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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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The Latest Telegrams. Wool Sales. Sydney, Tuesday

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

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—Wool.—At our sale yesterday there was a strong demand for greasies, and prices were firm at recent…

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Commercial News. Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 October 1904 · page 7

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (22nd Oct.):— Wool—Wool sales have been held during the past week in Adelaide and…

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"Blown Sheep" in Australia. Great Loss of Sheep and Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 3

THE Minister of Agriculture, Mr. S. W. Moore, has received a report from Mr. Froggatt, Government entomologist, dealing with the sheep maggot fly or blown sheep…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Limited, report as follow:—On Wednesday we submitted a catalogue of 4020 bales to a fully representatives attendance of all…

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Crossing Breeds of Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 4

PARTIU[?]ARS have come to hand of the sheep-breeding experiments carried out in connection with the Bangor College of Agriculture last year, and which were a…

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The Pastoral Industry a Station Survey

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 2

The pastoralists of the Western division have been a sorely tried crowd, and the iron of misfortune has long ago entered their souls. To…

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Cost of Wheat Crowing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 4

A WHEATGR[?]WER in the north-west in a communication with thec HERALD, points out that most of the estimates of the cost of producing wheat are made up on…

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Rust in Wheat at Beni. A Despondent Look Out for Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 4

OUR correspondent at Beni informs as that early this week the dismal discovery was made of rust in certain of the wheat paddocks at Beni. An inspection shows it practically…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 October 1904 · page 3

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (October 25th):— We submitted 1993 bales at to-day's wool sales in a very firm market. The…

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Wool and Wheat Returns. Railway Traffic

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 4

THE railway authorities report that wool is arriving in considerable quantities at the seaports, Darling Harbor receiving 8000 bales during the last few days. Last week the…

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Through the Dubbo Wheat Belt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 4

THE late rains have made a wonderful difference to the faces of the farmers and the country. But still, I think that Dubbo people over-rate the general effect. In…

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Harvesting a Crop. A Story from Trangie

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 2

OUR travelling representative's notebook contains the following story:-- "Last year or thereabouts a Mr. Lamb came to Trangie to inspect sheep. Soon after landing he met an…

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Record Crops. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1904 · page 3

Crops in Roma district Queensland, are yielding as high as 7½ bags per acre. The average return is about 5 bags…

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The Wheat Stacks

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

The wheat stacks are gradually disappearing from about the Wellington railway station, Messrs. Wilkins' and Ziehlke's having gone to the sea-board…

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Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 7

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—Wool:—The Weekly series of wool sales commenced on Monday last, 24th…

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The Class of Farm Laborers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

A well-known district farmer in conversation with us the other day commented upon the change the last few years have witnessed in the class…

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Butter Export

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

The mail steamer Ortona, sailing to-morrow, takes 11,185 boxes of butter…

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The Butter Commission

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

The interim report of the Butter Commission recommends the grading of all butter at Government sterns; the establishment of a weekly service to London; the reduction of freight to…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 3

SALES were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 1244 hales. Among the lot sold were:--RMBroomfield…

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NEW SeAsON WHEAT

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 3

It iS seldom (says a Sydney paper) that November opens with a strong forward demand in Sydney and London for New South Wales new-season wheat. Farmers in the country…

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