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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Store Cattle Sale

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

On Saturday next at 2 p.m., at the Commercial yards, Messrs. Bedford and Taylor will sell by auction 200 head of store cattle, comprising 95 steers and…

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Sheep Show Schedules

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 4

MR. W. H. WEBB writes from Bathurst:— Some committees seem to be under the impression that a sheepbreeder can shear his sheep and have them fit for show in…

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Sheep Stealing. An Interesting Case. Commendable Police Work

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 2

AN interesting sheep stealing case came on before Mr. Wm. Clarke, P.M. at the Police Court on Monday, when Charles Douglas, George Douglas, and James Duffy were…

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How Wool Growers Are Treated in Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

The great Sydney event of the year, The Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition of the world's product in general, and New South "Wales' in particular…

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Australian Farming. Diseases in Sheep

The Castlereagh · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 5

It is not reasonable nor wise to suppose that immunity from disease which a series of dry years brought in their wake, will remain a permanent…

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Sheep Stealing

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

An interesting sheep stealing case was heard before Mr. Wm. Clarke, P.M., at the Police Court, Dubbo, on Monday last, when Charles Donglas,…

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Special Cattle Sale

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Wheatley, suctioneer, of Goulburn, in conjunction with Messrs E. Weaver and Co., Forbes, will offer for sale, at Forbes, on Friday, 31st…

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Farm and Field. Diseases of Wheat

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 3

Mr Dawkins, chairman of the Gawlev River Agricultural Association, S.A., gave a short address on Diseases of Wheat at a recent meeting of that body…

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Wheat Growing and Land Tenure

The Castlereagh · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 5

It is not altogether wonderful that a reaction of feeling should have set in against the practice of holding farming land on a leasehold. A few…

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An Old Fable. the Wolves and the Sheep

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 4

The "Westminster Gazette" publishes flic following extract from the Russian of Kriloff.—The sheep were sorely distressed by…

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An African Farm

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 3

In response to an appeal for various articles for me on an Africa farm, a milking stool, with other things was sent to a mission worker from England. He gave it to a kaffir whose duty it was to milk the cows, with strick…

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Cattle

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

While numerically superior to last year's exhibits, the quality did not show an advance; nor was this to be expected considering the fact that last year a cattle were…

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Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 2

The sheep section, whilst perhaps not attractive to the general public, is really the most important in the whole show—or at least it ranks on a level with that for…

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Pedigreed Beef Cattle

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

From a lengthy table giving the results of all public sales of pedigreed beef cattle in the United States during 1904, published by the "Breeders' Gazette"…

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Self Grown Wheat. 2000 Acres Under Crop

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 4

WE have been informed that Mr. Frank Mack, at Narromine some time ago intended pulling 2000 acres under Bobs wheat and got the ground prepared for sowing, but wet weather coming…

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Local Intelligence. Special Cattle Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 4

MR. W. H. WHEATLEY, the well-known Go[?]lburn auctioned, announces in our business columns the sale of a large and splendid lot of cattle. The whole of the cattle, which are said…

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The Germination of Seed Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

FROM many observations in the field under dry conditions Mr. A. W. Peacock, of the Experimental Farm at Bathurst, states in the "Agricultural Gazette" of New South Wales…

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How to Rear Calves. Important to Dairy Farmers

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

New milk, as from the cow, is too valuable a product to feed calves, Consequently separated milk has been generally substituted, on which…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Uncertainty in Buying Cows

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

CAN the dairy farmer afford to fay the higher prices for the best cows? is a question that sometimes arises. Apparently he will be just as well to pay a…

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Farm and Field. Value of Breed in Cows

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 3

An impression seems to exist amongst a good many dairy farmers thai it is not breed, but type, that makes a good cow. "Pay no attention to breed, but look for…

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