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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 9 December 1903 · page 2

Dust storm on Sunday. The weather is now cool and dry, and rain is badly needed…

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District Harvest Notes. Price of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 2

The qnotation of the Dubbo Co—opera—tive Milling Co. for whent this (Tuesday) morning was 2s 7d…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. (By Telhgraph.) Sydney, December 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales greasy reached 11d and scoured 22¾d. Values are unchanged…

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Warwick Farm Races. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 2

Jumpers' Flat Race.—Frontier 1, Helicon 2, Signature 3. Farm Handicap.—Bottletree and Gurassow, dead heat, divided; Watchfire third…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 5

Yesterday's wool sales were firm. Greasy reached 13d, scoured 19d. The market was unchanged at the N.Z. L. and M.A. Co's sale yesterday. Fine…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 1

At Winchcombe, Carson's wool sale yesterday the market was firm. The highest price for easy for scoured 19¼d…

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To Prevent Horns Growing on Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

A simple method to prevent the growth of horns on calves, which is practised in many different places by stock-keepers:—The English board of agriculture gives…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday eveniing

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

The weather has for the last three days been hot, dusty and unpleasant. At 9.15 this morning the thermometer stood 98. 15. Tho barometer then was 29.460, a sure…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, December 11

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson and Co.'s wool sales yesterday the market was firm. The highest price for greasy was 13d, and for scoured,19¼d…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Remarks on Pruning

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 5

PERHAPS no operation of the orchardist is so much neglected and misunderstood as that of pruning. Sometimes the…

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Naturalist. Ants As Dairymen

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 6

THESE aphides constitute the dairy of the ants. If one of the little creatures is examined through a pocket lens it will be seen to…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

Beautiful, weather…

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Wheat for Japan. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 1

The State Commercial Agent in Japan has cabled to the Minister for Agriculture for quotations c.i.f. for 1090 tons of wheat…

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Commercial. the Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney. December 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

Harrison, Jones and Devin report:—We offered four thousand three hundred bales There was aa splendid catelogue, and an excellent display of both greasy and scoured…

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To the Farmers. Vote for Willis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 December 1903 · page 2

THE farmers should all vote for Henry Willis, who belongs to the party which fought so hard for the redaction of duties on agricultural machinery, and succeeded…

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On the Land. This Grat Wheat Crop. Narromine District. Five Growers Produce 100,000 Bags

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 18 December 1903 · page 3

We take the following from the "Sydney Morning Herald" of 10th instant: Throughout the principal wheat…

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Butter Export

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

The Orizaba for London takes 29,980 boxes of butter…

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Special Cattle Sale. At Goulburn

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 4

IN this issue Mr. W. H. Wheatley announces a special sale at Goulburn, on January 7th, of 2000 head of cattle. The cattle are said to be grand condition, and every facility for droving…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Hebald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 2

Beautiful weather for this time of the year…

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A Great Seed Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 6

The largest seed farm in the Western Hemisphere and the largest in the world with the possible exception of one in Germany, says the Scientific American,…

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