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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Wool and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 7

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, report:—Wool.—This Company's catalogue will be submitted on the 13th inst…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report (11th October):—We held our opening wool sale of the season to-day and sold by auction and privately 4500…

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Seed Wheat Payments. Value of Wheat Distributed, £127,101. Unpaid Balance, £56,704

The Wellington Times · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 7

An interesting, return has been prepared in the Agricultural Department with the object of showing the exact position of affairs on August 31…

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The Tuberculine Test in Store Cattle

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 5

THE application of the tuburculine teat on store cattle is a matter that will be curtain to exact a protest from fatteners and others in this State. The origin of the trouble was…

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Country Under Wheat. Estimated 1,985,203 Acres

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 6

MR. T. A. COOHLAN, Government Statistician, has just completed his returns regarding the area under wheat during the present season. In the report furnished to the State…

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Rolling of Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 15 October 1904 · page 5

IN an interchange of opinion on this subject at a recent meeting of the Riverton Agricultural Society, South Australia, one of the members submitted, us the result of his experience, that…

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Horse and Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 October 1904 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Rotton will hold an important sale of horses and cattle at the Commercial saleyards on Saturday next at 2 p.m., when he will offer 50…

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Area Under Wheat. Increase 12[?],000 Acres

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 4

MR. Coghlan, the Government Statistician has furnished a report, which shows the total area under wheat this season, also the estimated area under all crops…

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John Bridge and Co's Wool Sales. Fourth Sale of the Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 4

Fun our fourth sale of the new season we brought forward on Wednesday a representative catalogue of 3,47s bales, and some excellent prices were secured, having regard to the…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. Wednesday, October 19, 1904. Wheat Prizes at the Show Particulars of the Analysis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 2

AT the Dubbo Show, held in May of this year a first prize of £25, a second prize of £10, and a third of £5 were offered for the best exhibits of wheat, the growth of the…

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Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 7

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report (Oct. 15th):—Wool—We offered on attractive catalogue of 5556 bales at last…

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Gilgandra Ostrich Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 7

From Gilandra comes the interesting news that the oshricines recently placed on Messrs. Cairnes' and Saunderson's farm soon showed they were…

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The Sea Farmer Haysend's Visit

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 3

An old man who had never before seen the sea went by excursion recently to a well-known resort, and was accompanied by his wife, almost as old, and three…

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Butter Shipment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 1

The Orient mail steamer Ormuz sailing to-morrow takes nine thousand two hundred boxes of butter…

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Big Cattle Sale. At Goulburn

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 4

MR. W. H. WHEATLEY, auctioneer, Goulburn, announces in another column that he will hold a special sale of 4000 store cattle at Goulburn sale yards on Thursday November 3rd. The…

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New South Wales Wheat Harvest, 1904

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 3

A VERY valuable and important circular has reached as relating to the late record harvest, as showing the increased yields due to the use of…

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Commercial. Wool Etc. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. Report

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 3

NO auction sales are to be held this week, and must of the buyers are availing themselves of the interval to attend the opening of the Melbourne season. Active business…

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The Station and Farm. Clearing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 8

IF the selector can possibly manage to spare the money, it will generally be found most advisable to get his clearing done by contract. Of course, it will be…

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Important to Farmers. a Question of Responsibliity

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 4

A VERY important case to producers and produce agents came before the Sydney Courts recently. The ca[?]e was brought by one Gray And Co., a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1904 · page 3

Mover Beerbong (Gilgandra), 13 at 9[?] d, 27 at 8[?] d, 9 broken at 5[?] d, 4 bellies at 5½ d, good quality and staple, fair condition, dusty, and burry; HBR over T (Dandaloo),…

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