Sheep Die Suddenly Eating Couch Grass
A Dubbo, message states that Messrs. Cornish Brothers, of Whylandra Creek, were bringing home 1400 sheep, and had crossed the Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farming & the land, 1928
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Compulsory Wheat Pool F. & S. Executive's Decision
A decl[?]ion to support a compulsory wheat pool under the Marketing Act, when amended In the form proposed by the Minister for Agriculture, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Wheat Pool Resolution by F. S. A. Executive
At the meeting of the Farmer and Sttlers, Association Executive, last week, the president, Mr. D. H. Drummont, M.L.A., drew attention to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Presentation of Cup and Prizes. Won in Fallow Competition. the Value of Competitions to Farmers
The chairman (Mr. J. D. Fraser) in presenting the handsome cup to Mr. F. W. Knight, vice president of the society as winner of the last fallow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co Ltd. Melbourne, report under date 27th February, 1928. Our semi-final catalogue for the current season 5000 [?] was submitted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Wool Sales
Younghusband Ltd. held their tenth sale of the season on 23rd February 1928, when they submitted a good catalogue of 1,300 bales, and practically…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trucking Sheep Agents Complain of Train Delays
City stock agents are complaining of the delay of the delivery of sheep by the Railway department to the yards at Newmarket ("Age" 2/2/28) For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat of the Pharoahs Grain in Canada
Wheat taken from the tomb of King Tutankhamen, in the Valley of the Tombs of King near Luxor was planted for the first time in 1926 near South…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News Farmers And Settlers' Association
The monthly meeting of the local branch of the above association will be held on Saturday, 10th March, in place to day, so as to receive repot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Radio notes &news "Greatest Single Boon" Radio Far Farmers
In the opinion of Mr. D. H. Drommond the ad[?] of radio is the greatest boon of modern times so far as the man on the land is concerned. And…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Undesirable Wool Classers
Complaints are made of sheep being worried by straying dogs at night, and of losses of valuable animals in consequence. On Monday night one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool and Stock Reports. Riverine Grazier Office
Our Sydney correspondent wires: Cattle.—2260 were penned; values were 10s. to 20s. below last Thursday's reduced figures. Best beef…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church of England Extracts From "The Sign" Following are extracts from the current issue of "The Sign";- Lenten Pastoral
My Dear People- You will doubtless look to me for some word as to the keeping of Lent, and i venture to make certain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Are Lice in Sheep a Disease. Full Court to Decide
Arc lice infested sheep Buttering from disease under the terms of the Stock Diseases Act? The quotation was argued before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool. Demand for all Descriptions
The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-op. Co. reports:— Ou the 1st March we offered a catalogue of 6,057 bales, largely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bright Wool Season Riverina Pastoralists Hopeful
That a prosperous wool season is assured to pastoralists in the Southern Riverina is the view of the president of the Pastoralists' Union of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool-growing Ex-periments Yield of 10 lbs. a Head
A successful experiment in wool growing has been carried out in the Grafton district (N.S.W). The Clarence River country is used for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Finley Farmers’ Association
At the annual meeting of Finley Farmers’ and Settlers’ Association the office-bearers elected were: President Mr. R. Pyle:; vice-presidents,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General News Sheep and Cattle Sale
Messrs. Donald McDonald and Co. will hold a special sale of 7,500 sheep and 100 head of cattle in their yards at Swan Hill on Friday, 16th March…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial Goulburn Sheep Sales
Prices Zos stove sheep ruled very firm at Mr. W. H. Wheatley’s special sale at Goulburn, last week, when 45,000 sheep and lambs were penned…
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