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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 5

Widchcombe, Carson and Co. report under date July 28:— There is no change to report in the Sydney market, the same keen inquiry for wool…

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The Dairy. Over-run in Butter. an American View

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 3

How to obtain the proper over-run in butter is a matter that has been discussed very much of late years. It has claimed the attention of our best…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

The weather for the past few days has been cold and miserable, due to a nasty wind from the south and south-east. There is every appearance of rain, but we do not…

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Farrer Scholarships for Wheat Students

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

WITH the object of perpetuating the memory of the late William Farrer and his rare achievements in the field of wheat-breeding and improvement, the…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Detasselling Breeding Corn

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

The dctasselling of every other row of corn in the seed plots before the pollen matures, and the section of seed corn from the detasselled rows,…

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The Transvaal and Farm Stock

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 3

The Minister for Agriculture has had his attention drawn to a speech made by General Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, in which he stated that the introduction of…

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Farmers and Settlers' Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

The fifteenth annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was opened in Sydney on Tuesday last. The president, Mr. John…

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Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report under date 30th ult.:—During the past week the wool market has been rather quiet, due no doubt to…

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Three Varieties of Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 2

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Perry, described the three varieties of wheat that were submitted by Mr. Sutton…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 2

In last issue we stated that there was every appearance of further rain, but we did not expect it unless the wind changed. The wind did charge, and on Saturday…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. Trangle Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 3

The regular monthly meeting of the Trang[?]e branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday last, but owing in all probability to…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report (4th inst.):—Auction sales of wool will take place in Sydney on the 11th, 12th, and 13th inst. We will…

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The Late Wool Season. Results to Producers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 6

The 1,351,121 bales which were realised upon in Australasian markets during the past wool season averaged £13 2d per bale, and presuming that…

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Dry Farming. Suggestion to the Minister

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 7

A suggestion has been made to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Perry, that to help the closer settlement movement, and extend the wheat belt, it…

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The Farmers' Parliament Some Interesting Extracts

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 6

At the Farmers and Settlers' Conference in Sydney on Friday, Mr. A. K. Trethowen (Clear Hills) moved,—"That the time has now arrived when…

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Wool Report

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson & Co. Ltd. report under date 4th August:—Auction sales of wool will take place in Sydney on the 11th, 12th and 13th inst. We will offer a…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday last one or two more light showers fell before dark, bat during the night there was a considerable addition to our already abundant supply of rain. On…

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A Wheat Silo. Milling Co.'s Enterprise

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5

In flour milling, as in other departments of industry, firms and cempanies must keep abreast of the times, and avail themselves of the latest devises for saving labor…

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Frangie. Farmers and Settlers' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of the Trangie Branch of the F. and S. Association was held in Shaw's Hall on Saturday afternoon. There was only a small attendance of members…

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The Farmers' and Settlers' Carnival

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 4

Wednesday was the first day of the Gilgandra carnival, and a dull and miserable day it was. Rain: started to fall about 8 o'clock, and kept falling till about 1 p.m…

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