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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. the Jersey Breed of Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 6

SOMETIMES objections have been raised to the Jersey breed of cows by those who have sot had any practical experience with that…

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Baradine Farmer’s and Settlers’ Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 16 June 1903 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above association was held on the 6th inst., Mr. J. Witter, president, was in the chair…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

AT the Collie Police Court on the 8th inst., before Messrs. J. Patrick and W. Pearse, Js.P., Charles Rankmore and Edward Rankmore were charged with stealing eight…

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Pastoral and Commerical. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1903 · page 2

The weather still continues to keep mild, early mornings being bright and crisp. One degree of frost was registered on Sunday morning…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 18 June 1903 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:—The wool market has been quiet daring the past week; end practically the whole of the supplies now in the market are being held…

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Experience with Butter Milk

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 6

Sometimes complaints are made about cows giving bitter milk, which may be caused is different ways—either by Cows drinking bad water, bacteria, or a…

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Life on a Cattle Boat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 6

When one reads in the papers about the enormous number of cattle imported every year, one is apt to overlook the cattle's point of view. Recently a good…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

Clear and Cool…

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Latest Commercial. Wool Sales. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., Ltd., report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 5

The wool market has been quiet during the past week, and Practically the whole of the supplies now in the market are being hell for the auctions which take place on the 21st, 22nd,…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Soil Fertility

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 6

THE maintenance of soil fertility depend more or less on the knowledge that the farmer has of the [?]ientific principles con[?] rning his…

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Cattle Die

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 2

A mob of cattle, for which £7 per head had been refused, were driven a short distance out of Singleton, where nearly 100 died within a few hours. Death is said to…

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Stud Sheep Sales at Mudgee

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Stewart and Smith announce their second annual sheep sale at Mudgee on 23rd and 24th September, when stud rams, stud ewes, and flock rams will be…

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Farmers and Settlers’ Association

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1903 · page 2

A special meeting of members was held on Saturday to select two candidates to support for election on the Pastures Protection Board…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 2

Dull, cloudy and cold. Four degrees of frost were registered on Sunday morning…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Trangie Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1903 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Trangle branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held in Heffernan's Hall, Trangie, on Saturday afternoon last. There was an…

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Water for Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 2

Mr. Henry Bowditch, Parkes, writes:—To many the term 'water conservation' conveys the idea of some sort of artificial lake. May I make bold, to suggest that…

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Cattle Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

MESSRS. PALMER BROS., in conjuction with Messrs. H. Munckton and Co., sold by auction at the Corporation Yards on Thursday morning a quantity of cattle…

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Stud Sheep. Tasmanian v. Vermont

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 3

REFERRING to the losses in sheep sustained thorugh the drought, the "S M. Herald " says:-- " A very important matter is the extent to which the valuable stud flocks of…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

The Weather.—Calm, fine, and frosty Mogil and Collarendabri report frosts; and Walgett frosts severe…

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Sydney Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, June 26

The Western Herald · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

At the wool sales good sorts held their position, but other descriptions were fully five per cent. lower…

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