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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

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Rev. F. J. Curwood on Growing Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 4

SOME interesting remark, in regard to farming methods were (according to the local 'Times')made by the Rev. F. J. Curwood at the meeting in connection with the Wellington Methodist…

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Dry Farming at Bathurat. Some Wonderful Crops

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 3

ON Tuesday afternoon, a representative of the 'Bathurst Argus visited the Bathurst Experimental Farm and under the conductor ship of the manager Mr. R. W. Peacock, was afforded…

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Important to Dairymen

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 3

IT is well recognised that Sweden has all along been leading in the manufacture of cream separators and every butter factory manager as well as every dairy farmer is award of the fact that…

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Farm and Garden Original Articles (All Rights Reserved) a S'lo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 2

I usually get 12 to 15 tons of silage from an aero. I have two silos which hold about 730 tons. When filling the silo I keep two men tramping aruund…

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A Lesson to Farmers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 6

An Earom correspondent draws attention in the TELEGRAPH to an object-lesson to be seen at the Bathurst Experimental Farm, He writes:—" We have unfortunately been…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. report:— On 26th inst. we offered a representative catalogue of 4379 bales, which comprised several well known brands,…

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Experimental Farming

The Wellington Times · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 2

An event of deep interest to those engaged in farming in this district is taking place to-day, when the experimental plots planted under the…

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A Fine Crop of Wheat

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

We have received from Mr. John Holder-Keeping of Yerrinan, some splendid heads of Wheat grown on his farm. The variety is Marshall’s No. 3,…

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Sad Fatality at Coolah. MR. A. S. Stephenson Killed Suddenly, While Mustering Sheep

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

Quite a gloom was cast over Coolah and district on Tuesday afternoon, when it became known that Mr. Archie Stephenson was killed suddenly while…

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Stock and Crops

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 2

Although the outlook a little time ago, was anything but promising, the recent falls of rain that have occurred all over the district have worked miracles. Crops…

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Butter Down

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 3

The price of butter was reduced on Monday to the extent of 2s per cwt…

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Butter Down. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 2

The price of batter was reduced yesterday to the extent of 2s per [?]wt…

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The Wool Market

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 3

At the Sydney wool sales on Monday competition showed keenness. Values all round were generally five per cent. above last week's rates, with the exception of superior…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 2

The weather is hot, and the atmosphere more oppressive than usual at this time of the year, although the Post Office thermometer, which is built in a new-fangled…

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Wool Sales Postponed. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 2

The wool sales were to have been held last evening, but were postponed owing to fog…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Dalgety and Co., Report

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

It was early foreseen when the small total purchases wool for the U.S.A. in the Australasian markets throughout the past twelve months were made known, that a very large quantity…

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The Wool Market. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, November 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 2

The Co-Operative Company offered 3700 bales. The market was very buoyant, at an all-round advance of-about 5 per cent, compared with last week. Superior [?]os…

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£41,000 Worth of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 4

In the Equity Court on Tuesday Mr. Justice Street had before him an application on behalf of Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd, official liquidator of the Farmers…

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Experimental Farming. Harvesting the "Towri" Plots

The Wellington Times · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 4

Since the planting of the experimental wheat plots at Mr. C. H. Barton's "Towri" estate, near Maryvale, the deepest interest has been…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, report:— It was early foreseen when the small total purchases of wool for the…

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