Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday Evening
Perfect weather prevails…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1911
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The Dairy. Dairying for Settlers. an Interesting Statement
When in Great Britain and America Messrs. M'Kenzie and Mead were frequently asked: "Assuming that a man has a capital of from £300 to £500,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Electrification of Crops
Sir Oliver Lodge, the eminent English experimentalist, in the course of a recent lecture at Birmingham on the electrification of crops, said that of all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For Farmer and Grazier. Stook Inspector's Annual Report
THE following excerpts are from the annual report (June 30th last) of the Chief Inspector of Stocks :-- The wool clip generally is reported as being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Laborers' Wages
THE Millthorpe F. and S. Association on Saturday decided that in the opinion of the meeting the rate of wages and hours of threshing machine men should boas follows: Wages, 96…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Calendar
THE 'Agricultural Gazette,' has published farmers calendar,' and it is stated that the aim of the Department of Agriculture is to provide farmers, and more [?] newcomers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening
The weather is warm, with cool nights. Grass and horbage becoming plentiful, likewiso flies and mosquitoes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmers and Settlers' Association The Annual Meeting. Business for the District Council
THE annual meeting of the Farmers and Bet tiers' Association, Dubbo branch, was hold on Saturday, Mr. W. W. Baird (President) being in the chair, and the secretary, Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm Notes. Curing Bacon
"New Chum," wishes to know how to cure bacon and hams. Answer:—After killing and cleaning the carcase it should be left hanging for from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wool Report
Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., submitted on Thursday a catalogue of 3824 bales comprising a varied selection of useful wools. Good to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep-Shearing Contest
THE first sherp-shearing contest for the world's championship ever decided in Australia, took place in the Austral Hall. Toowoomba, on Wednesday, in the presence of 2000 people…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Friday Evening
There is no material change in the weather conditions since our last report. It is fine tending to mugginess…
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Messrs Hill Clarke and Co. report under date February 17, as follows:—We offered a catalogue of 2,370 bales at our sale on Wednesday. The selection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Co-operative Wool and Produce Company Report
We offered on Tuesday 4401 bales, of which we sold 3993 at auction and 491 privately, the total sales being 4384. Competition wits very keen at bust rates [?]ing since the Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers' Calendar
THE 'Agricultural Gazette, has Published farmers' calendar,' and it is stated that the aim of the Department of Agriculture is to provide farmers, and more especially newoomers in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral and Commercial Western Herald Office, Tuesday-Evening
The weather for the past two days has been warm. At time of going to press the sky was partially overcast. A change is anticipated ere long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wool and Produce Market
The Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd., report under date February 23: —Sheep and Lambs.—43,229 forward, consisting chiefly of good and useful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Doubling the Year's Wheat Crop. a New Discovery
A cutting has been forwarded by the Acting Trades Commissioner for South Africa in London, from the "Daily Mirror" of the 10th October, relative…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wheat Report
Harrison, Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report:—The market still continues on the down grade, a further decline of one penny per bushel being noted on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report (1st March):—We held our last sale of the weekly series yesterday. The market ruled from at the best rates of the…
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