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

Farming & the land, 1929

1,599 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 29 of 80

Mr. Buttenshaw. to Open Young Sheep Show

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

The Acting-Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) has promised to open the Young Sheep Show on 31st July next…

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Pastoral Problems Wages and Prices. Our Products in America

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 4

Australian pastoral interests are hoping that the United States will [?]pt a reasonable tariff on wool and meat. Live stock interests in…

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Latest Fashions Decree Wool. Smart and Fashionable Fabrics. But Wool Substitutes Are Being Pushed. Our Vital Industry. "Yes, We're Wearing Wool."

The Young Chronicle · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 1

"I don't believe it. Anyhow, we ought to know Our figures don't lie. And you can tell your readers, whether they are mostly wool growers…

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The Man on the Land. Wool and Its Cost Improved Sale of Goods

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 10

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., writing 8/5/'29, report;— Since wool values receded in February, trade in manufactures in most…

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Goulburn Market Forage Selling Well Dairy Business Slow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 5

Goulburn merchants describe forage as extra brisk, prices being well maintained. Bran and pollard are selling exceptionally well, but there…

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Wheat and Sheep Mr. K. W. Sargent of Binalong

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

Wheat farmers when going on to virgin land in the light rainfall belt where seasons are uncertain, find that a heavy toll of…

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Pastoral Notes Pastoral Problems Wages and Prices

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 5

Australian pastoral interests are hoping that the United States will adopt a reasonable tariff on wool and meat. Live stock interests in…

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Missing Sheep Stealing Charge at Taralga

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

The mystery surrounding recent disappearances of sheep at Taralga, is expected to be cleared up by an arrest made last week, following…

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Wool Market Cause of Lower Prices

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 6

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd. reports:— The market has been virtually unchanged at the Brisbane sales. Stability is the present keynote,…

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"Lease the Railways" Wagga Farmer's Suggestion WAGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

The Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has carried a resolution suggesting that the Government should call for…

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Crookwell Triumph Excellent Potato Crops Mr. D. Harries Wins Contest CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 4

Mr. A. J. Pinn, of the Department of Agriculture, concluded the judging to-day of the potato crop competition conducted by the…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 5

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., report: Special interest has been centred in the sales in Brisbane during this week, where about 45,000 bales…

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Home-made Butter. Method of Manufacture

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 4

How to make butter in the home is the subject of periodical inquiry. The following method is recommended by the Director of Dairying in a…

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Stud Sheep Export Mr. Tully Quotes Figures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 3

Mr. J. M. Tully, M.L.A., speaking at Bowning on Saturday, predicted that the reduced price of wool of the last two seasons must have the effect of…

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Pastoral Industry Returns Position Is Disquieting. Looking to Scientific Research

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 4

Professor D. R. Watt (Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sydney) remarked, in a lecture on rural conditions; that the pastoral…

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Wool and Meat Our Trade With America

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 6

Australian pastoral interests are hoping that the United States will adopt a reasonable tariff on wool and meat. Live stock interests in…

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To-day's Markets Cheese and Butter Dearer Tasmanian Potatoes Lower SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 3

Advanced rates for cheese and butter which came into operation yesterday had little effect on the market. City dairy produce house reported an…

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Mutton Chops Didn't Like It. When Banged by a Golf Ball. Charged Another Sheep

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 1

[?] went a golf ball on a sheep's rear end on the local golf links the other day. Now you can't expect even a…

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For the Farmer and His Wife a Few Suggestions and Jottings. When Sowing Beetroot

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 4

When establishing a bed of beetroot growers often have some difficulty in obtaining uniform germination…

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Menace of Margarine Dairy Industry Valuable MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 3

A deputation representing the dairying industry of Victoria told the Minister for Health and the Minister for Agriculture that margarine,…

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