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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 35 of 63

Family Poisoned Farmer's Gruesome Discovery ADELAIDE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

A fearful tragedy, which occurred last Thursday at a farm-house near Poochera, on the far west coast, has just been revealed…

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Devastating Locusts Threaten Chinese Crops SHANGHAI

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

Millions of locusts are threatening disaster to cereal crops in the farming districts surrounding Shanghai, Paoshan, Woosung and Pootung…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Meat Trade Interesting Review Australia's Trade Criticised

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 5

"The 10th Annual Review of the Chilled and Frozen Meat Trade," by the great British importing and distributing firm of Weddel and Co.,…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: SYDNEY. July 19

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 9

Although there is little passing in the trade at the moment, prosptets for the opening sales next month are distinctly encouraging…

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Goulburn's Fruit Oat Crops Promise Well Seasonable Orchard Work

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 4

Early indications point to an average fruit crop in the Goulburn district this season, and stone fruit, particularly cherries,…

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Agriculture Three Tons More Potatoes Fertilising Value of Farm Yard Manure (Issued by the Dept. of Agriculture)

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 9

In a trial carried out recently on a farmer's experiment plot on the lower north coast a dressing of farmyard manure at the rate of 5 tons…

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"Montrose" Sheep Succeed at Narrandera Show

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 6

Mr. J. .I. Foord, of Coulburn, whose "Montrose" Border Letcester stud was recently sold by auction at record prices, has received at letter from Mr…

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Australian Wool Clip Twenty Years Progress

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: In 1908 Australia pastured 86,896,000 sheep, while at present her flocks run into 99,000,000. In number of sheep…

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Cherry Crops at Young

The Yass Courier · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 3

Indications in orchards throughout the Young district point to a bumper fruit crop, The present rain is well soaking the sub soil, for the first time…

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Goulburn Market Farm Business Slow Butter Supplies Easy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 2

Goulburn merchants report that business, in the farm section, is very slow. Chaff is very hard to dispose of at almost any price. A fair…

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London Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 3

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., state:— Reports of the close of the sales in London came to hand during the week, and it is evident that during…

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High Price of Sheep

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 2

If sheep continue to sell at the Price Mr. J. H. Dawe, of Bendick Murrell, realised for a flock on ac Mr. Oakes, of Marengo, yesterday,…

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Compulsory Wheat Poll (To the Editor)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 4

Sir,—With the prefatory statement that I have no interests in any Wheat buying or wheat selling business, I wish to say that my only interests are…

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Bacon Sells Readily Butter Supplies at Minimum SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 3

Average trade in all lines was transacted by city dairy produce houses yesterday. Most houses were carrying fairly heavy stocks of eggs, but…

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Wheat Poll Ballot Enrolment of Voters

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

Following a petition by 175 growers, wheat has been proclaimed a commodity under the Marketing of Primary Products…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: SYDNEY, July 26

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 9

The wool trade of Sydney is now at the quietest point of the year. Very little business is passing but this is due more to a paucity of supplies…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Home Garden Growing Carnations How to Raise Good Blooms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

It is hard to understand why some gardeners still grow the poorer classes of carnation, when they could just as easily be raising flowers like those we…

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Farm Notes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 August 1928 · page 5

At Condobolin, as in other districts, both grass and crops were eaten off by grasshoppers in the autumn. Nevertheless the early sown crops there…

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Wheat Pool Ballot Enrolment of Votes

The Yass Courier · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 3

Following a petition of 175 grow ers, wheat has been proclaimed a commodity under the Marketing of primary Products Act, and a poll is…

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Wool Trade English Price Contrasts Zone System Selling

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: The wool trade is never without some remarkable features. For the last month or two every trade report from…

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