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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Wheat Shipments

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Miller, manager of the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Association, has received word from London that the first of their new…

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Homebush Yards.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 5

ABOUT 29,000 sheep and lambs penned ut to-day's sales representing 100 cosigners. The sheep mainly comprised fair to good quality merino wethers, a sprinkling of prime, a few…

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Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

At the opening of the Antwerp wool sales crossbred showed a decline of 5 to 10 per cont,:merino was unchanged…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald, Friday Evening, March 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

During the past few days mild weather has prevailed, the average maximum temperatue being [?] deg., while to-day the highest temperature recorded was only 87. Rain clouds have been borering round…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. the Jersey Cow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

THE Jersey cow has a record of thirty one pounds—one and onethird ounce of butter for seven consecative days. This butter contained…

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A Farmer's Collapse

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 4

Mr William Long, a farmer, pursues his daily toil at Warksworth, near Singleton. 'He is,' remarks a contemporary, ' now of middle age, hale,…

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Wellington Wheat and Flour (To the editor.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 2

Sir,—Re the disparaging remarks made by Mr. Willie on locally manufactured flour in his address to the electors on Monday evening last, I would respectfully point out…

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Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 3

Messrs Winchcombe Carson & Co, report —The wool market is very firm at late rates. We submitted a catalogue of [?] bales and cleared the bulk of it under…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Tuesday Evening, March 12

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

The muggy weather of last week culminated on Saturday afternoon in a windstorm followed by a fairly heavy thundorstorm accompanied by 68 points of rain. All through the night strong indications of…

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Warts on Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

As a general rule, warts on cattle arise from an increased energy of growth operating on a healthy akin, though sometimes the contrary is the case in regard to the skin…

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Manitoba Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

The confusion of ideas arising out of the many wheats classes as "Manitoba" is due to the haphazard manner in which all and sundry varieties of the cereal grown in this…

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Wheat from an English Miller's Standpoint

The Wellington Times · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Cheshire, Shropshire, and North Wales Farmers' Supply Association, Mr. J. Hastings Brown, of Crewe, read a paper on "Wheat from a…

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London Wool Sales. London

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

THE London wool sales have opened. Business was brisk, prices for merino wools were unchanged but crossbred suffered five per cont decline from last series…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald. Friday Evening, March 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 2

Sultry, opprensive, muggy heat during the day and comparatively clear cool nights have been the rule this week. The daily maximum temperature during the week averaged 90 degrees and indications of…

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Farm and Poultry. Original Articles. Brahmas

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

THIS bread of fowls has many good qualities, the hons being great layers, non-sitters, good foragers, and the most beautiful of many of the…

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Manitoba Wheat

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

THE conifusion of ideas arising out of the many wheats classed as " Manitobs" is duble to the haphazard manner in which all and sundry varieties…

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Dubbo Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the Committee of the above Association was held on Monday night, The President (Mr. J. D. Mckay) occupied the cheir, and there were also present:--Messrs…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 March 1901 · page 2

At the local wool sales yesterday seoured sold to 15¾d. and greasy 8d. The market for most descriptions showed no change, but crossbreds sold irrgularly…

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Sydney Wool Sales

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

AFTER an interval of ten days, anctions were resumed on Monday, when 3597 bales were offered. Amongst the lots sold were:-- WER over Narromine, 30 at 6½ nice quality, skirty,…

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London Wool Sales. London

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

AT the wool sales this evening there was good competition, but the prices were unchanged. Dalgety and Company's cable: "The wool sales continue firm active with brisk…

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