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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Sydney Wool Sales. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, February 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 2

It yesterday's wool sales composition was active best gre[?]y reached 9d, and [?]coured [?]…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Guinea Fowls for the Table

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

ONE cannot understand why more guinea fowls are not raised. They are excellent table fowls, possessing a true gamy flavour…

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Developing the Dairy Calf

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 4

The calf destined for the dairy should never be fed a ration which will make it put on fat. If the flesh-growing habit is acquired by the young growing animal…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

THE offerings of wool this week exceeded the estimate, and no less than 24,211 bales passed the hammer, an abnormally large quantity for this late stage of the season (says the " Herald.")…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Wrstern Herald. Tuesday, Evening, February 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 2

Bright warm weather still prevails. The average maximum so far thsi week was 103 deg. in the shade. A slight, cool, south-easterly breeze see in this afternoon, the clouds gathered thickly, and there was…

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The Wool Sales. London, Feb. 22

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

THE wool arrivals since the last series of sates closed have been 207,757. Of these 83,000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are 218,500 bales available for the…

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A Model Dairy Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 4

So determined has Mr. Arnott, of Newcastle, been that his milk arrowroot biscuits shall be of the most nourishing quality thut he has for some years had a large…

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Redfurn Auction Sales. the Farmers & Settlers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. Report.—

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

Chaff—There is no change to report in [?] market since our Iast. Medium and [?] qualities are almost unsaleable while prime green, well cut samples are…

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Preparing for Next Season's Wheat Crop

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 4

Although early in the season it is none too soon to have something to any about preparations for the ingetting of next season's wheat crop. Our average wheat…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Southdown Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 3

NO breed of sheep stands so high with mutton-eaters as the Southdown. In quality of meat they stand in the front rank…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 5

Cattle firmer. Best bullocks from £9 10s, extra from £11 10s, good from £8 15s, medium from £7 15s…

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Homebush Yards.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 5

ABOUT 20,000 sheep and lambs permit at to-day' sales. The sheep mainly comprised medium and light sorts, prime scarce, ewes rather plentiful, a good sprinkling of crossbreds…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 5

Sheep advanced. Best merino wethers from 13s, good 12s to 12s 6d, medium from 11s 6d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Friday Eening, March 1

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

The weather during the week has been [?]tively mi[?], the average daily [?]num shevle temparature ragistring 101 degrees. Mr. Ru-self's latest guess is "Gloady and unsettled conditions again…

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Wheat for India

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 3

The British India steamer Ikbona on Friday Bailed from Sydney for Bombay, via Glad-stone, with 4500 tons of wheat, the largest cargo yet taken to India from the port…

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Homebush Yards. -- Monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

About 15,000 sheep and lambs penned at to- days sales. Of the sheep penned the bulk was only middling merinos; sprinkling of crosspreds, principally medium; a few lots of prime murinos;…

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Pastoral and Commercial, Western Herald, Tuesday [?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

T[?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

At yesterday s wool sales the demand was native. Best greasy realised 8; scomed, 15d…

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Sydney Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 3

THERE have not been any public sales in Sydney this week, (says the "Telegraph") but a moderate amount of wool, "ex catalogue" has been disposed of privately at firm rates…

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Stud Farms in Australia

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 3

The much discussed establishment of stud farms in Australia for the primary purpose of securing to the empire an ample supply of horse flesh in time of war has led up to…

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