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

Farming & the land, 1928

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, held its first sale of the new season on 22nd inst. bringing forward a catalogue of 3396 bales…

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Judging the Age of Sheep by the Teeth

The Yass Courier · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 3

Few buy a horse without opening the mouth and examining the teeth. They are one of the most certain guides to age. The cow’s mouth…

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Wool Market Reports From Brokers New Season Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 1

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—The company held its first sale of the new season on Wednesday last, bringing…

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Items of Interest Cherry Crop

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 2

The crop of cherries this year promises to be abnormal, and is State wide all districts anticipating a record. The prospects of early pome fruits are…

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The Farmer

The Yass Courier · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 3

During recent years investigations on the production of new and useful zebra hybrids have made progress at the Experimental Station of…

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Butter Supplies Increase Forage Auctions Fail SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 4

A strong demand prevailed for eggs among city dairy produce houses yesterday. Extensive speculative buying was still in evidence at the present low…

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Pastoral Excessive Feeding As a Factor in Mortality in Sheep

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 8

Good management, points out an officer of the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture, is very closely related to good health. The…

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Wool Market Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd., report: SYDNEY,. Aug. 23

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 9

This company's wool sale is fixed for Monday next, 27th instant, when we will offer a catalogue of 2450 bales…

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Primary Producers Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Notes Home Garden Plants for the Country When Growing Rhubarb

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 5

There is on doubt that, through no 'ault of their own, many many folk have to be content to just snatch as much time for gardening as possible,…

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Farm Notes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 5

The value of the poultry industry for last year, according to Mr. Had-Engton Government Poultry Expert, was £3,617,000, and it is steadily…

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Featureless Dairy Trade Prime Potatoes Attract Demand SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 4

Featureless trade was transacted by city dairy produce houses yesterday. The egg position was unchanged, production still keeping well ahead of…

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Big Sheep Selling Feat

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 1

John McNamara and Coy. Pty. Ltd., fat and store stook salemen, Temple Court, Melbourne, submitted at the Newmarket sales on Tuesday, easily…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Yass Courier · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 5

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report regarding Monday’s sales :—For all well-grown wools and bulky ski[?]gs the market was equal to the closing rates of…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 10

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., wri[?]­ing 24th August, report:— The new season's auction sales have opened, and continued for the…

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Wool Report

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 10

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., writing 23rd August, report:— This Company held its first sale of…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool 3rd Chapter

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 1

Under present marketing condi­tions the price of wheat for Australian consumption is based on World's parity, although both…

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Compulsory Wheat Pool Third Chapter

The Young Chronicle · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 6

Under present marketing conditions the price of wheat for Australian consumption is based on world's parity, although both Shippers and…

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Train Kills £1000 Worth of Prize Sheep

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 4

Bogan Gate.—Mr. E. Gazzard, the stud merino sheep-breeder, of Gle[?]gate, has suffered a heavy logs her[?] last week. Some of his prize cheep…

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Butter Export Bounty More Stability Expected SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 8

The increase of 1d to 4d in the export bounty on butter, announced yesterday, and to take effect from tomorrow is expected to lend a feeling…

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Wool Sales Size of the Clip Exaggerated Estimate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 9

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— The latest ,figures show that Australian sheep flocks total 98,000,000. When the Commonwealth grew its record…

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