Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

702 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 26 of 36

Wool and Produce Reports

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

HARRISON, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., and Winchcombe, Carson and Co report:— Wool.—Public auctions were held…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Preventive for Foot-rot in Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

G. SIDNEY SMITH, Stock Inspector, Bsthurst, writes to the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE:—Sheep often may become lame in winter where there is a…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Latest Commercial. London Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

AT the wool sales this evening, there was spirited competition. Prices for merinos are tending upwards, and medium and low cross, breds very firm…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Automobile Farm Machines

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 3

A number of farm machine makers are attempting to adapt the motors to farm machinery. The work has many difficulties, but progress is being made. One…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rearing Young Turkeys

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 3

WHEN the eggs are all hatched and the young turkeys planed in their house and yard, then give them their first meal, which should be stale…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Industrial Farms

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 2

The Labour Commissioners suggest that two industrial farms be set apart for experiments in the treatment of inebriates—a separate institution for each sex…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Tuesday Evening, [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 2

[?] winds from the [?] and [?] have [?] [?] [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Wool and Produce Market. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, September 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 2

During the past week matters have been comparatively quiet, owing principally to the fact that many of the buyers were absent attending the Adelaide sales. There…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farmer Oak and the Storm

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 2

When Farmer Oak, on his way to his humble cottage one night, struck his foot again it a big tend, he knew there was trouble in the wi[?]d. When, on striking…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Cabbages for Dairy Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 6

In answer to a dairy-farmer who desires to know whether cabbages are a good fodder for dairy stock, and whether they are likely to impart any undesirable flavour to milk, the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Dairying Industry. A Co-operative Butter Company for Wellington. Facts and Figures from Mudgee. Why the Industry should Succeed here

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 3

THE proposal recently mooted by us and others to take advantage of the immense possibilities offered for the pursuit of dairying of an organized scale in this…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

From Mr. C. Meares, Mudgee. (Chairman of Mudgee Butter Company.)

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 3

To Mr. W. Parkinson. Sir,—With reference to your enquiry as to the result to this district of the establishment of Butter Factories, I can safely say…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mudgee Dairying Co., Ltd

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 3

Below is the annual report and balance sheet of this company for the year ended 30th November, 1900. The Directors, in presenting their report…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Electric Farms

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 7

Electricity would be a great advantage to the farmer if it could be readily obtained, and it would be interesting if some farmer of means would install a fine electric plant…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Wool Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 4

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON AND CO. report: WOOL.-- During the last three or four days of the London wool sales a weakening tendency has disclosed itself, most descriptions, including…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Friday Evening, October [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

The weather in beautifully clear and bright, and much warmer than last week. No sign of rain…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Kindness to Dairy Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 3

BEYOND natural conditions the production of milk largely depends on the nervous temperament. When the idea came of the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Big Returns from Dairy Cows

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 2

Two paragraphs we recently published from the "Forbes Times," giving the earnings of dairy cows as £1 and £1 5s per month each, were considered a little…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Farmers' Unions. Neurea and Baker's Swamp

The Wellington Times · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Neurea and Baker's Swamp Progress Committee was held at Mr. Spargo's on Saturday (28th ult.). The members were all present…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sydney Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 2

We received the following telegram last night from Dalgetty & Co., announcing the opening of the Sydney Wool Sales yesterday…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →