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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Latest Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 3

THE wool sales were resumed at the Royal Exchange at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The offerings were extensive, amounting to over 8500 bales. The catalogues contained a good…

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Siberian Butter

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 7

A Successful Gippsland farmer who has just returned from a trip to Europe, has been interviewed, and he repeats, what be many practical men have often pointed out before,…

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Burrendong Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Mr. Thomas Campbell's Yarragal station wool was sold recently by Bridge and Co. and realised a splendid average price—perhaps among the best for the district. The wool…

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Among the Hills. the Pastoral Country

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 7

Among the hills from the Wuuluman and across to and out from Mitchell's Greek, there is some grand pastoral country, which is just now looking splendid—…

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London Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Private cables state that at the London wool sales merinos and fine crossbreds advanced 7½ per cent; coarse crossbreds 10 to 15 per cent…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., report:—The Sydney wool market remains unchanged, with firm rates ruling for all descriptions of wool, For choice wools the American…

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Through the District on Horseback. Our Travelling Representative's Notebook. Down Mitchell's Creek to the Talbragar. Through Comobella and Windora. [Another letter from our Travelling Representative appears on page 7.] the Wheat Fields

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

In this part of the district some of the farmers have not yet finished harvesting, and all have experienced considerable difficulty in garnering the wheat owing to the…

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Wheat Output

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 2

The wheat sent away from the Narromine railway station for the present season was as follows:—Nov, 8,048 bags; Dec, 64,665 bags; Jan., (up till…

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A Record Load of Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 2

We understand that Junee lately spread itself over the telegraph wires of the State in its endeavors to proclaim itself as the proud proprietors of…

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Homebush. -- Thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

THERE were 16,216 sheep and lambs drawn for, and 16,013 penned, being made up largely of good useful quality, with odd lots of heavy sorts. There were more light and medium…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

At auction on Monday Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, submitted at attractive catalogue of 4025 bales, embracing some really superior lines…

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Interesting Wheat Experiments

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3

MR. JOHN PERRY, vice-president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association is nothing if not practical. This season he has been carrying on experiments with various kinds of…

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WOOL. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

AT the wool sales yesterday Buxton, Ronald, and Co., Chas. Bal[?]n and Co., and D[?]eroz, Son, and Co. offered 7560 bales, comprising a good and representative selection, consisting…

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Wool Sales. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday good merinoes rated 5 per cent, above December rates…

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The Price of Wheat. The Minister for Agriculture's View

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3

THE Minister for Agriculture says he is of opinion that it will be unwise to held supplies of wheat very long. While it is must desirable that the wheat-grower should derive every…

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A Record Load of Wheat. 193 Bags on a Waggon

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

WHAT may be termed a record load of wheat was brought into Narromine on Tuesday last by a team belonging to Mr. J. Jones, of Bullagreen. The waggon, which was drawn by 22 horses…

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Does Farming Pay ? Farmers v. Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 3

THE Sydney " Daily Telegraph " has an article on the above subject from which we take the following : -- If it were possible to take a referendum of the…

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For Stimulating Growth of Leguminous Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

Recent discoveries by scientists of a successful method of propagating nitrogen breathing bacteria in innumerable quantities and being able to transfer them…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles, Poultry Keeping

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 4

THE raising of poultry by farmers has not hitherto been considered by them as a bnainese but rather as an adjunct or a pastime, the…

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