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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Fifty Years of Farm Life

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 6

Everybody arouud Inverell knows and respects Mrs. Elizabeth N[?]vin, wife of the well-known Oakwood farmer of that name (says a country…

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Fat Sheep for Export

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 3

In connection with the Annual Sheep Show the fat sheep for export are quite 30 per cent. higher than last year's entry…

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The Annual Sheep Show. Sydney, June 25

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

In connection with the Annual Sheep Show, fat sheep for export was quite 30 per cent. higher than last year's entry…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Tuesday Evening, June 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

The weather is still extremely cold during the evenings, nights, and early mornings. The glass showed the minimum on Monday to be 29.5. Somewhat different from over 100 degrees at 12 o'clock at…

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Fifty Years of Farm Life

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 June 1901 · page 2

Everybody around Inverell knows and respects Mrs. Elizabeth Nevin, wife of the well-known Oakwood farmer of that name (says a country paper). It would be strange…

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A Wheat Cargo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 2

"Among the clearnces at the Customs last week was the ship Glenaloon, which for the past two mouths has been loading wheat to the agency of Jas. Bell and…

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Butter Trade with China and Japan

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 7

The importation into China during 1000 of some £20,000 worth of butter forms the subject cf a special report of the American representative in China. Prom the returns…

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A Poultry Farmer's Balance Sheet

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 7

Mr. J. Tremelling, of Lake Macquarie, has been good enough to furnish, for the in formation of readers of the "Agricultural Gazette," a copy, of his balance…

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Interesting to Farmers. Shrivelled or Plump Grain for Seed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 7

Mr. A. Johnstone, of South Australia:—"I admit that the wheat plant, if grown on rich land from shrivelled grain, may for one or two yearn give a fair return, aa it so often…

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The Sheep Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 4

THE total number of entries at the Sheep Brocders' Association's is alightly below that of last year, but probably great interest attached to this show on account of the representative…

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Patent Sheep Truck Appliance

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 3

A FURTHER opportunity of demonstrating the usefulness of the Anderson method of conveying sheep to market is being given by the Railway Commissioners, they having…

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Homebush Yards. --Thursday. SHEEP

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 5

ABOUT 30,000 sheep and lambs penned at today's sales, representing 125 consignors. The sheep comprised a large number of good to prime merinos; crossbreds were more strongly…

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The Sheep Show, Sydney, June 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

The Sheep Show was officially opened to-day by the Lieutanant-Governor. The President deplored the fact that out of fourteen thousand sheepowners, the…

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Antwerp Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 5

THERE was a good attendance at the Antwerp wool sales. Merino lambs fell at five per cont., and crossbreds were ten per cent, lower as compared with April prices…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Antwerp wool sales. Metino lambs fell at 5 per cent., and crossbred's were 10 per cent. lower as…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Relative Value of Forage Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 3

RED Clover is an excellent green crop of good quality, and relished by all kinds of stock; it is frequently a catch crop, and may be sown…

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Fifty Years of Farm Life

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 4

Everybody around Inverell knows and respects Mrs Elizabeth Nevin, wife of the well-known Oakwood farmer of that name (says a country paper). it…

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Capturing a Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 4

Harrismith Volunteers and Imperial yeomanry captured Commandants Cort and Pretorius and a form, with 100 horses, 200 cattle and 1500 sheep…

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Comparative Value of Forage Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 3

Kafir corn is a crop quite similar in habits of growth to the larger varieties of millet, and while more leafy is, as a whole, less palatable. Kafir corn has proved…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 3

Cattle firmer. Best bullocks from £10, extra from £14 17s 6d, good from £8 15s medium from £7 15s…

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