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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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London Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 December 1904 · page 4

The London wool sales on Tuesday closed firm. Good scoured merinos ranged from par to ½d per lb dearer, while crossbreds advanced fully 10 per…

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Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 December 1904 · page 6

Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Co., Ltd. report:— Wool.—Our offering last week totalled 2,884 bales, of which 2,489…

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Through the Dubbo Wheat Belt

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

AT Miners, I met Mr. J. Colbran, who farms 600 acres. I did not see the crop. Mr. Culbran is an old Hawkesbury native, and gave one an interesting account of the men on that river of…

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Wheat Among the Kurrajongs. " Trueleigh" and Surroundings

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 4

THE son was just setting behind the kurrajongs; on every hand the evening glows rested softly on the wheat fields; ever and anon the sea of yellow grain heaved…

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Latest Commercial. Wool, Grain, &c. Dalgety and Company, Ltd

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 3

WOOL:--Heavy clearances of wool have been effected during the past few days in a buoyant market. A strong demand has prevailed for beat gressies at the level of prices established…

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Farm and Agriculturing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 8

The milk veins found along the stomach of the cow should be very tortuous. They wind about on the belly and pass into the body through orifices in the rear of…

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A Fine Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 4

Mr. Carr's crop of "The M[?]down, which is at present being stripped, is giving fine results. Ten acres which have been stripped have yielded 7 bags per acre, white another…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. New Light on Soil Characteristics

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 2

THE fact that the earth—whatever else it may be—is not solid ie demonstrated by farmers generaliyt who may dig a hole and find more earth necessary to…

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Pigs in Clover. Irrigation and Pork A Visit to Burkitt and Serisier's Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 4

OUR representative on Wednesday paid a visit to the irrigation farm started last year by Drs. Burkitt and Barton at Old Dubbo, but in which a change of proprietorship…

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Wool Report

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 6 December 1904 · page 3

John Bridge & Co Limited report : For our eighth sale of the season we brought forward on Thursday a large and representative catalogue of nearly choicest…

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Homebush. -- Monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 3

THERE were 6565 sheep and lambs penned, out of 7039 drawn for, and comprising many medium quality sorts, with a number of primes and a couple of lots of prime heavy sorts…

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Butter Production. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 3

The quantity of butter produced in Victoria lastyear, constitutes a record for the State, amounting to about 1117 tons valued at over £100,000…

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Trangie. Farmer and Settlers' Association. Rabbits -- Closer Settlement -- State Land Banking Bill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 December 1904 · page 2

THE monthly meeting of the Trangi[?] Branch of the Farmers and Settlors' Association was hold at Heffernan's Hall on Saturday afternoon. The President of the Branch (Mr. Horrigan)…

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Butter Commission

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 5

Giving evidence before the Butter Commission, Mr. Tavener said his honest opinion was that Sinclair had deliberately damaged the letter books…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 5

At Winchcombe, Carron and Co.'s wool sales yesterday the market was very strong, when 5000 bales wee sold. Good merino realised 14d…

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Commercial News. Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 6

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— Wool:—Wool sales for the present week cloned firmly on Thursday with a…

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How to Grow Crops. Good Advice by Mr. Peacock

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 December 1904 · page 7

The following is taken from the "National Advocate, "Bathurst, of 1st instant, and should prove of interest to farmers generally:—…

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Wool Sales

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 2

At Winchcombe, Carson & Co's. wool sales yesterday the demand was very strong; 5000 bales were sold; good merinos 141; medium crossbreds…

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Farm Libourers the Arbitration Act

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 9 December 1904 · page 7

The following is taken from "Hansard":— Mr. Henry WIllis: The honorable member for Kennedy has made [?]…

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Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1904 · page 1

At the wool sales yesterday, greasy reached 15l, [?] 24d. The market is again active for chief descriptions…

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