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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Wool Returns. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 5

The wool carried on the railways this season was 504,000 bales, being an increase of 111,000 bales on lost year…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 6

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD., report— "At our wool sale yesterday there was spirited competition, especially for…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest. About 18,500,000 Bushels

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 3

EARLY in November, when the great improvement caused by the October rains and manifested itself, the Victorian Governance statist (Mr. W. M'Lean) issued an advance [?], based…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Breeding for the Dairy

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 2

SOME farmers leave the young calf with the cow for several weeks. That is considered to be ruinous, not to the calf, but to the milking functions of…

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A New Wheat Grader

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

ON Saturday our representative was shown by Mr. T. Knight, the local agent, a "Perfection Grader,"manufactured by. Herman House and Co, for grading wheat. The…

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Farmers and Settlers. Meeting of the DubboBunglegumbie Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the DubboBunglegumbie Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in the Town Had on Saturday afternoon, under more…

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Wool, Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (February 11th.) Wool—We held oar 16th sale of the season on Thursday, the 9th instant…

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Wheat and Wool

The Castlereagh · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 3

The total quantity of this season's wheat so far chronicled by the Railway Department is a little over 1,000,000 bags. The daily arrivals at Darling…

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Cattle Stealing Extraordinary

The Castlereagh · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 3

An attempt was made last week to rescue 13 head of cattle which were being kept in the Gundagai Gaol yard nightly. Two persons have been…

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Large Wheat Cargo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 6

THE largest cargo of wheat that has been loaded at Sydney this season was taken away by the barque Semantha, which sailed last week. The Semantha is an English…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report: —Tuesday's sales concluded the Sydney weekly auctions, and the fortnightly series now take their place. It may be said that…

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Fertilisers in Wheat Fields. The Report of the Manager of the Wagga Experimental Farm

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 4

IN the course of an address delivered by him at Albury on 6th inst., Mr. G. M. M'Keown, manager of the Wagga Government Experimental Farm had something to say re the use…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Rearing Turkeys for Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 2

IN feeding turkeys for market it should be remembered that they sell for a much higher price per pound than beef, mutton or pork, while the actual food cost…

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Mixed Farming. At Bathurst Experimental Farm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1905 · page 8

OF all forms of occupation and utilisation of the soil, the intensive cropping and stocking of a comparatively small area under the system of what is generally…

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Local Wheat Figures. Partial Returns for the District

The Wellington Times · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 2

Through the courtesy of Senior Sergeant Steele we are enabled to publish the official wheat, &c., figures for part of the Wellington district for…

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Homebush. -- Monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

There were 5497 sheep and lambs penned, out of 5681 that had been drawn for. Best cross-bred weathers made to 16s 2d, medium from 14s, others from 11s 6d, best cross-bred evens to 11s…

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Sheep Stealing at Homebush

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 1

A meeting at the selling agents, buyers, and others at Homebush yesterday resolved to offer a reward of £50 to any person securing the conviction of sheep-stealers at the yards…

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The Latest Telegrams. Combating Sheep Stealers. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 3

At a meeting of selling agents, buyers, and others at the Homebush fat stock sale yards, rules were adopted for preventing the theft of sheep, and a reward of £50 is…

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Murrumbidgerie. Farmers and Settlors' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of the Murrumbidgerie Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association wan held at Pender's Hotel on Saturday, February 16th. On account of the unpropitious state of the…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 7

Wimchcombe, Carson & Co. report: Tuesday's sales concluded the Sydney weekly auctions, and the fortnightly series now take their place. It may be…

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