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

Farming & the land, 1928

1,255 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 63

Goulburn Market Eggs Very Scarce Butter Production Improves

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 7

Farm produce business in Goulburn has commenced to brighten and a good inquiry is being made for oats and barley for sowing. Chaff…

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Earn As Much As Sheep Poultry Expert's Figures

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

There are hens of the commercial breeds which, as flock birds, are earning in eggs for their owners as much as a sheep…

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Russian Wool Buying Prices for Skirtings

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 12

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. writing 23/2/28, report:—Buoyancy in values continues to characterise Sydney wool sales and no cause…

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The Man on the Land. Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 12

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., writing 28rd February, report:— This Company held its first sale of…

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Field Wheat Competitions Central South-west Wheat Area Report by Judge, Mr. H. C. Stenning. H.D.A., Chief Instructor of Agriculture

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 9

The agricultural societies which conducted local competitions within this division were Arish Park, Ardlethan, Barellan, Burrowa,…

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Week-end Harvest Crop of Mushrooms

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 6

Over a wide district mushrooms have enticed a scattered army of gatherers into the open fields after the warm, moist and soaking rains…

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Galong Farmers & Settlers' Assn

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 11

The usual monthly meeting of the above Association was held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, 26th February. There were present…

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Puzzled Farmer

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 12

Six geese being fattened for a wedding feast at Lake Ulen were found by a farmer lying stiff and cold, presumably frozen to death…

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Fur Farming Inquiry to Open This Month Committee Is Representative

The Burrowa News · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 12

It was decided by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, a couple of months ago to appoint a Committee of inquiry into the possibilities of…

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Drunken Geese German Farmer's Surprise

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Six geese which had been fattened for Christmas by the wife of a farmer in Mecklenburg were found on Christmas Day stiff and cold in the…

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Gundagai's Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

Sheep values are bounding. In Gundagai district there are not many saleable sheep and most sheepmen are understocked. Any kind of a good…

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Sheep and Wool Figures for N.s.w. As at December 31

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Estimates made by the Government. Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) in collaboration with the Chief Veterinary Surgeon (Mr. Max Henry) on the…

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Fat Cattle Purchase Adelaide Men's Summer Move

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

Sir Sydney Kidman and Mr. Sinclair. Adelaide buyers have purchased about 3000 fat cattle in the Western district of Victoria and the…

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Commercial Crookwell Special Sale. Sheep Sell Well

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd. report having held a most successful sale of sheep and cattle at Crookwell on Friday last, when the…

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Wool Sales Firm Demand Maintained SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, report having offered at action on Monday 5,065 bales including a fair proportion of goods to super spinners, and a…

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Sydney Wool Sales. (By Wire.) SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 10

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. offered at auction yesterday 5065 bales, including a fair proportion of good to super spinners' wool and a large…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Potato Glut Using the Surplus

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

Because of the glut of potatoes, growers in the Trentham district (Vic.) are seeking a potato pool. The Premier will be asked to ascertain the wishes…

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Cricketers Save the Sheep

The Yass Courier · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 2

In the recent flood near Condobolin a party of eight cricketers were instrumental in saving all but two of f a flock of 1300 sheep. Discovering…

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Sheep Let Loose Mix-up at Crookwell Auctioneers Inconvenienced CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 2

Through the gates at the Crookwell saleyards having been opened deliberately on Tuesday night 3000 sheep which had been…

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Pastoral

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Clause 25 of the Federal Pastoral Award provides for automatic adjust­ments according to the rise or fall in the cost of living as shown by the…

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