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

Farming & the land, 1940

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Would Save Wool Two-piece Socks for Troops

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3

Soldiers' socks made in two pieces, so that soldiers could discard the lower halves when holes appeared, are suggested to…

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Special Sheep and Cattle Sale

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 8

Attention is directed to the special sheep and cattle saale advertised in this issue by Messrs. H. M. Troup and Co., Young and Dalgety and Co.,…

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Wheat Away

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 5

Loading wheat on a ship in Sydney Harbour. Business in export wheat has been slow on the Sydney wheat market, and silos are full…

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Wool Appraisements

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd.,report on 12th April:— Our nineteenth catalogue of the season was submitted on the 5th inst…

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Progmore Wool

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 9

Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report on the 11th instant:— The Back Forest clip from Alfred Noakes, Frogmore, was offered in…

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Sheep in Queensland Merinos and Crossbreds

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson [?] April 9th:— Queensland stock returns show that in every year but one since…

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Wool Judging Competition at Snow

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 2

At a committee meeting of Young P. and A. Association yesterday afternoon. It was decided to accede to a request by Mr. Murray Gibbes,…

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Mice in Wheat Country No Major Plague Expected

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 4

Mice are still very prevalent in the western district of New South Wales, reports Mr. E. C. Powell, agricultural instructor at Parkes, but…

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Would Save Wool Two-piece Socks for Troops

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 5

Soldiers' socks made in two pieces, so that soldiers could discard the lower halves when holes appeared, are suggested to…

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Dairy Farms Subdivision Of Paddocks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

Subdivision of paddocks has much to recommend it, an represents, in fact, the first step in effective pasture management…

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The Garden Wool Appraisements How to Make It Attractive

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 10

Those of us who realise the important part which lime plays in preparing the perfect soil, cannot understand why so many people still The Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. Ltd. reports on the 5th instant:— We submitted our 19th appraisement catalogue of 5,370 bales on…

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Farming Facts

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

HOLEY WINDOWS! If you can't be bothered cleaning windows, here is a way to make a peep-hole in the glass: To drill holes in glass, use a…

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Weeds In The Orchard Often Useful As Cover Crops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

Weeds in orchards may not be evidence of neglect; nor are they always to be condemned…

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Fertiliser Supplies for Farmers

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

Following an announcement that, in order to meet the superphosphate needs of farmers, 500 tons per day would be sent out by rail, Mr. W. M…

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Junior Farmers Visit Rural Bank Service Department Inspection Ron. Dowling, of Young, in Guest Party

The Young Chronicle · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

One of the many benefits gained by Junior Farmers who visited the Royal Show is the broadened outlook they acquire. Quite apart…

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Land Sales Crossley Farm Ten Guineas

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 2

There was a large attendance at Mr. P. M. Bourke’s offices on Saturday afternoon, when he auctioned Mr. Sid Crossley’s farm of 230 acres…

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THE N.S.W. Wool Clip Price Trend In England

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 1

Winchcombe Carson Ltd report:— Sydney wool receipts to date are a guide to the size of this season's New South Wales clip. They show…

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Wheat Storage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 4

Figures made available by the Railway Department show that up to Saturday last 5,800,721 bags of wheat were on hand in the various depots…

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Wool Report

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 5

The Fanners and Graziers' Co-operative Co., Ltd,, reports on the 15th instant:We submitted our 20th…

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Pasture Management on the Dairy Farm Subdivision and Rotation

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 8

Subdivision of paddocks has much to recommend it, and represents, in fact, the firs step in effective pasture management…

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