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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Sale of Dairy Cows etc

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 4

Messrs. Stewart and Smith, auctioneers' of Mudgee, announce a highly important sale of dairy cows, etc., to be held at Log Paddock, near Mudgee, on Wednesday,…

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Conservation of Fodder on the Wheat Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

MR. A.F. NOLL, in a paper road before the Quorn Branch Bureau of Agriculture, South Australia, drew the farmers attention to the importance of conserving fodder in districts…

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Homebush Yards.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 5

ABOUT 24,000 sheep and lambs penned at to-day's sales, from 70 consignors. The sheep, of which about half were shorn, mainly comprised good, useful quality merinos, with severals lots…

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The Wheat Yield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

The Government Statistician, since the 6th instant, has received reports on the conditions and prospects of the wheat crop from about 700 correspondents in every part of the…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 5

At the wool sales, yesterday, the tone was very firm. Greasy reached 12¾d, and medium scoured 14¾d…

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The Wheat Harvest. an Official Forecast

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 5

RETORTS on the conditions and prospects of the wheat crop have been received by the Government Statistician since the 6th instant from about 700 correspondents in…

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Farm Manure

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

Manure from cattle and cows, where the animals are tied up and fed, can be treated in the same way, but this material does not become overheated, and is known…

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Farm and Garden. Original Abticles, Profitable and Unprofitable Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

IN these times of close competition it is necessary for a dsiryman to know the producing nature of each individual of his herd. An unprofitable…

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The Butter Company

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

The establishment of the Wellington District Co operative Butter Company's factory is creating threat interest throughout the district, and we have received several…

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Shipment of Butter

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

The mail steamer Occana took away 8400 boxes of butter for London on Saturday…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 3

Dalgety and Company report:—On Thursday, 14th, offered a catalogue of 5100 bales, comprising an excellent selection of greasies which met a with firm market, and were…

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Important to Dairymen

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

At the Millthorpe Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. B. Marriott, P.M., a resident was proceeded against for selling 4lbs of butter, he not being a registered…

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Dairying at Goolma

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

An attempt is being made, we understand, to start a butter factory at Goolma, and good promises of co-operation have been received. Our Goolma friends had better…

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Experimental Farms

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

At Wagga on Saturday the Premier spoke favor of extending the system of experimental farms to the utmost extent…

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Conservation of Fodder on a Wheat Farm

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 3

Mr. A. F. Noll, in a paper read before the Quorn Branch Bureau of Agriculture, South Australia, drew the attention of…

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The Wool Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 3

EVIDENCE of the better demand winch has characterised the sales of last week (says the "Herald") is found in the larger proportion of wool which found buyers under the hammer…

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Monday's Telegrams. Experimental Farms. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 4

The State Premier, in the course of a speech at Wagga on Saturday, said that the experimental farms were a practical illustration of the value of technical…

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The Butter Company

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 4

The provisional directors of the Co-operative Dairying Company intend addressing Suntop farmers on Saturday night. The meeting will take place at Mr. Brummell's…

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Butter Boxes and the Tariff

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 4

THE Sydney "Daily Telegraph," in order to gain its political ends, is not always overscrupulous in the matter of truth-telling—in fact, sometimes it seems to pervert facts…

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The Price of New Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 4

The Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Association, under date 14th instant, write of the wheat crop:—"Old wheat is nominally quoted in papers up to 2s. 11d. per…

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