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

Farming & the land, 1954

731 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 37

Dairy Produce Board Election

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 7

Nominations of candidates for election as members representing butter and cheese factories on the Australian Dairy Produce…

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Merino Wool Cheaper

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 4

Competition lapsed into lethargy at Sydney wool sales on Tuesday, when values for all Merino broad descriptions eased…

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Some Wool Easier

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

Broader merino wools were irregular and slightly cheaper at Sydney sales yesterday. Good merino wool and skirtings were…

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Sheep Values Up “Bango” C.F.A. Ewes 60/3d

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

The Associated Agents report on their sale held at Yass on Tuesday that following the recent wide spread rain, a large gathering of…

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Bigga Wool at 204d

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 3

Good merino fleece wools and skirtings free from vegetable fault and of fine quality were to 2½ p.c, dearer at Sydney…

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Farm Record Books Are Valuable

Boorowa News · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 6

Farming is a business, and if a farmer would be completely efficient he must keep records of his financial…

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Goulburn Stud Cattle Win At Dubbo

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 1

On the occasion of the Queen's visit to Dubbo for the show, Mr. J. Carter, of Kikiainah, after judging all…

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Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 8

Another series of wool sales commenced in Goulburn this afternoon. The first offering was made…

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Doubts on Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 3

Doubts about the future of world markets—particularly for primary commodities—cloud the favourable local picture of…

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Charge for Potato Crop Tests

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 February 1954 · page 2

A charge of 5/- an acre will be made for inspection of potato crops this year. Our Taralga correspondent…

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Local Wool Realisations

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3

At a Sydney sale Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd., offered many well grown and attractive spinners'…

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Sheep Dog Trials Entrants Coming From Most States

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

Arrangements are now well in hand for thestaging of the Yass hand for the staging of the Yass Trials for 1954. This year they…

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S.m. Held Shearers Entitled to Refuse to Shear Full Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 5

In giving his decisions in cross actions between a Bookham grazier and a shearer, the S.M. held that shearers at “Wattle Vale,” Bookham, in October, 1952 entitled to refuse to shear full sheep…

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Wool and Floral Week Suggestion Municipal Council Defers Making Decision

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

A wool and floral week for Yass suggested at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last year, was revived at last Monday night’s Municipal Council meeting by an inquiry from the N.S.W. Tourist Bureau…

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Bright Pastoral Outlook

Boorowa News · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 1

Following the recent rains during the past two weeks prospects for a good pastoral and agricultural…

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Dairy Farm Twins

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 8

The birth of two sets of twins to milking cows of the same herd is rarely heard of. The experience was witnessed…

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Can Spray Wheat Safely With 2.4 D For Skeleton Weed

Boorowa News · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 6

Trials carried out at Wagga Agricultural College show that any commercial variety of wheat can be safely…

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Mounting Farm Surpluses

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday: Representatives of eight Governments are due to meet here on Tuesday to tackle the problem…

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Record Price for Northern Farm

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 February 1954 · page 3

The keen demand for the rich farm lands on the Clearence River was underlined at Grafton on Wednesday when…

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Training Young Farmers In U.S.

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 5

Most large high schools in America have workrooms where boys can get practical training and experience…

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