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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Insect Enem[?] of the San Jos[?] Scale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 3

[?]T is reported from Distant that the destruction of the San Jo[?]e Scale in some orchards has been principally due to the attacks of a…

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Important Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 August 1901 · page 2

Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co. announce an important sale of store cows and dairy cattle for Monday, 2nd September, are the corporation yards, Orange. There are 350 well-bred…

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Redfern Auction Sales. the Farmers & Settlers’ Co- Operative Association, Ltd. report

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 4

Wheat.—During the past few days the local wheat market has taken a sudden advance in values, owing to the fact that little wheat has been…

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Tar-branding Sheep

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 4

Now that operations are in full swing in the early shearing districts, and about to commence over a wider area, a seasenable warning (says an exchange)…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 3

Cattle higher. Best bullocks from £11 10s. extra to £14, good from £10 10s, medium from £9…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 3

Sheep much higher. Best merino wethers 16s to 17s 6d, good 13s 6d to. 15s, medium 11s to 12s…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Tuseday Evening, August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

We cannot characterise the weather just now otherwise than splendid. Share last issue 112 points of rain has been recorded by the Post Office guage, and this coming immediately after last week's fall…

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Tar-Branding Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 2

Now that operations are in full swing in the early shearing districts, and about to commence over a wider area, a seasonable warning may be given against the use of tar…

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Cooper's Sheep Dip

The Wellington Times · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 6

Messrs. Wm. Cooper and Nephews not only hold a high position in the sheep dipping world, but Mr. R. P. Cooper's opinion upon the various breeds of…

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The Pastoral Outlook

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 5

The recent beneficent rains have resulted in a complete transformation of the pastoral outlook throughout the State, A. few weeks ago the situation…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

Messrs Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd, and Winchcombe, Carson, and Co, Ltd, report:— Wool.—No change in connection…

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Farm and Dairy, Original Articles. Peoducing Pure Milk for Profit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

THE objections to milk in a general way are alost invariably that the ocw have not been' properly selected or fed, that suffioient attention…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Friday Evening, August 30. The weather is superb. River Report

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

The following river reports were to band at 9 a.m. this morning. Ye'man 7ft falling, Boggabills 23ft falling. Mungundi 10ft Sun rising. Morill low, Collarendabri low,…

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Soiling Crops for Hogs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

Cowpeas have been found very useful for soiling, especially for hogs. Cowpeas are very succulent even in.very dry weather, and being a leguminous plant…

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Redfern Auction Sales. the Farmers & Settlers’ Co- Operative Association, Ltd., report:—

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 4

Wheat.—Local market is firm for prime samples of grain, of which there are only limited parcels offering. Values 2s. lid. to 3s. per bushel. The…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 2

The Sydney market remains unchanged. There has during the past week been a fair enquiry for good morines, but the quantity available has been very small, and values remain unaltered. A number of…

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Cattle Prices at Homebush

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 3

At the Homebush cattle market yesterday, the prices were the highest experienced for many years…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 3

Sheep lower. Best merino wethers from 18s, extra to 20s 4d, good 16s 6d to 17s 6d, medium from 14s 6d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Tuesday Evening, September 3

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 2

The weather is becoming warmer and herbage is growing quickly. We are on the look-out for more rain, however. Two inches this mouth would make things lovely…

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A Butter Factory

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 September 1901 · page 4

RECENT Visitors to Wellington have expressed their surprise that a district so admirably adapted for dairying pursuits is almost altogether neglected in that respect…

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