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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Store Cattle at Dubbo

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

Messrs. J. S. Leeds and Co., of Orange, announce an important sale to be held at Dubbo on the 15th of next month, when they will yard 1100…

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Big Cattle Sale at Forbes

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

On September 6th, at Forbes, Mr. W. H. Wheatley (Goulburn), in conjunction with Messrs. E. Weaver and Co. (Forbes) will offer at auction 2000…

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Valuable Farm at Molong

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 August 1905 · page 4

Messrs. Ryan and Falvey, the Molong auctioneers, announce the unreserved auction sale of 150 acres of freehold land, situated one mile from…

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Cattle Sale

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 2

W. H. Wheatley reports holding a successful cattle sale on Thursday, 17th August, 1905; about 2000 were forward; the quality of the cattle was…

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Farmers and Settlers

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 3

The Farmers' and Settlers' Conference carried a resolution in favor of technical education in country districts, and an amendment of the Pastures…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association an Improvement Lease

The Castlereagh · Friday 25 August 1905 · page 4

A special meeting of the above Association was held in Town[?] Hall on Monday afternoon last. Present: —Messrs. S. J. Barden (Chair),…

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Disastrous Frosts. Wheat Crops Ruined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

The frosts of the last fortnight have been the severest ever experienced in this district (writes our Mitchell's Creek representative), and they have had most…

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Homebush. -- Thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 5

There were 38,000 sheep and lambs for ward out of 41,377 that had been drawn for. Best cross bred wethers made from 10s, extra to 22s 10d, good 17s 6d to 18s, medium from 16s dd.,…

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Wool. &c

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

On Thursday we brought forward in our second sale of the new season a catalogue consisting of 413 bales, which was a representative one, inasmuch as it contained a good many…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

WINCHCOME, CARSON, AND CO., LIMITED : The Sydney August Wool 8d a went off well last week, but the new clip is quite displacing any faulty shabby old lots of greasy and scoured…

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Harding Cream at Butter Factories

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 9

C. W. M'Dougall, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, in "Chicago Dairy Produce":— Have the cream delivered as often as possible…

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Termimal Charges on Wheat. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 4

A deputation yesterday asked the Railway Commissioners to reduce the terminal charge of 2s 6d per ton on wheat to is 6d per ton for local consumption, and to…

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Farm and Field. Smnt in Cereal Crops

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 9

Mr T. W. Kirk, Biologist to the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, has issued a leatlet giving directions for treating seed grain for the prevention…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Commercial Asparagus Culture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

AN acre of asparagus is better, it is said, than having five hundred pounds in the bank or out at interest. One can draw on the asparagus bed every…

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Farm and Field. Farmyard Manure

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 6

In Australia very little attention ag a role is given to the saving of farmyard manure. The farmyard manure produced in France is calculated by Mr…

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The Stopping Place in Dairying

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 6

The man who is looking all the time for a stopping-place in dairying is not very likely ever to make very much of a success of it…

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Motor Dost and Growing Crops

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 6

The British farmer has raised an objection to motor cars. At a largely-attended meeting of farmers, recently held at Lancaster, England, men who farmed…

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Coolamon. a Prosperous Farming Centre

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 3

Mr. G. Logue, Messrs, Heaton Bros. well-known traveller, writes a chatty letter on things in general out Coolamon way. For some weeks I had promised myself…

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The Farm Pig-sty

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1905 · page 2

In many districts a form of sty prevails which has been found to answer in that neighbourhood, and feeders are generally slow to adopt any improvements suggested…

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