…

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Farmer’s and Settler’s Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 15 May 1901 · page 2

Very few attended the meting on Saturday afternoon last, though Mr. Perry from Gunnedah to the present, However the meeting was held in Mr…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 5

The following business was transacted at the last meeting of the Gleneardie branch, held at Mr. T. Brummell's on the 4th inst. Proposed by Mr. J. Bestwick, seconded…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 May 1901 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Ponto branch was hold at Ponto on Saturday, 4th instant. In the absence of the President, Mr. J. B. Hoare, J.P., the vice-president…

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European Cattle Industry

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 May 1901 · page 3

MR. H. L. E. RUTH[?]ING has forwarded the following interesting informative letter to secretary of the Queensland Stockbreeders' and Graziers' Association, reviewing several…

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