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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 4

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., and winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report:— Wool.—The local market remains…

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The London Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 4

Windeler and Co. report:—The fourth series of Colonial Wool Sales, which opened on July 2, closed on the 26th July, during which 290,939 bales…

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New Method of Weighing Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 3

AN innovation in wool- weighing has been introduced by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy., who have partially in their new method adopted the metric…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. [?]day Eveningn, September 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

The [?] [?] will [?] is still [?]…

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What Is the Best Breed of Cattle. " Queenslander"

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 3

IN stock breeding, where competition for public favour is a feature of the business, diveristy of opinion must exist as to the merits of the various breeds of animals…

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Farm and Garden. Original Artioles. Save the Farm Manure

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 3

IT was formerly the opinion that rich soils did not need fertilisers of any kind. Early sottlers in many cases found the soil so rich that the application…

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Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 2

During the past week a stealy demand has been experienced for the better descriptions of merines, and a number of lines have been disposed of at [?] rates. Available supplies are still very small, being…

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The Wool Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 3

Is the local market business during the week (writes the "Herald") has been confined to narrow limits, not in consequence of any slackness of demand, but because supplies are so scarce…

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Pastoral and Commercial. West[?] Herald. Tuesday Evening, September 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1901 · page 2

On Sunday very heavy black clouds [?] the [?] and a good fall of rain was expected, but [?] [?] sale came up from the north-west and then west, and disappointment resulted. It is absolutely…

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Interesting to Farmers. Anew Cattle Disease

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 September 1901 · page 6

With reference to a complaint about the action of the Department of Mines and Agriculture in connection with the investigation of a disease affecting cattle in the…

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The World's Wheat Yield

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 September 1901 · page 6

The annual report of the Agricultural Department, recently issued, contains some valuable information. With regard to the wheat crops some interesting facts are…

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Wool Weighing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 5

It not infrequently happens that wool growers, large and small, find that calculations as to weight of consignment to brokers Giffer from the…

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Sheep Board

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday. Present—Messrs Oakden, Kelly, Tulloh, Doyle. Correspondence was read form the Stock…

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Homebush Yards.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 5

About 31,000 sheep and lambs ponned at today's sales, representing about 100 different owners. The quality was well up to the average, and included a largo proportion of…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 4

HARRISON, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date Sept. 5th :— Business in the local share market is confined entirely to private…

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A Wheat Famine. London, September [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

Owing to a bad harvest, twelve [?] provinces of 30,000,000 inhabitants [?] fected. Government relief is to be [?] to assist the peasantry…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Friday Evening, September 13

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

The weather is getting hot, the glass on Thursday showing 30 degrees, and to day is quite as s[?]ltry. Wednesday and Thursday ights were very oppressive, and we expect a fall of rain shortly. By-the-bye, a…

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Inter-state. "Warwick Farm Stud Sal[?] Sydney, September 1[?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

The Warwick Farm stud was sold [?] day. The highest price was 410 guin[?] Watchdog…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Warwick Farm Stud Bales. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 5

At the Warwick Farm stud sales yesterday, Watchdog brought the highest price, 410 guineas…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Cauliflower for Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 3

CAULIFLOWER as a market crop has greatly increased in importance. Its culture does not essentially differ in g[?]al from that of…

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