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Farming & the land, 1928

2,256 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 113

Commercial Sheep Sale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1928 · page 8

The attention of sheep buyers is called to an advertisement In this issue announcing the sale by Messrs. W. J. Hawke and Co. of 4500 young sheep at…

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Australian Wheat Crop

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Harvesting the wheat crop is still in progress in all the States that grow that cereal, and a fair approximate of the total yield is possible. During…

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Wool

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 3

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:-- Apart from private selling of passed-in lots, business in the wool…

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Cheerful Wool Outlook. Wool and Wages

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: Though transactions in wool privately have been quiet since the closing of December sales, the…

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Commercial. Sale of 4500 Young Sheep

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

The attention of sheep buyers is called to advertisement in this issue, announcing the sale of Messrs. W. J. Hawke and Co. of 4500 young sheep…

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To-day's Forecast. Price of Wheat. Sydney

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Wheat ex-trucks Sydney is quoted at 54[?] to 55 per bushel…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Victorian Farmers Suffer. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1928 · page 4

Many farmers have been burnt out as the result of bush fires in Victoria. The damage estimated already is £150,000…

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Dalby Sheep and Cattle Sales

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

On Friday, January 13, McPhie and Co. and W. R. Hunter and Co. will offer at Dalby 1200 mixed good quality cattle, including 500 bullocks,…

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Wool

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 5
Also in The Uralla Times

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co.-op. Co. writes, December 23, 1927:— A part from private selling of…

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Inglewood Cattle Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Chesire and Co. will hold their next Inglewood cattle sale on Wednesday, January 18, commencing at 11 a.m. Seven hundred steers and…

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Armidale Sheep Sale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Walter J. Hawks and Co. will yard at Armidale on Saturday next, January 7,4000 young earlyshorn nary 7,4,000 young early sheep…

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Fortunes in Wool

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 2

Figures show that there is a fortune in wool. Many of Australia's millionaires have secured their in[?] per medium of the golden…

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Overseas Cattle "Finest in World"

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 11

After a 40,000 miles tour, occupying five months, of New Zealand, South America and America, Messrs Thomas Ellis and N. Belcher,…

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Cattle for the Coast Protest Against Certificate

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

At Tuesday's P. P. Board meeting Dir. Turnbull spoke of the regulations which provided that only certificated cattle could enter the coastal…

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Pastoral Notes. Criticisms of Our Clip. Is Bradford Seeing the Light?

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Some little time ago Mr. Harry Dawson, President of the Wool Federation was reported by cable as advising South African woolgrowers not to follow the example of…

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Wool Research Marketing Board's Enterprise LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

It is understood that the Empire Marketing Board proposes to grant capital sum of £7000 and an annual maintenance grant of £2000 for wool…

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Experiment Farm Extensions Big Dairy Additions Grafton Ayrshires Coming

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Included in the alterations which are to be made at the Glen Innes Experiment Farm is the building up of a big dairy here of…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land. the Orchard. Scale Insects. Work for Early in the Year

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

The scale insects are very serious pests of citrus fruits, infesting the leaves, fruit, twigs, and branches, land may damage the trees so severely as to render…

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Farming by Correspondence. It Is Practicable

The Uralla Times · Thursday 5 January 1928 · page 4

Yes! or at least that is the contention of the New South Wales Chamber of Agriculture, and some of the reasons advanced are worth consideration. Training for any…

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