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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Local Government. the Necessity Op a Farmers' and Settlers' Association

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 May 1904 · page 6

Sir,—In a recent leader of yours, in commenting on letters of Mr. Colreavy, " Fairview," and mine, advocating the formation of a Farmers' and Settlers' Association, you…

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report, under date Sydney, May 11th, 1904, as follows:—The Sydney wool market fully maintains the better…

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Feeding Meal for Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 8

1. To Fatten Cattle:—According to experiments made in France by M. Aime Gerard, potatoes have proved a cheap and excellent medium for…

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What are Cattle? Slaughtering Act Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 3

A CASE of much interest to butchers occupied the attention of the Full Court, Sydney, on Thursday. An application for a prohibition was made by James Mackay, the question…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, Successful Farming

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 2

AGRICULTURAL distriots and many new farms are usually developed by raising grain crope, and when the grain growing is fixed…

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Revolution in Dairying

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. T. M. Sherriff has secured the local agency for the "Improved Aquatic" cream separator, which it is claimed will effect a revolution in the…

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Cablegrams. the War. DBtVBN Like Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

The Dailt Cubohiolb states that firing has bean ha&rd near Neuohwang. It is rumoured that the Japanese are driving the Buaiians before them like…

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Wool Sales. I Iiondei, Monday, I

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 3

At tbe wool sales, competition tu ani mated, and prioes firm at the top rate* of ealee…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 May 1904 · page 5

At yesterday's wool sales greasy reached 9¼d, scoured 20¾d…

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The Wheat Yield

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 20 May 1904 · page 2

Since the commencement of the wheat season upwards of two million bags of wheat have been carried on the New South Wales railways. At…

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Wool Sales. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 1

The wool sales closed firm, with prices the highest of the series…

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The New Wheat "Bobs." A Great Success at Bathurst

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 3

LAST your a new variety of wheat was provided at the Government Experimental Farms by Mr. W. Farrer. In his reports on the growing of wheat at the Bathurst Farm…

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Latest Commercial. Wool, &c. John Bridge and Co's, Limited, report[?]

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

Wool. -- There has been a fair amount of enquiry during the past week, but supplies are very restricted, the majority of holders preferring to await the monthly local sales to be…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 6

FOLLOWING are the delegates elected to date to the Conference to be held at Dubbo, commencing on June 7th: James McInerney, President…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Saturday, May 21, 1904. the Farmers' Parliament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 2

THE townspeople seem as yet not to have realised that in little more than a fortnight from date, delegates will arrive in Dabbo by scores from all quarters of…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Dubbo and Bunglegumble Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

A REPRESENTATIVE meeting of the above was held in the hall at Banglegumbie on Wednesday evening, when about 5000 acres were represented by most of the influential…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Preparing Hogs for Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

SELECT the pig your market demands, leaving entirely out of the question personal fancies and prejudices. If the highest value in the dressed animal is…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference. The Arrangements to Entertain the Delegates

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

ON Monday evening a meeting of those interested in the forthcoming Farmers and Settler's Conference was held in the Town Hall. Mr. S. Phillips, M.L.A., presided, and there were five…

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District Land and Farming Notes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

Wheat—N.S.W., choier, milling, 8s to 8s O½d per bushel; bleached, best samples, 2s 1d to 2[?] 1l½d. Flour—Sydney roller, £7 10s to £7 15s…

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Commercial News. Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 May 1904 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:—For the time of the year our 19th instant catalogue contained a very good selection of scoured wools,…

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