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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Farm and Garden Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved) BEES

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

It should be remembered that warmth is a great essential to any hive, therefore the less bees are opened up the better. A cold puff of wind…

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

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

It has been very cold down here during the past week with a wind blowing at a half-hurricane force. The grass is not improved by it, but shows out very much to…

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London Wool Sales

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

Dalgety & Company Limited, have received the following cable from their London House under date of September 28: —"The 5th series of Home wool sales opened…

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Pastoral and Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

The weather is warning up fast, the mercury rising to summer heights. To-day a strong north-east wind has been blowing, and it it fails to go found with the sun there…

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The Wool Selling Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

THE weekly series of wool suctions are to be inaugurated in the Sydney market this weak. During the first week there will be only two day's sales. and the offering will comprise…

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London Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

At the London wool sales prices are very firm with a hardening tendency…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Trangle Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Trangie branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held in Shaw's Hall on Saturday afternoon. Mr. J. T. Horrigan…

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Lung Worm in Sheep

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

Mr. Henry, government veterinary surgeon, recently carried out a number of experiments at the Glen Innes experimental farm. A number of sheep…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report 1st October :—The result of the opening of the present London sales has been awaited with much interest…

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Sydney Wool Report

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 6th October:—The London sales have opened closely in accord with…

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C[?]ervation of Fodder. Late Aid to Farmers

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 7

Minister for Agriculture has been considering the important question of assisting dairy farmers, graziers and others to conserve fodder in the…

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Pastoralist Versus Farmer. Warning From Emmaville

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 7

The following par appeared in last Friday's "Herald ":—At the meeting of the Wellington Vale branch of the F. and S. Association held at Gunstan's…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

Messrs. Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—The weakly aeries of wool auctions are to be inaugurated in the Sydney…

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Wool

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson and Co, Ltd., report by wire under Wednesday's date:— We sold to-day W. Wild, Wagga, 10[?]d (top price of the day); jus. Brodie,…

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Not a Bit Butter

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 7

Once when a doctor was visiting an old man who was suffering from rheumatism in the back, he ordered his wife to rub in plenty of hartshorn…

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Monopoly in Sheep Trucks

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

AT the last meeting of the Trangie F. and S. Association, Mr. Perry was successful with a motion: "That for the purpose of preventing monopoly in sheep trucks the Railway…

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Record Wheat Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

In another column appears the advertisement of Messrs. Lindley, Walker and Co., wheat selling agents, of Mark Lane, Sydney. This [?]has been closely associated with wheat for…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

The weekly series of wool auctions were inaugurated in the Sydney market on Tuesday last. During the week there were only two day's sales, and the offerings comprised…

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Wool Sales. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

German buyers are operating freely at the London wool sales. There was strong American competition yesterday for the best wools, and improved rates were realised…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

Three points of rain foil on Thursday last. Since then a cool change has set in…

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