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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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Drought-Stricken Sheep Rescue Dash in Queensland

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 1

Without stopping for food or water, more than 150 motor "lorries are to make an attempt to rush 19,000 sheep more than 300 miles over…

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Stimulus of Super Improved Pastures Sheep Stock Trebled

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 8

That it is possible to increase the carrying capacity of good sheep country, two or threefold by judicious top-dressing has been further…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., eport:—SYDNEY, May 26

Taralga Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

Very little business has been transacted in wool this week. Buyers are disinclined to inspect passed-in lots, unless persuaded that lower than the…

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The Man on the Land. Wool Values Maintained Heavy South Australian Clip

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 10

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd., writing on 26tb May, report:-Brisbane wool sales supplied sound evidence that a good demand for wool exists,…

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Radio on the Farm How Graziers Use it

Taralga Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

The value of broadcast market reports was stressed by a grazier in evidence before the Wireless Commission. Many graziers and farmers, he…

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Dairying. Quality and Production Address by Mr. a T. R. Brown

Taralga Echo · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 2

At last meeting of Exeter Agricultural Bureau (says the "Bowral Mail,") Mr. A. T. R. Brown, dairy instructor, delivered a very interesting…

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Pastoral Insurance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 7

A reduction in premium[?] paid on the insurance of pastoral employees will be made after June 30. Graziers will agree this is a step in the right…

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For Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Notes the Garden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 7

Flowers to Sow Now.—Sweet peas, [?]lark[?]a, nemesia, snapdragon, wallhower, godet[?]a. [?]lgnonette, lep[?]yne, scl[?]z[?], scablous, lupins…

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Sheep Dislikes Red. Attacks Young Lady

Taralga Echo · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 3

An Adelong young lady had an unenviable experience recently. Making up a private party, she and some friends went to Wagga for the day…

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Products and Prices Maize Becomes Plentiful Butter Falling Off

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 6

The price of wheat in GOULBURN Shows a slight increase this week although the Sydney market has become staguant. Oats attract only…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: SYDNEY, June 2

Taralga Echo · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

Disturbingly dry conditions still prevail over a large area of this State, whilst in Victoria and Queensland the outlook for many pastoralists…

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Potato Crop Competition Taralga District. Mr. D. Wright Wins with 92½ Points

Taralga Echo · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 2

The potato crop competition held under the auspices of the Taralga Branch of the P.P. Union and, we understand, in conjunction with the…

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American Wheat Smaller Winter Crop WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture announces that a winter wheat crop of 537,001,000 bushels is indicted. This is 72 per cent. of the normal production…

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Sheep Die Nhill (Vic.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 4

Mr. P. Boehin and a. number of other farmers in the districts to the north lost a number of Sheep through some unknown cause…

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For Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Notes the Garden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 June 1927 · page 7

Advanta[?]e must be taken of fine spells of weather to do any digging, and to plant whatever roses, shrubs, and hedge plants we propose to…

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Wool Report

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 3

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report Notwithstanding a fairly general impression that activity will…

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Farmers' Winter School. Still a Few Vacancies

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1927 · page 2

The Winter School for farmers is to be held at Hawkesbury Agricultural College from June 28 to July 22, and the course is…

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Taralga Butter Company

Taralga Echo · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 2

For the month of May the Taralga Butter Company manufactured 6414 lbs. of butter, and suppliers were paid 1/3½ per lb…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 10

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., writing on 9th June, report:-Notwithstanding a fairly general impression' that…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 June 1927 · page 10

New Zealand Loan an M. A. Co., Ltd., writing on 8th June, report:- The local market has present no new feature during the past week…

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