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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1905

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Wool. Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1905 · page 7

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (February 18th):— Wool—The weekly series of wool sales for the present season terminated…

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Wool

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

Winchoombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report under date, Sydney, February 22dn, 1905, as follows:—The wool market in Sydney is quiet, but prices…

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Wheat to be 6s. a Bushel

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

A cable from America, dated Friday, states that Messrs. Schwab, Gates and others are forming a great wheat corner, and that they intend to force…

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Australian Farming. IRRIGATION

The Castlereagh · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

It is a regrettable fact that in the industry of grazing so little can be accomplished by means of irrigation. It is certain that [?] more…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report: —"The wool market in Sydney is quiet, but prices are unchanged. Buyers are awaiting the auctions to be held on the 27th…

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A Corner in Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 6

THE sensational cable published in our NEWS SHEET on Monday to the effect that a combine commanding £2,000,000 is making a corner in wheat with the…

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Stacking Wheat. a Sight New to Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

IN the great stack of wheat that is gradually rearing itself up in the Dubbo station yards, is a sight quite novel for Dubbo, This system of storing wheat has not…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Feeding Beet Pulp and Molasses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

THE growing of sugar beets in some parts has beoome somewhat extensive, and the coonomical use of beet pulp and molasees is an important matter…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Meeting of Dickygundi-Rawsonville Branch

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

A MEETING of the Minore Farmers aud Settlers' Branch of the F. and S. Association was held at Mr. D. Druitt's Rawsonville, on Wednesday evening. Present: Messrs. Sunderland. J…

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Improving the Dairy Herd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 2

While the amount of milk may be increased somewhat by careful feeding, it is only possible to improve the quality of the milk by bleeding up the herd, Select cows…

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Model Farm. One Wanted at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 4

ON two or three occasions the Dubbo Progress Association has approached the authorities with a view to securing the establishment of a model farm near Dubbo,…

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Murrumbidgerie. Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of the Murrumbidgerie branch of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was held at Penders Hotel on Saturday evening. The President (Mr. Crowley) occupied the chair and…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 6

At the wool sales yesterday greasy reached 10 3/4d, scoured 17d. The market is firm…

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Farmers to Farmers. Improving the Wheat Yield. Methods of Successful Men

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 7

Following, manuring, carefully selecting and grading seed, are important factors in obtaining a good wheat yield. The evidence afforded…

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Wool Grain, and Produce

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report (February 25th), Wool:—Since our last report the wool market has remained firm, and…

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Rise in Railway Freights on Wool

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 6

The Railway Commissioners have issued a new schedule of rates for the carriage of wool, which shows an all-round increase on greasy, but a…

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Australian Farming. Danger From Anthrax

The Castlereagh · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 9

Stock breeders have a standing grievance against authorities in general that when rapidity of action is needed it is just as remarkable for its [?] as…

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A Golden-mouthed Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 8

ONCE upon a time, we are sold, a certain Miss Kilmansegg had a golden leg (says the ADELAIDE ADERTISER). There are no golden-legged ladies in South…

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Loading Wheat for Export. The Elevator System

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 3

Two years ago the elevator system was introduced by the New South Wales Railway Department at Darling Island as a means of [?]ying truck[?] of wheat into the holds…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. Transplanting Trees

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 2

BY using care one need not lose a single plant in transplanting. In the first place the permanent bed where it is intended to place the plant should be well spaded,…

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