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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

The weather to day is cloudy. Light showers fell this afternoon, and more seems likely to follow…

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THE Western Herald the Darling River Advocate. Wednesday, Mat 6, 1903. the Royal Show and Dairying

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

The Royal Agricultural Show of New South Wales, which was brought to a successful conclusion recently in Sydney exists for more than one object of…

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The Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 4

The Sheep Section was described by a well-known breeder as the finest ever shown on the Dubbo Ground. This statement appears a remarkable one in…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 5

The wool sales continue animated, with a further upward tendency…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 5

HILL, CLARK, AND CO., report: Our advices on the opening of London Wool Sales, which opened on 5th May, read. Sales opened with good competition and large…

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Infected Argentine Cattle. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 5

It is reported that a steamer took from Buenos Ayres to Capetown 2,000 sheep and 250 cattle suffering from foot and mo[?]th diseases…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 5

At the wool sales last evening the bidding was very animated, and prices had a further upward tendency…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 2

Steady rain began to fall early on Tuesday evening last and continued to fall throughout the night, the glass showing 105 points at 9 a. m. on Wednesday morning, Several…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Profitable Dairying

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 7

AGREAN number or the cows produce the milk consumed every day are what should be properly called dairy cows. But mostly…

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Farm Produce

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1903 · page 4

In the sections for Farm Produce and Vegetables the exhibits were of excellent [?]lity. Considering the waterless season through which the district has passed…

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Butter Exhibit

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 2

In the class for "Factory Butter, not less than 501b," the prise was awarded (as per judge's book) to the Batharst Go-operative Dairying Co., the judges…

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Butter at Dubbo Show

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 2

SAYS the Bathurst "National Advocate" of Saturday " In our report of Dubbo Show yesterday the award for factory butter was announced as given to the Bathurst…

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Wheat Cargoes. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 4

Two large cargoes of wheat and flour arrived yesterday from America…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 2

The weather during the past few days has been very cold, with a southerly wind…

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Homebush.--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 5

There were 20,000 sheep and lambs penned, the quality on the whole showing a decided improvement on last sale day's, some of the sheep being exceptionally large and prime. The…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 2

The weather is beautiful. Bright suuny days with cold nights…

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The Moat Farm Mystery. Discovery of Miss Holland's Romains

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 3

A SHORT time since a man named Samuel Herbert Dougal, aged 45, an army pensioner, was arrested for forging and ottering a cheque for £28 15s, payable to J. Heath,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Experience with Cowpeas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1903 · page 6

IT appears to be a generally expreased opinion that amongst the varieties of cowp[?]s the kind known as Whippoor will—all things considered—is…

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Seed Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 4

During the week (says the PEAK HILL EXPRESS) Mr. Millgate, of S[?]nnyside, brought in for our inspection, a smalt bag of seeds of no[?]ious…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1903 · page 2

Winchcombe Carson and Co Ltd. report:—The improvement in prices at the London Wool Sales has brought that market more into a line with values ruling in Sydney. It…

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