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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 5

Messrs Harrison, Jones and ' Devlin, Limited, submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 5447 bales, comprising many choice wools…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Friday 17 December 1909 · page 3

Messrs. Harmon, Jones and Devlin report: — Excellent competition has prevailed at the local wool sales this week, and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

The N.Z. L. and M.A.Co. telegraphed on Thursday as follows— At our sales yesterday we found good competition. Prices were on a par with those ruling at our last sale. We sold: Larida, from Goulburn…

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Wheat at the Railway

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

Wheat for transit by rail is now coming in in large quantities, and the station yard is assuming a busy appearance. Mr. J. Field informs us that he has taken delivery of over 8000 hags…

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Wheat for the Mill

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 4

MR. DAYRELL informs us that wheat is coming forward freely for the mill, and that it is excellent in quality for milting purposes. The principal [?] are [?]…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. All Rights Reserved. Oats Vary in Weight. (Prof. F. S. Cooley, Experiment Station.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

The difference in the weight per measured bushel of oats in various parts of this continent is very marked. In some instances the weight runs…

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The Dairy Cow

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

The beginner in the dairy business very often asks what breed of cow to start with, but this is a matter that cannot be answered under one general…

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Choosing a Dairy Bull

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 21 December 1909 · page 8

That the bull is at least half or three parts of the future herd is an axiom which is unanswerable, and it is not only necessary to use a…

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What the Wheat Crop is Worth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2

An excursion into figures in connection with the "Sydney Morning Heraid's" estimate of the wheat crops is of interest just now. The area sown…

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The Wool Market

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., Ltd., report We held out last wool auction for the year 1909 on December 14, and had no reason to complain of the reception which our…

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Local Horse and Cattle Sale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 3

Messrs. Cadell and Co. report having held a successful sale of cattle and horses on Saturday last, 80 head of cattle being sold at—fat cows to £412s 6d; fat heifers, £2 17s 6d to £4; 2-year-old heifers in…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2

A few days real summer weather, up to 112 degrees in the shade. There is any amount of electricity in the air and isolated storms may be expected…

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Dubbo and Gilgandra Crops

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 2

The "Sydney Morning Herald's" agricultural representative, writing of the crops in the Dubbo district says: "Some of the crops are yielding…

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Wheat Market

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 5

Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report under date December 22:—A decided improvement is reported in the Home markets, partially due to uncertainty regarding dates of shipments at this end…

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Wheat Samples

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 4

THE Sydney Chamber of commerce has sent out its annual batch of circulars to the Agricultural Societies, Farmers and Settlers' Associations. Millers, and others, requesting them to…

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Wheat-trimmed Hats

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 2

Hats stiil remain large, both in [?]rown and brim, especially the former; and as it is now generally recognised that a brim is far more…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 4

A marvellously cool change came up from the south on Thursday, bringing light rain. During the night 57 points fell. To-day a stiff south-easterly wind is blowing, and the…

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Our Wheat Harvest. Fourteen-Bushels Average

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 3

THE mid-harvest estimate of the probable wheat crop, together with the revised areas under grain and hay for the present season, have just been completed, and Mr. John B…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. (Copyright.) Rearinc Calves Oh Their Dams. (Prof. F. S. C[?] Experiment Station.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 2

When calves are allowed to suck their dams in some instances they are allowed to run with them until weaned. In other instances they are confined,…

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Cheesemaking and [?] Butter

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 8

[?] Bone cheese factories, [?] returning the by-product, whe[?] direct to the farms for pig feeding, it is considered worth while and…

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