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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1929

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Sheep-Farming Economics

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 1

The average small grazier doesn't worry much about book-keeping, and doesn't know, most of the time, whether he's heading for a profit or a deficit,…

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January Wool Sales

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd., at the resumption of wool salts in this centre on 29th inst., report haring brought forward a catalogue of 7.680…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

The Australian Estates and Mortgage Co. Ltd., report having submitted a catalogue of 4500 bales, drawn principally from the North,…

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Reminder to Sheep Owners

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Owners of fifty more sheep who have yet field in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December last by…

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London Wool Sales

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Younghusband Limited Albury, have received the following cable message dated January 31. from their London agents. "Sales closed…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. Sydney, Monday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 3

A good selection was offered at the wool sales, to-day. There was good general competition, and prices ruled quite equal to the best of last week's…

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Wheat Pools Undistributed Funds Dedicated to Research

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

An important minute was submitted to a meeting of the State Cabinet on Tuesday last, by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Thorby) concerning…

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Land for Homestead Farms in the Hay and Hillston Districts

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

It is notified in the Government Gazette that the undermentioned Crown lands have been set apart for original homestead farms. The areas will…

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Successful Poultry Farming

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

The above is the title of a 64-page manual dealing in detail with every phase of poultry farming and artificial incubation. It is the most…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Easier

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1929 · page 4

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes:-On the 28th January we offered a catalogue of 8815 bales,…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Market Easier

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1929 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co writes:—On the 28th January we offered a catalogue of 8,815 bales, including…

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Dairy Cattle Breeds Their Characteristics Compared

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 16

THE conditions that affect dairying vary so greatly, even within comparatively short distances, observes a departmental publication, that many…

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Wool Sales

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. submitted a catalogue of 6500 bales on Tuesday and sold 90 per cent, at the lower level of values established at the opening…

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Wool Report

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 6

Messrs. Younghusband Ltd., Melbourne, report: We held our first sale of the New Year on the 31st inst., when we brought forward a good…

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Reminder to Sheep Owners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 10

OWNERS of fifty or more sheep who have not yet filled in and returned the special sheep and wool form posted to them in December…

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Victorian Wheat Harvest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 2

Details of wheat loading received by the Victorian Railway Department indicate that the department's original estimate of the harvest of…

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London Wool Sale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 23

Dalgety and Company Limited report having received the following cable from their London Office, dated January 30. "Wool sales closed…

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Winter Fodder Crops Value of Oats in the Wheat Belt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 34

A series of winter fodder tests which has been conducted at the various experiment farms has shown that oats, are superior to all other cereals…

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Tar Brands on Wool

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 39

"Some people do not think of the harm they are doing to their wool by using tar and deleterious paints for branding purposes," remarked Mr…

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Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1929 · page 5

Wheat, f.a.q., is quoted at 49 to 410 per bushel…

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