Wool
Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report: We sold 10,600 bales of at our Sydney auction on Monday. Competition was keen…
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Farming & the land, 1949
622 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 32
Sheep Population Rise of 7,000,000 in Two Years
The sheep population of Australia rose from 96,000,000 1946 to 103,000,000 in the 1947-48 season the largest population…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales
V. The Fifth Series of Goulburn Wool Sales, held on 2nd and 3rd February when 8,105 bales of wool were offered, opened to keen and general…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Inspection Is Satisfactory Stock Inspector's Report
Sheep insnpected at most recent sales had been free of ticks and lice, the Stock Inspector (Mr. F. Hildred) said in his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Infestation in Sheep Assisted By Prevailing Weather Conditions
The present mild showery weather is responsible for a great deal of parasitic infestation in sheep in this district, reported the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →John Macarthur's Record Beaten Wool at 210d
As predicted In "Country Life" last week, the Launceston wool sales set new records for Australian wool, with the sale of one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sheep Dog’s Long Trek
Mr. P. H. Lowther, butcher, of Coonamble, went to Tumut before Christmas on a holiday visit to relatives. He took with him a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunning Show Sheep Pavilion Extended
The annual Gunning Show will be held next Friday and Saturday, and a successful exhibition is anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vale View Wool on Country Producers’ Show Floor
Part of the Vale View (Yass) Clip, sold by the Country Producers’ Selling Company Ltd., on January 27, 1949. Six bales SUP AE, a/c. J. L.& L. Hodgkinson, Vale View, Yass, realised 170fd a lb., the highest price ever paid for greasy wool sold on the mainland of Australia. Ten bales SUP AAA E £ W & AAAW, realised 163d, a lb., whilst another 16 bales, BKN EN—N.S.W. Record, made 94d a lb…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“McGINTY” Famous Yass River Wether Is Dead Sheep Which Cut Average of 22 lbs
“McGinty” was known the world over for his remarkable wool cutting. In 13½ years he cut a total of 285¾-lbs. of wool, an average of approximately 22 lbs. per year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ducks Damage Rice Crops In Leeton District
LEETON: Ducks have caused heavy damage to some rice crops in Leeton district this season. Mr. Tom Darchy. a ricegrower, today estimated that abdut 100 tons of rice had been totally destroyed in the Murrami district this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Farms Minimum Capacity
The commonwealth view is that a property producing whole milk must have a capacity of 20,000 to 25,000 gallons a year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Could Take Liquor Famous Yass Wether Dies
"McGinty." the famous Yass River wether, Who died last week was a sheep who could take his liquor…
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SYDNEY: At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 7,749 bales were catalogued. At auction, 7,304 bales were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Ships Held Up
SYDNEY: The storemen's wool ban delayed six overseas ships yesterday and dislocated the loading of more than 50,000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Conditions in America Contrasting Situations
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: United States conditions and the trend of Australian wool markets recently have shown reverse tendencies Prices for merino and the finer crossbred wools have displayed a rising movement,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Controls of Sheep Market
Sheep are the product of intense breeding, and are grown in Australia to keep the Grazier broke and the Buyer crazy. They differ very much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool Sales Still on
The ban on the delivery of wool in Sydney will not affect next week's sa'es in Goulburn. Sydney sales, however, have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Day of 48th Gunning Show Record Entries In Sheep And Horse Sections
Record entries in all stock sections marked the opening of the Gunning Pastoral, Agricultural and Industrial Society's 48th annual Show to-d[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"McGINTY," Famous Yass River Wether Is Dead Sheep Which Cut Average of 22lbs
"McGinty," was known the world over for his remarkable wool cutting. In 13½ years, he cut a total of 285¾lbs. of wool,…
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