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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1906

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles [All Rights Reserved.] Ducks Profitable

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 2

DUOKS are the easiest raiasd and moat profitable. They are not half the trouble that chiekens are, they are not subject to vermin, and are uniformly healthy…

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Ben[?]. (From Our Correspondent.) Farming Operations

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

Ploughing still continues, although one or two farmers has finished his work, but all are anxious for [?] rain both for the land and tanks. [The above was written…

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Farmer Immigrants on the Way Out. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. Coghlan, N.S.W. Agent General, has informed the Premie that 131 farmers are en rou[?] this Sta[?] ssessing an aggregate capital of over £20,000…

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Cultivation of the Soil. Address by Mr. R. W. Peacock at Bathurst Experimental Farm

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 4

A meeting of farmers, under the auspices of the A.H. and P. Association, was held at the Bathurst Experimental Farm recently when Mr. R…

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The Farmers and Settlers’ Conference

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 7

The next annual conference of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers’ Association will be held at Sydney on July 24 and the following days. The Executive…

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Overclassing Wool

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 2

ON the question of over-classing wool, Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co., in their annual review of the Australian wool trade, make the following remarks:--The…

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Yermont Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 4

We publish the following letter clipped from tho ARGUS, Melbourne, of the 13th of November last:- In view of the discussion relative to the…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 2

Weather dull and cold. (BY TELEGRAPH.) SYDNEY, May 29. Further substantial rainfalls are reported…

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Commercial. Latest Sydney Prices. Wheat—Choice milling, 3s 6d per bushel (Sydney)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 3

Flour—Leading Sydney brands, £8 per ton; country brands; £7 7s 6d to £7 15s. Manitoba Flour—Imported Pillsbury's Best, £1415s per ton (Federal duty paid)…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Amendment of the Land Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 4

From the annual report of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, just published, we extract the following:- The last session of Parlisment added its…

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Farmers' Exchange

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 3

The following prices were realised on Saturday:—Turkey gobblers[?] 8s 6d to 12s 6d, turkey hens 3s 6d to 4s 6d, roosters 2s 2d to 3s 3d, pullets 1s 6d to 2s, hens…

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Big Line of Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Bedford and Taylor report having sold privately during the week, account Messrs. Taylor Brothers, Goo noo, 1200 ewes, with lamb at foot, to…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report :—There is no change to report in the Sydney wool market. The demand for wool is as keen as ever, and…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Amendment of the Land Act

The Castlereagh · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 2

From the annual report of the 'Farmers and Settlers' we extract the following:—The last session of Parliament added…

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Farmers and [?] Association

The Castlereagh · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 1

The monthly meeting of the Gilgandra, branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Australian will be held on Saturday (to-morrow), in Townsend's…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 5

Winchcombe Carson and Co., Limited, report under date 30th May:—There is no change to report in the Sydney wool market. The demand for wool is as been…

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Husk in Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

Husk, hoose, hask, or host, langworm, or worm in the throat, lor these [?] names for the same complaint, is [?] debilitating disease, and causes [?]eat…

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The Sheep Shearing Industry

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 7

Does a connection with the great wool industry of Australasia conduce to woolliness in some ill-balanced minds? Apparently it does. Because…

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Wheat-Breeding. Rust Resistance

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 4

MR. R. H. BIFFEN, botanist of the Agricultural Department at Cambridge University, has been making extensive experiments with a view of ascertaining whether there is any…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

The weather is beautiful. Fine, cool, sunshiny days. Brisk, moonlight nights. Our climate, at the present time, is the best in the world…

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