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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Continuous Wheat Experiments. Seventy Years' Tests

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 3

THE continuous wheat-growing experiments in this State (says the Sydney 'Daily Telegraph') are really only in their fourth year, so that they are in quite the infantile stage…

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Wool and textile Fabrics. The outlook

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 3

THE trade of the world since the financial crisis has been really had for over six months, the demand for woollen goods unusually slack, and labor not fully employed…

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Farm and Dairy Original Articles (All Rights Reserved.) Paeonies

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

Herbaccous p[?]s are grand flowers, especially the bright red and white kinds, which are massive and showy. and produce a fine effect in…

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A Deal in Sheep

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 4

Some time ago the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works made a deal in sheep. Owningsome land that was usually let on agistment to owners of stock, the board…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

Notwithstanding the long winter the atmosphere is becoming perceptibly warmer. Saturday and Sunday were beautiful, yet it could be folt some of a change was near…

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Ostrich Farming at Coonamble. Difficulty over Land Transfer

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 September 1908 · page 2

AT the sitting of the Coonamble Land Board an interesting point was raised in regard to the proposed transfer of a settlement lease on A roo[?] holding from W. R. T. Parkinson to R…

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The Storing of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 3

Mr. J. Baskerville, Mary Vale, writes:—It is rumoured that several members of the F.S.A. out Suntop way are contemplating the erection of a…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 3

Schute, Ball and Co. report :—Business in the Sydney wool market has been quiet during the past week, owing in the first place to the natural…

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Notes and News. Up-to-date Dairy

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

The other day we had the pleasure of having a look through the Barrowvale dairy, of Messrs Henning and Johnson. It is situated…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report by wire under Friday's date:—At our sale yesterday there was a good general demand at prices from par to five per cent. lower than…

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Co-operative Sheep Shearing

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

A new system has been adopted in the south-western part of Queensland, where a co-operative sheep-shearing company has been established. The head quarters are at…

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Decrease in Sheep Abroad

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

A report of the Austrian Consul at Moscow confirms earlier information at to the shrinkage in the number of sheep, and consequently in fine wool production in…

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The Wool Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 3

The wool season, which is about to commence, is an important item in all calculations. The clip will by no means eclipse some of its predecessors. The ravages of drought have…

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The Sheep-breeders' Year Book

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 3

WE have to acknowledge receipt of copy of the N.S.W. Sheep-breoders' Year Book for 1908. As usual, the publication is up-to-date, and full of the most valuable information…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

On Tuesday evening the wind veered round to the south west, and all signs of rain quickly disappeared. The weather is now too glorious…

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Farming Means Thinking

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 6

Given the right men and suitable conditions, a small holding will yield a living to a man and his family, but otherwise it will not. Just the same thing…

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The Coolabah State Farm. Advertising Its Result

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 3

"The Department should let every farmer and stook-owner know of the splendid results obtained for dairy farming at the Coolabah State farm. Unfortunately, only a…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved). Cheap Fencing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 2

For all general wants a fence 3 ft. 6 in. high, with two, or, better still, three strands of wire, will answer very well. For a fence this height, the…

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Geurie. (From Our Own Correspondent). Weather and Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 5

The weather has been rather changable during the past week, several slight showers of rain falling. The crops show a vast improvement, and give promise of a fairly…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 3

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., offered at auction, on Wednesday, an attractive catalogue of 1736 bales, principally new season's clip which was…

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