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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Wool Sales Sydney 1928 SERIES Brokers Review Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

Messrs Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— Initial Sydney wool sales of 1928 confirmed the opinion of those who expressed confidence in the out…

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Wheat Growing Results of Young Experiment; Report by Inspector. Effect of Rainfall and Manuring

The Young Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

The following report on the wheat experiment plots conducted during the past season by Mr. R. H. Thackeray,…

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Dump Preferred for Wheat at Mirrabooka. Poor Support for Silos. May Close in a Fortnight

The Young Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 1

Considering the big agitation there was to secure the construction of silos at Mirrabooka, the support they are receiving during…

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Goulburn Market District Chaff on Sale Dairy Business Improves

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 5

A fair quantity of district grown chaff is now being offered for sale by Goulburn produce merchants. The quality is very choice although there…

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Conquered by Radio. Farmer Buys a Set

The Young Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 4

"I am sending a radio set out to your place, Mr. Broadacres, on trial,'' said a radio trader at Colac a mouth or so go to one of his customers…

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Farming By Correspondence Is It Practicable?

The Young Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1928 · page 2

Yes, or at least that is the contention of tho N.S.W. Chamber of Agriculture. and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration…

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Wool Report

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and M.A, Co, Ltd. report under date, 6th January;— On the resumption of sales on Tuesday last, there was unusual…

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Sheep Dump at Junction

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 2

The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce has received the following further communication from Mr J. D. Reld, Southern Area…

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Wool From Westbourne

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 January 1928 · page 4

Operators on behalf of America, France Germany, Yorkshire and Russia competed keenly for the Westbourne Station offered at Winchombe, Carson's…

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PASTORAL. Subterranean Clever. Proves Itself Under Adverse Conditions

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

Subterranean clover has proved itself adaptable to the vagaries of the seasons on portions of the South-western Slopes during…

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Gundary Wheat (To the Editor.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

Sir.—Having heard and read so much are wheat growing on Gundary Plains, I decided to inspect this crop of Messrs. Diehm and Brown. I was…

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Next Year's Crop Good Yields Assured. If Farmers Fallow

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

The principal lesson to be learned from the last season's wheat harvest is that it is not the rainfall during the growing…

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Farming the Plains (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 5

Dear Sir.— Your article in Friday's post is certainly very complimentary to the wheat growers of Komungla; but whether it is intended to be an…

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World's Crops Warning to Growers. Slump Predicted

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

A word of warning to wheat-growers was expressed by the general manager of the Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Company…

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Komungla Wheat

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

It is interesting to note that the total rainfall during the growing period of the wheat crop successfully grown at Komungla by…

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Taralga's Butter Only 40 per cent. Exported

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 6

Taragla: For the month of December 31,142 lbs of butter were manufactured at the Taralga butter factory. Of this 30,633 lbs were choicest and…

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Wheat Changes Hands Potatoes Selling Steadily SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

Strong demand for potatoes caused stead selling yesterday, despite the increased price. Agents reported a surplus or eggs…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes the Garden Sow Pansies Early Control of Tomato Wilt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

To see the real beauty of pansies they must be flowered in cool weather Early sowing, is therefore, necessary. Those sown in winter and…

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Silos Poorly Supported Mirrabooka Farmers Prefer Dump

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

Considering the big agitation there was to secure the construction of silos at Mirrabooka, in the Young district the support they are receiving…

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Price Control Dairymen's Organised Move

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 5

A well-organised movement is now afoot in the dairy industry to regulate supplies and fix prices of the product throughout Australia…

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