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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Wool Sales

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

At yesterday's wool sales the recent improvement was wolf maintained, greasy reaching 9d, and scoured 14½d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Hirrald. Tuesday Eve[?], February 19

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 2

Burns the past few days the weather has been close and [?]ggy with an evening maximum tepereature of 100 degrees. I[?]tions of run have been plentful, but none fell in B[?]ke. But other parts…

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Judging Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 3

The judging of cattle as at present conducted is a sort of haphazard game. While conducting it every man does what seems to be right in his own eyes, and yet no two…

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Shipping Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

The following statement from the "Minneapolis Record" clearly shows the export charges that American wheat shippers incur between the elevator and London…

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Seed Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Quirk, McLeod and Co. are advertising that they are low prepared to supply seven different varieties of send wheat, which have all been carefully selected and…

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Large Wheat Shipment

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

The barque Invermay, one of the vessels chartered to convey wheat to the Continent, left Sydney on Monday. Her papers give the quantity of wheat aboard at 21,470…

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Record Wheat Loads

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

The present time witnesses quite a contest amongst teamsters to have the honor of drawing into town the record load of wheat. We have already published accounts of two…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

Mr. O'Sullivan says that he has been going into the question of railway accommodation as related to the wheat traffic. He hopes soon to have a report drawn up on…

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A Valuable Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

During the past three years Mr. C. T. Loader, of Parkes, has been experimenting in the growing of Manitoba wheat with much success. Last season, he obtained 36…

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Wheat Storage and Trucking

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 2

THE producers of the country are face with a difficulty which inevitably will entail considerable loss to them, and is now a source of inconvenience and vexation…

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Interesting to Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 February 1901 · page 4

We are indebted to the "Station, Farm and Dairy" for some of the following extracts:— Large Wheat Fields…

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Dubbo Pastoral Agricultural Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

A MEETING of the Committee of the Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Association was held at the Associations' rooms on Wednesday, Mr. J. Rutherford in the…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

Cattle firm. Best bullocks from £9 15s, good from £8 10s, mediam from £7 15s…

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Homebush Yards.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

ABOUT 36,000 sheep and lambs pedned at to-day's sale, representing 142 consignors. The sheep mainly comprised fair to good quality merinos, with a sprinkling of prime, rather…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

THE following private cable news has been received :--Messrs. Go[?]brough, Mort, and Company, Limited, London, February 20th:--…

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Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

AT the continuance of the auctions to-day 6350 tales were offered. Amongst the lots sold were Goangra (Come-by-Chance), 27 at 5d, 16 at 4 [?]d, 35 broken at 5d, line, of good length,…

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

Sheep a shade higher. Best merino wethers from 13s 6d, good from 12s 6d, medium from 11s 6d…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

YESTERDAY'S wool sales were active. Greasy reached 9d, and scoured 15[?]d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Friday Evening, February 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

The weather continues comparatively low in temperature, but all rain indications have completely disappeared. The average maximum shade heat during the week was slightly under 100 deg, and the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

MESSRS. WINCHCOMBE, Carson, and Co., Ltd., report :--Tuesday's wool sales very firm, following lines quitted:--Caf[?]'s, Gilgandra, 6[?]d; Maher's Gilgandra, 6d; Salter's, Dubbo, 6¼d…

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