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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Wool Sales

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

HARBISON, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd, offered on Thursday 5200 bales and sold by auction and privately 6500 bales Cadell's Deepwater, sold to 9½d, wether wool 9¼d,…

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Homebush Yards -- Thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

ABOUT 30,000 sheep and lambs pointed at today sales from 76 consigners. The sheep generally were only fair to medium quality merious, and included a large number of owes…

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The Wheat Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

Yesterday 22,000 bags of wheat were taken at full market rates…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Meeting

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Thursday evening Present: Messrs P Oakden (in the chair), W Rodier, Fletcher,…

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Record Purchase of Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 3

A recerd purchase of wheat was made yesterday, when 22,000 bags were taken at full market rates…

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Wool and Produce Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Jannuary 10

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 2

Yesterday's wool sales were [?] [?] Harrison Jones & Davlin, Ltd., offered on Thursday 5.200 bales, and sold by auction…

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A Gloomy Farming Prospect

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 4

A REPORT from Deniliquin states that the p[?] r harvests there have created deep sympathy for the farmers. The half-share system, which promised so well a few years ago, has…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Grafting Fruit Trees

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 5

[?] HERE are frequently many young trees that produce very inferior ftuit which by a few minutes work may be made to produce fine fruit…

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The Sydney Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 14 January 1902 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that upon the resumption of public business in the wool market on Monday (January ,6th), after the usual…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday, Messrs Winchcombe Carson it Co., report that greasy reached 9d and scoured 12¼. The market was brink and competition vigorous…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

The weather has been most disagreeable slnce our last; Sunday was hot and muggy, the thermometer showing 107 degrees in the shad[?]. Monday was a terror. Dust was…

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Wool and Produce Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 12

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1902 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageney Co., Ltd., report:—"The opening sales of the New Year were very satisfactory, the market showing an advance on an…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 4

The prices at yesterday's wool sales were firm. Best greasy, 10½d; scoured, to 16½d…

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Record Unloading of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 4

Yesterday was a particularly busy day at Messrs. Quirk McLeod and Co's now wheat shed. During the day 2500 bags of wheat were discharged and stacked, and the…

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The Price of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 4

Predictions as to the wheat market are at all Limes difficult and delicate to tackle, and it is hard even now to say how the farmer's staple will stand to-morrow or the day after…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 3

The offerings at Monday's wool sales comprised over 9,30O bales. Bidding was brisk, both Home and Continental buyers operating freely, and the market opened…

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Brief Hints to Dairy Farmers. Milk and Cream Suppliers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

The normal temperature of a cow varies from about 100 deg. to 102.5 deg. F. When the milk is in the udder it stands at this temperature. When the calf drinks from…

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Instruction on Sheep and Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

IT is reported in tho Sydney papers that Mr. George Jeffrey, Instructor and Lecturer on Wool to the South Australian School of Mines and Industries, has been staying in…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 4

The following report was presented by the secretary of the Cobar Pastures and Stock Protection Board, at the meeting held last week:—…

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Sheep Trespassing Casks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 January 1902 · page 3

TWO interesting cases of sheep trespassing were dealt with by Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M., at the Warren Police Court on Wednesday last. During the hearing a number of persons…

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