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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

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Sydney Wheat Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 3

Bevitt, Trangie, 11550, 2s 8d; P.W. and Company, Narromine, 8005, part 2s 9d; Mumford, Myall Mundi, 11186, p. Saturday…

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Wheat Ships. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

The barque Vimiera has finished loading 32,920 bags of wheat at Darling Island, and will leave shortly for the Channel for orders. It is likely that the Indrawadi…

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The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday there was a decided strength in the market, prices showing generally from 2½ to 5 per cent. advance. Greasy reached 13½d…

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Farmer & Company, Ltd

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

Farmer and Company's traveller, Mr. H. J. Fletcher, will exhibit samples from all departments at the Royal Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 8th and 9th January,…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. report under date 7th January :—Every buying house was fully represented in the auction room when we re-opened the…

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A Chat About Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

One of the principals of a Marklane firm, which is reputed to handle more wheat than any other in the city, said to a "Sunday Times" reporter…

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N.s.w. Wheat Yield. Reduction in the Estimate

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 3

The reports that have been received by the Intelligence Department from collectors and observers in country districts justify a reduction of the total…

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Farm Laborers From England

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 6

Says a communication to hand from the Intelligence Department:—"A large number of capable farm hands are now reaching Sydney weekly as…

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The Wheat Market

The Castlereagh · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 6

Lindley, Walker & Co. reports as follows :— The holidays have certainly not been responsible for any improvement in wheat business, the invariable…

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Farming Notes

The Castlereagh · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 5

Mr. Jas. Barling expects the whole of his crop to average about five bags. Mr. Edward Rankmore, on Tuesday, [?] 53 bags of wheat grown the…

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Gigantic Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

Karl Hagenback, the well-known dealer in wild animals, when the East Africa Soudan began to fail as a source of supply of large and curious animals and was finally closed…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., Ltd., reports under date January 8:—Our catalogue to-day embraced a good average selection of greasies and a capital selection of…

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The Wheat Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The Bureau of Statistics has issued its estimate of the wheat yield for the current; season. Latest information has necessitated a reduction of the estimate published…

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London Wool Imports

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received a cable message from their London house advising that the principal imports of Australian and Cape wools, by individual…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

Dalgety and Co.. Limited, report:—Since our last report there has been a general demand for all descriptions of the staple, and it is generally believed that…

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When to Cut Wheat

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

The proper time to cut wheat and other cereals is immediately after their grata has been fully matured. When the green color of the straw, just below the…

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Sydney Wheat Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

Wheat—-From Mumford Bros., Trangie, 8136, 2s 7½d. Wednesday. Wheat—From Sanson, Trangie, 6566, 2s…

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Obscure Disease Affecting Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

MR. W. W. FROGGATT, Government Entomologist, reports, under date October 10th: Acting on reports from Cowra that there was an obsure disease in the wheat fields of…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles. [All Rights Reserved.] Harvesting Potatoes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

If it is intended to market potatoes at the earliest period, then they may be harvested as soon as they are ripe, otherwise, if the weather conditions continue favorable, they…

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Farm and Field. Care of Harness

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 7

Happy is the farmer who has got a careful, handy man in charge of his teams, who has an eye for seeing when a strap is coming off or a buckle needs…

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