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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Farm and Garden Original Areticles. (All Rights Reserved) Hints on Rearing Calves

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

On rearing calves it should be made an indispensable condition that they have good loins. A little slackness between the rumps and back ribs in…

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Tomingley. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Farmers' and Settlers' Association Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 5

A well attended meeting of the above association was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon, the 2nd instant, under the presidency of Mr. E. Comber…

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Gilgandra. (From Our Own Correspondent). Farmers' and Settlers' Assocition

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Gilgandra branch of the Farmers' and settlers' Association was held on Saturday last, a fair number of members being…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

Messrs. D[?]gety and Company, Limited, report Friday, 8th January, 1909. All sections of buyers have been…

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Victorian Wheat Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 4

The AUSTRALASIAN estimate of the Victorian wheat harvest shows a total of 28,001,350 bushels, which compares with the official estimate of 24,164,350 bushels. The…

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Homebush-- Monday. Sheep

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

THE number yarded was 36,437, comprising all descriptions, the quality (generally) being only fair, as, although there were a few more pens of prime, and a larger sprinkling of extra prime…

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Wheat Growing Encouraged

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

THE Government of South Australia has offered three prizes of £100 each to be awarded in 1910 for the best wheat respectively in (a) districts south of Adelaide, (b) in the lower north, and…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

Dalgety & Company, Ltd., report:—All sections of buyers have been operating at the wool sales during the past week, and, under keen competition almost the whole of…

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The Victorian Wheat Yield

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

The latest estimate of the Victorian wheat harvest shows that there will be an exportable supply of over 16 million bushels…

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday the market was strong at an advance of 9½ to 10 per cent above the December closing rates…

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Meetings. Farmers and Settlers' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

A SPECIAL meeting of the Farmers and Settlers' Association was held on Saturday afternoon, in the Protestant Hall. Mr. Doyle (President) occupied the chair, and…

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Experimental Farms. The Claims of Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

THE question of urging the Government to establish an experimental farm for the Dubbo district was the subject of considerable discussion at a special meeting of the Farmers and…

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Of Interest to Farmers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 2

RECENTLY the Secretary of the Dubbo P., A., and H. Association wrote to Mr. C. H. Barton, M.L.A. for the district, asking him if he would support legislation dealing with veterinary…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Dubbo Branch

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the above body was held on Saturday afternoon, the 9th inst., the chair being occupied by the president, Mr. John Doyle. There was a fair attendance of…

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Wool Reports

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

Dalgety end Co., Limited, report under da e 12 h January:—At the second week's wool sales in the Sydney market in the new year…

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Wool Report. Schute, Bell and Co. report:—

The Cobar Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 6

Wool selling operations were resumed after the Christmas recess during the past week. The active demand evidenced in private treaty…

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Federation Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 8

Federation wheat has scored in many districts this year. Besides the four experimental stations in Victoris, it has given superior yields on 23 ont of the 26 trial…

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Wheat Yield

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 6

The Government Statistician has just concluded the revised-estimate of the area under wheat, and the probable yield of grain and hay for the present year. The figures…

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Valuable Wheat Experiments

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 3

Mr. R. W. PEACOCK, manager of the Bathurst Experimental Farm, has proved conolusively that under a proper system of culture profitable crops can be grown in defiance of…

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Thrips on Wheat

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 16 January 1909 · page 5

THE Government Entomologist recently visited Dubbo to investigate a case which has been brought under the Department of wheat infested with -- what eventually proved…

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