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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Sheep and Wool Statistics for N.s. Wales Big Decrease Last Year

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

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

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Saved 1300 Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

A party of duck shooters in the vicinity of Mickabil Station, below Condobolin, were responsible for saving 1300 sheep from a watery grave…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd., Syd­ney, (28th February), write as follows:— At our wool sale of yesterday we…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., writing 1st March, report:— Excited competition persists in the auction room, every section of…

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AGRICULTURAL Coming Wheat Crop Probable Increased Area

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Evidence is forthcoming that wheatgrowers will strive during the approaching wheat-sowing season to make up some of the…

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Dearer Butter. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

The State Butter Stabilisation Committee has decided to increase the price of butter on Monday by a halfpenny per pound…

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[?] Sheep. [?] the Full Court

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

[?] not lice infested sheep [?] within the meaning of [?]Act is a question [?]relegated to the full…

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Items of Interest Butter Up Again

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

The Butter Stabilisation Committee has decided to increase the price of butter by a half penny a pound from Monday next…

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High Fleece Values Effect on Sheep Prices

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe Carson Ltd., report:— Four times this season the price of mer[?]n[?] lops in Bradford has moved downward. But on every occasion the…

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Worms in Sheep a Reminder Concerning Drenching

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 8

A considerable number of reports have been received by the Stock Branch of the Department of Agri­culture regarding worm infestation…

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Wool Sales Sydney Brokers' Reports SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 8

Schute Bell and Co. Limited report:— Prices continue firm at the recently advanced levels and apparently the…

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Wool Sales Wednesday's Sales Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

For our sale at Sydney on Wednesday we submitted a catalogue of 5.074 bales, which included many good to super spinners wools, and a…

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The Man on the Land. Buoyant Wool Prices Effect on Trade

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report (l/3/'28):—The price of merino wool was generally 10 to 121 per cent, higher at the close of 1927 than…

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Put the Boot Into Big Holdings Practical Farmer's Straight Talk to Minister at Murrumburrah Conference

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 7

In replying to the vote of thanks, at Tuesday's session of the Argicultural Bureau Conference, Mr. Ball, Minister for Lands, said that one…

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Farm Produce Steady Demand for Apples Dull SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

Trade remained steady in the farm produce section of Sussex street prime potatoes particularly continuing to clear freely. A big week-end…

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Vale View Sheep

The Yass Courier · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

This morning, 25 ewes and 2 superior rams, from Mr. G. W Merriman’s “Vale View” Station, were trucked for Sydney. They are going…

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Local Wool

The Yass Courier · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 5

Attractive rates were again secured for local wools at last Thursday’s Sydney auction. Winchcombe, Carson Ltd report that they secured J. Newman,…

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Cattle Duffer’s Camp

The Yass Courier · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 4

it is perhaps not generally known that in Coonabarabran district there is a cattle duffer’s camp that must have been established well over 70…

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Dairy Lines Lower Forage and Potatoes Steady SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

A r[?]se of /01 per lb in the price of butter, previously announced, took effect among city dairy produce houses yesterday. The strength of…

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Talk to Farmers by Stock Inspector Smith Some Interesting

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

An interesting address was given by Stock inspector W. J. Smith at the Murrumburrah Agricultural Conference last week…

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