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

Farming & the land, 1927

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For Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral, and Horticultural Notes Non-setting of Fruit Lessons From Last Season's Failure

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 7

Non setting of fruit has troubled orchardists generally during the present season, and explanations of the failure have been given some prominence…

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Trees on the Farm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 June 1927 · page 7

In continuation of the previous article, I will name the economic soft wood tinibers, and in a subsequent article, describe the hardwood…

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The Danger of Cyanide. To Sheep and Opossums

The Yass Courier · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the graziers at Cootamundra the danger of oppossum trappers using cyanide in sheep areas was introduced by Mr Wearne…

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Farmers and Settlers. District Council Meeting

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 23 June 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, at Young, a resolution from Nubba urged that…

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Enormous Wild Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 5

Two enormous wild sheep, a ram and a ewe, have been shot on the slopes of Mount William, near Ararat (Vic.). The ram skin is most…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 10

Schute, Bell and Co., writing last week, report:—Interest centres in the series to he held next week, although the catalogues necessarily…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 10

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., writing on 17th June, report:—The recent demand for local fell-mongered wools continues keen,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 9

We received the following telegram from Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., yesterday:—"We sold 6,900, bales of wool at our Sydney auction…

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Land Prices and Wool Growing

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 10
Also in Taralga Echo

To-day, one of the largest items of cost in producing wool is the interest on capital invested in land to pasture each sheep. On the average…

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Cootamundra District Court Sheep Stealing (Before Judge Coyle.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 1

Alfred Ceasar Jones pleaded guilty to stealing, on 4th December, 100 ewes, belonging to a station in the Young district of which accused had…

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The Wool Outlook Trade Conditions Abroad

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writing on 16th June, report:—With the practically full clearance of the season's clip in Australia, mid-winter…

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Products and Prices Oats Become Scarce Rise in Butter Expected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 7

Farm Produce lines in Goulburn are moving out fairly good. There is a good inquiy for chaff, bran and pollard. At Alexandria produce…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report:—SYDNEY, June 16

Taralga Echo · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 4

Interest centres in the series to be held next week, although the catalogues necessarily will be largely of a clearing-up nature with full…

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Farmers' Winter School Still a Few Vacancies

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 June 1927 · page 10

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

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Southern Wool

The Yass Courier · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

Offering at the closing Sydney wool [?]ctions last Wednesday included a few lines from Southern centres Winchcombe, Carson’s sales…

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Wool Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 4

Goldborough, Mort and Company report that for their closing sale of season they offered on Tuesday a catalogue of 2,554 bales, comprised…

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The Wool Market

The Yass Courier · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

The N. Z, Loan and ^Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, report under date June 23 :— We brought forward our final…

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Sheep Killer Killed Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 1

A wild dog which is estimated to have killed 150 sheep during the past three weeks has been poisoned in the Yass district. Not far from the…

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Farm and Station Produce

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report that for their sale on June 24 heavy supplies of rabbit skins were again forward. The market was…

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