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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Knee Disease in Wheat

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 2

A dissase of a peculiar kind has made its appearance in some crops of wheat in the district. It is called knee disease, but it is apparently unknown and the exact cause…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 2

Since our last report the weather has been cloudy and very [?]ggy. Sunday night was one of the warmest experienced this season. On Monday heavy cloudy were hanging…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1909 · page 2

At the wool sales the market was strong for all good sorts at last weeks' rates…

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Knee Disease in Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 October 1909 · page 4

A disease of a peculiar kind has made its appearance in some crops of wheat in the Dubbo district (says the "Liberal.") It is called knee disease,…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 October 1909 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co., wool and produce brokers, Sydney, report under date 22th October:— Taking into account the exceptional volume of wool…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 3

Messrs Harrison, Jones and Devlin report as follows : — Auctions were held on two days only during the past week, owing…

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The Dairy. British Butter Trade. Imports for Ten Years. an Interesting Review

The Cobar Herald · Friday 29 October 1909 · page 7

Messrs Weddel and Co.'s annual review of the London butter trade for the year ended June 30 last is to hand. IMPORT FIGURES…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

At the wool sales yesterday the market was slightly easier for good wools, faulty showing a lower tendency…

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The Dairy. British Butter. Trade. Imports for Ten Years. an Interesting Review

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 7

Messrs Weddel and Co.'s annual review of the London butter trade for the year ended June 30 last is to hand. IMPORT FIGURES…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon a heavy duststorm passed over the town, which was followed by a thanderstorm, registering 17 points. Since then weather has been cool…

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Progressive Dairying. Machine v. Hand Milking

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 3

With a view to overcoming tho labor trouble I determined last year to go in for machine milk, tag, aud I feel so satisfied with the remits of my experiment that I offer this brief account of…

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Dairying Made Easy. The Latest 'Alfa' Improvements

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 4

DAIRYMAN are letting themselves in for a lot of needless hard work and putting up with a considerable monetary loss by continuing to use old out-of-date and inferior separators…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (All Rights Reserved.) Cultivate Potatoes Thoroughly

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

Then after the potatoes have been planted a week or ten days, or just as soon as I see the little weeds peeping through the ground, long before…

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Dairy Notes Milking

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1909 · page 2

The best dairy management in the world is vain if the cows are not milked properly. Dry handed milking for that is the only plan to assure milk…

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On the Land. Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report (28th Octber):—We offered an interesting catalogue of 6500 bales of wool at our sale on Wednesday. We…

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The Crops

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 2 November 1909 · page 4

During the last week, we have had the pleasure of seeing samples of some very fine wheat crops that are now growing in the district, some of which will be…

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The Wool Clip

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

Shearing has been practically finished in this district and wool-growers are generally well satisfied with the result. The clip has been a fairly heavy one and the wool is…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the market was o[?]s level with last week's prices…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

Splendid rain fell on Sunday night, registering 53 points. Although much more is needed after the recent hot winds, which have played [?] with the herbage, the…

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The Wool Market. by Telegraph.) Sydney, November 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 2

Harrison, Jones & Devlin, Ltd, report: We submitted on Monday 4500 bales. There was an attractive display of both greasy and scoured. The market was…

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