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New England · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1927

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The Wool Market

The Uralla Times · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 3

The comparative shortage of line. light wools accentuated demand for offerings of that class in the Sydney market last week, and appears likely…

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Commercial Wool Auction

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 7

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd. report under date, January 21:— Three days' sales this week completed the second round of auctions of the…

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London Wool Sales London

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day the selection was comprised chiefly of merinos, suitable for continental demand. A large proportion being speculators…

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Wool Demand Extending. 60 Per Cent of Clip Sold

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd, report: With more than half the Season's clip in purchasers' hands, the safety of values for the current wool season…

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The Dairying Industry. Busy Times Ahead

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 3

The first quarter of the New Year promises to be noteworthy in the history of the dairying industry in Australia…

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Items of Interest Prince As Farmer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 6

The Prince of Wales was so impressed by his visit to Grove Farm, on theb hanks of the River Trent, near N. tinoliam, that he has decided to buy…

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Dry Farming in Australia Central Australia the World's Granary

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1927 · page 7

The American Consul-General in Sydney (Mr. ML. Lawten) entirely,disagrees with the views of Professor Griffith Taylor on the dry lauds of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 7

The Commonwealth Wool and Produce Company, Ltd., submitted a catalogue of 6022 bales last week, and report that the market ruled…

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Wool Demand Extending. 60 Per Cent. of Clip Sold

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 7

Wncbcombe, Carson, Ltd., write under date January 20, 1927:—With more than half the season's clip in purchasers' hands, the safety…

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Pastoral. Our Wool. Reply to Critics

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

Mr Hollings Bradford Wool Correspondent of many papers through our the Empire, remarked in a Bradford address that the Australian…

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Loss in Sheep

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 2

A serious loss in sheep occurred at Gurley watering place between Saturday and Tuesday night. On Wednesday of last week 4000 ewes with…

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Wool. Spirited Demand

The Uralla Times · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 3

The eleventh round of sales in the Sydney market concluded on the 19th inst. Buyers will operate in Brisbane this week and sales will be…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

Should any farmer desire information relevant to his work on the land not referred to in these Notes at the time, a query addressed to the Under Secretary of Agriculture, Sydney, will be answered by letter as quickly as possible. When points of general interest are raised, the reply will, as far as practicable, be…

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Pastoral. Marketing of Fat Lambs. Loss of Weight While in Trucks

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

One of the factors most necessary to successful fat lamb raising is close proximity to the rail and to market, so that the lambs may reach the market still…

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London Wool Sales Up Five Per Cent LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 1

At the wool sales to-day there was a good general selection and the keenest competition. Prices showed an all round increase of five per cent…

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Commercial Brisbane Wool Sales Fine Up 5 Per Cent

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 7

Winchcombe Carson, Ltd wired yesterday: Compared with last Brisbane auctions prices for One wools suited for…

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1000 Sheep Killed Big Blaze at Womboyne Children Seek Refuge In Tank

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 7

On Saturday last, about noon, a fire, which brake out near Bena Hall (Orange), quickly spread to the adjoining property, and before it was…

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Dairying. Low Production Costs. The Basis of Successful Dairying

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 5

Success in dairying is almost entirely dependent on production costs, and this factor (says a writer in the Farmers' Advocate, South Africa) is mostly…

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Prolific Wheat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 10

Last year a farmer out Marsden way purchased a 3-bushed bag of Bona seed wheat from the Cowra Experiment Farm. He sowed it on a 6¾ acre plot…

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Northern Potato Trials, 1925-26 Farmers' Experiment Plots

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

The following farmers co-operated with the Department last season in the conduct of variety and fertiliser trials with potatoes:…

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