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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co, wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 10th inst:—A considerable contingent of buyers is at present in…

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London Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 4

Mr. M. G. Cater, (Wellington district agent for Dalgety and Co., Ldt.,) is in receipt of the following cabled report:—"Sales opened, large…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 17th March:—Buyers are still inclined to mark time pending…

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Mixed Farming. Work at Bathurst Farm

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 7

That mixed farming can be carried on successfully is strikingly evident from the results achieved in this connection at the Bathurst Experimental…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

Schute, Bell and Co. report for week ending 14th inst:— Wool—No auction asks have been held during the past week and owing…

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Labour for the Farm

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

IMMIGRANTS of a good type drawn mainly from the farming community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…

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Farm and Field. Women As Farmers

The Cobar Herald · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 7

At a time when the advent of small holdings is an absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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Homebush--thursday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 5

UPWARDS of 20,000 were forward. The sheep comprised a large proportion of good, useful quality merino wethers and owes, with occasional pens of prime and extra prime. There was a…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date March 18:—The London March sales opened on the 17th inst. Our London agents cable us that values for…

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Sweet Melted Butter Sause

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

Ingredients.—1 oz. butter, ¼ oz. flour, ½ pint milk, pinch salt, sugar to taste. Method.—Melt the butter, stir in the…

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Handling Wheat in Bulk. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday afternoon the Premier, in reply to Mr. Ball, said that the question of handling wheat in bulk had been discussed by the late…

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The Wheat Yield. For the Principal States

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

THE Victorian Government Statist has revised his estimate of the late wheat harvest in that State, and now places the total at 12,100,780 bushels, or rather more than 612…

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Farm and Dairy. Original Articles (All Rights Reserved.) Keeping Cuinea Fowls

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

Many people consider Guinea fowl[?] almost a necessity on a farm, as they possess many good qualities, as they are such great rangers and do away…

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Labour for the Farm

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

IMMIGRANTS of a good type, drawn mainly from the farming community of the United Kingdom, are reaching New South Wales every week, and…

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Farm and Field. Womon As Farmers

The Western Herald · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

At a time when the advent or sman holdings is on absorbing topic of conversation (writes the "Mark Lane Express") it is not surprising that lady…

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Alleged Forgery. By a Farm Employee

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

AT the Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. L. A. McDougall, J.P., a young man of about 23 years of age, named Frederick J. Webster, was charged on remand with…

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London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 3

At the London wool sales, marines and crossbreds are selling well at late rater…

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Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office. Tuesday, evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

Warm days and cold nights, with a clear sky. Pure drought. conditions, as exemplilied by the condition of stock. One-third of Tamworths rain would have benefitted us…

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London Wool Sales. London, February 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

W[?]deler & Co. report: The first series of Colonial wool sales, which opened on the 21st ult., closed to-day. During the 15 selling days 166,163 bales have been…

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Coloring in Butter

The Cobar Herald · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 7

An Interesting and valuable study and comparison of aniline and anatto butter colors has recently been completed by the Winconsin Agricultural…

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