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

Farming & the land, 1927

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Queensland's Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 5

According to the official statistician there were 16,965,481 sheep in Queensland on January 1 last, compared with 20,663,225 sleep a year before. This…

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Hand Feeding Sheep Costs £3010 Per Sheep Per Year

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 2

The following is a Carrathool pastoralist's method of hand feeding sheep and the estimated cost per sheep per annum:--…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes the Garden

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 5

The end of July is time enough for pruning roses but those who are anxious to get on with cleaning up mixed beds or borders with prune now so as…

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Breeding for Wool Points on Culling the Flocks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 June 1927 · page 5

As the shearing season approaches, the sheep owner should consider the job of classing his ewes and selecting the rams for the next season's mating…

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World’s Wheat Affected

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 June 1927 · page 4

A Kansas City message received in Sydney on Tuesday stated that terrific wind and rain storms destroyed many homes and thousands of acres…

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Hand Feeding Sheep Costs £3/0/10 Per Sheep Year

Taralga Echo · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 2

The following is a Carrathool pastoralist's method of hand-feeding sheep and the estimated cost per sheep per annum:—…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. received the following wire from their Brisbane office during the week:—"Only mediocre selection of wool available…

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Strong Demand for Wool at Clearing Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 6
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-op. Co., under date 27th June, writes:—At our sale on the 22nd June, we…

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Products and Prices Wheat Reports Awaited Egg Prices Drop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 4

Forage lines in Goulburn last week all attracted good inquiry and the market was in a state of average briskness, all lines moving out well from…

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Are We Fools? Will Rabbits Supplant Sheep. Everybody Catching a Few

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 8

This week we saw a well known pastoralist in a local shop looking at the latest in rabbit traps, says the Gundagai "Independent." When…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report.— SYDNEY, June 23

Taralga Echo · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 4

Special interest centred in the series of sales this week inasmuch as a fair showing of early new clip was represented in the catalogues, and…

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"Go Getters" Men Who Impose on Farmers Mr. Thorby, M.L.A., Indignant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 2

"I have some of these smart individuals in my mind at the present time and if ever I meet them in my district I will take it out of their hide…

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The Wool Market Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 July 1927 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Ltd., report that very little business has been transacted in sydney since their last report the bulk of the…

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Sydney Sheep Show Goulburn to Forefront

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 4

"Our exhibits practically made the show." remarked a Goulburn man to-day upon his return from the recent Sydney Sheep Show…

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Tariff Taxation What the Farmer Pays Address by Mr. A. G. Huie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1927 · page 4

Following is the report of a wireless address from 2GB by Mr. A. G. Huie [?] The tariff is a [?] of that basic moral law, Thou Shalt Not…

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Stud Sheep Sales Mr. Litchfield's Purchase SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 5

Brisker competition was noticeable when the merino stud sheep sales were continued in Sydney yesterday There was a good demand for the best…

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New Pastoral Award To Be Finalised This Week SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 8

The Graziers' Association of Now South Wales received a telegram from the general secretary (MR. J. W. Allen) yesterday, stating that it was…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes the Garden Growing Strawberries

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 7

Although strawberries are sometimes grown in the flower garden where they serve as/ an ornamental edging to the beds as well as giving…

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Strong Demand for Wool. at Clearing Sales

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 6 July 1927 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co., under date 27th June, writes:-- At our sale on the 22nd June we…

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