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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Cold Storage on the Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1903 · page 5

THE problem of cold storage may be discussed from some few stand points, but above all the most important seems to be the…

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Seed Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 3

To-day the first remittance of cost of seed wheat was received by the department--the sunder being a farmer at Trangie…

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Some Figures About Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

OUR wool export from Australia in 1901 was 285,000,000lb. Great Britain was our customer to the extent of 114,000,000lb, and Belgium. France, and Germany between them…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

Saturday last was another warm day, the thermometer going to 107. The weather on Sunday was decidely unpleasant, as from daylight to dark the atmosphere was thick…

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Estimate of the Crop. 18,000,000 Bushels for Export

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1903 · page 2

THE Government Statistician has issued his estimate of the probable yield of the present harvest. The total yield of wheat is estimated at 28,570,000 bushels…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., report:—The interval of the Christmas recess is giving quite a holiday tone to this week's wool market. Many of the buyers will…

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N.S.W. Wheat Harvest. Official Estimate, 28,500,000 BUSHELS

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 December 1903 · page 2

The Government Statistician, Mr. T. A. Coghlan, has furnished the Premier with the following report:—An estimate of the probable yield of the…

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Wheat at Darling Harbour

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 December 1903 · page 1

During the week ending last night 67,000 bags of grain were received ut Darling Harbor…

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Carriage of Wheat and Wool

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 29 December 1903 · page 3

On Saturday the forecast of the Government Statistician regarding [?] wheat harvest was published a record return being estimated, The…

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Continuous Wheat Growing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 4

WHEAT is usually considered a hard crop on the soil, especially when grown year after year on the same soil. As a rule, any crop does not thrive so well…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 2

The weather has been quite exceptional for this time of the year, and has certainly been much appreciated. Since our last 93 points of rain has fallen, which brings the…

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

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 December 1903 · page 3

THE interval of the Christmas recess is giving quite a holiday tone to this week's wool market. Many of the buyers will avail themselves of the opportunity to take a well earned holiday…

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Australian Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 December 1903 · page 3

The Agricultural Department received a cable message yesterday from Mr. Suttor, Commercial Agent for Japan, stating that he had just received an offer of £6 10s for…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 December 1903 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report :—The Sydney wool market is quiet, though business continues to be done at prices which are fully equal to the beat rates…

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