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

Farming & the land, 1949

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Yass Stock Sale; Cattle Again Dearer

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 1

Jeir Bullocks averaged £30/2/6; 38 Merryville Bullocks to £27; averged £26/1/23; Middle Station Cows to £22/2/6. Messrs R. Bertram & co.,…

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Wool Tops in Demand

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson Letd, report:—In Bradford orders for tops have been so plentifully booked that the earliest many combers can give for the delivery of new business is four months ahead. That augurs well for the future of wool…

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American Bread-australian Wool

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 4

This article is written by Albert Norman, of Sydney, and appeared in the world famous paper, "The Christian Science Monitor, ' published in "Boston, U.S.A. The directors of the Yass P.P. Board at their last meeting requested us to…

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Farm Units

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 1

The Acting Minister for Lands, Mr. E. Graham, acknowledged representations by the Southern Tablelandh…

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British Built. Ferguson Farming System Ripping Out Rabbit Warrens

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 2

LANDOWNERS at a demonstration of the Ferguson tractor farming system with two of its units argued on…

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Taralga Students Share Sheep Show Judging Successes

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 6

Three young Taralga men two of whom are sheep and wool students of Goulburn Technical College, gained places in the sheep…

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Good Wool Season in Goulburn Turnover Increases By £750,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

It was revealed to-day that Goulburn's wool turnover in the 1948-49 season represented an increase of £750,000 on previous figures. The number of bales sold by…

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Wheat Crops Need Rain

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 7

Two inches of rain is urgently needed for wheat in Wagga and district, states Mr. P. J. Nicholson, agronomist at Wagga…

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50 Head of Cattle Poisoned

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 14 July 1949 · page 2

OUT OF A MOB OF 278 HEAD OF CATTLE TRAVELLING FROM GALONG TO GUNNING, 50 HAVE DIED, PRESUMABLY FROM EATING POISONED WEED ON THE ROAD. THEY DIED…

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Extensive Wheat Cropping Must Be Stopped Land Must Be Protected Farmers Realise That Farming Change Is Needed

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

Many farmers have already realised that some departure from the intensive system of wheat farming is necessary in order to protect the land and, at the same time, cope with weeds such as skeleton weed…

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Yass Stock Sale Cattle Again Dearer

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 8

Jeir bullocks averaged £30/ 2/6;38 Merryville bullocks to £27, averaged £26/12/3; and Middle Station cows to…

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Wool, Rabbits and the Dollar

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 7
Also in Goulburn Evening Post

"The sheep industry is generally enjoyable favourable stock grazing conditions, but the rabbit continues to be a…

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50 Head of Cattle Poisoned Evidence of Arsenical Poisoning

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

Out of a mob of 278 head of cattle travelling from Galong to Gunning, 50 have died, presumably from eating…

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Morongla Farmers Seek a Marketing Scheme for Oats

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 7

Morongia farmers want the Commonwealth Government to introduce a marketing scheme for oats similar to the…

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A Day Off to Honour a Crop in U.s.a

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 5

According to experts, a barren eroded area has been transformed into a veritable beauty spot at the Wagga Soil Conservation and Research Station in New South Wales. Farmers and businessmen and…

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50 Head of Cattle Poisoned

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 1

Out, of a mob of 278 head of cattle travelling from Galong to Gunning, 50 have died, presumably from eating poisoned weed on the road. They died on the fenced in reserve on the Yass side of Bowning, reports the Yass…

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The Early Potato Crop Varieties Recommended For Sowing

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 July 1949 · page 3

The following varieties of potatoes are recommended by the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture for sowing for the early crop: Factor, Sebago, Sequoia (late), Katahdin, Mainguy (mid-season)…

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Guns To Protect Crops

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 19 July 1949 · page 3

POONA: Framers in the western parts of Poona district are organising gun clubs to protect their crops and cattle from wild…

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British Breed Sheep Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 21 July 1949 · page 8

At a meeting of the Goulburn branch of the British Breed Sheepowners' Association yesterday, it was decided to make…

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