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

Farming & the land, 1948

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Rain Improves B Potato Crops

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 4

Recent rain which has continued throughout the last two weeks, has considerably Improved the potato…

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Queensland Cattle

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 5

The Yass P.P. Board executive asks stock owners and agents to note that Queensland cattle are not eligible to enter a protected…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY: Wool sales were held Yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge Street. The quantity catalogued totalled…

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Sheep Owners Warned Black Disease Source Of Concern At This Time Of Year

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

Warning that adult sheep frequently die of Black Disease at this time of the year was given by the District Stock Inspector (Mr. F. H. Hildred) at yesterday's meeting of the Pastures Protection Board…

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Cottage Farm School Picnic

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 29 April 1948 · page 1

The Cottage Farm P. and C. Association held their school picnic last Saturday in ideal weather conditions. There was a fair…

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Wheat Acreage

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

Although no reliable forecast of this year's wheat acreage could be made at present, it would be substantially below last year's…

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Many Wheat Crops Will Be Sown In The Rough

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

Owing mainly to excessive weed growth, many tableland and slopes wheat crops widll be sown "in the rough" this season, reports the Orange agronomist (Mr. R. C. Madsen)…

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Wool to Russia

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: The first direct shipment of Australian wool to Soviet Russia will be loaded on the Lake Sicamous, 7,176 tons,…

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Wheat Still in Silos

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 3

More than 6,900,000 bushels of wheat remains in silos and stacks in the Werris Creek railway district…

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Strengthening Wool Demand Europe and Asia

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 8

Winchombe Carson Ltd., report:- Competition at recent Australian wool sales has shown wider distribution. Supplies have been purchased…

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Rain Aids Potato Crops

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 2

Recent rain, which has continued throughout the last two weeks, has considerably improved the potato, crop…

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Soaking Seeds For Larger Crops

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 5

Great potential Improvement in Australian crop yielda may yet result as a result of research in England on treatment of cereal and other seeds with [?]hosphtes before sowing which give an 80 per cent ut[?]sation which is far greather than…

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50,000 Acres for Moree Wheat

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 4

MOREE.—Approximately 50,000 acres of land in the Moree district have been prepared for this year's wheat crop…

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Pastoral Films

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

Pastoralists and other interested members of the public should not miss the opportunity of seeing films, to be presented…

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Taralga Potato Crops Promise Well Sub-Clover And Sheep Fly

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

Showery weather conditions with some heavy rain and very cold winds have prevailed here for the past nine of ten days. Potato digging is general…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 6

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge Street. The quantity catalogued totalled…

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House Refuse Fed To Cattle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 2

Dutch housewives save about 18 million guilders per year for their country, by saving potato peelings and other vegetable…

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To Avoid Bloat In Cattle

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

With the coming of spring and its lush pasture growth, cases of bloat are bound to occur unless adequate precautions are taken. Symptoms of the trouble appear very suddenly, and animals on pasture often continue to graze until signs…

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Wool Without Brands Is Preferred

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

Commendation of wool growers who remove brands from fleeces when classing has been expressed by Mr. F. W. Gluth, sales manager, Yarra Falls Mills Ltd., who points out that the increased prices obtained for such classed clips more than…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY: Wool sales were held Yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge Street. The quantity catalogued totalled…

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