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Farming & the land, 1928

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Commercial. Sheep Dearer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 5

Any change in sheep and lamb values at Homebush was in owner's favour. Prices for Wethers were frequently 2/ higher. Supplies totalled…

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Drought Feed Vanishing. Vast Pastoral Areas May Become Desert

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 10

Destruction of mulga and saltbush in western New South Wales and parts of South Australia is bringing pastoralists face to face with a…

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Newcastle Wool Sales Objective of New Company

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

In regard to the particular position of producers on the Northern Tablelands the directors of the New England, North and North-west…

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The Stock Market Big Yarding at Glen Innes Brisk Demand For Quality Male Cattle

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 4

Though a large proportion of the 2000 odd cattle yarded at E. A. Small's special sale yesterday were sold, there was not much enthusiasm…

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The Maize Crops More Rain Wanted on the Downs

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 5

The changed weather conditions of the week will, no doubt, be of some benefit to maize crops (says the Warwick "News.") The falls, however,…

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Heavy Storms Clarence District Suffers Maize Crops Stripped

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 5

The thunderstorms which, accompanied by a strong wind and heavy hail, passed over the Clarence district on Friday afternoon last,…

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Cows Skinned. by Terrific Hail. Crops Damaged

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

From information to hand, it would seem that Saturday's hailstorm was probably the severest ever experienced in the Glen Innes district. At…

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Pastoral. the Wool Outlook

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 5

In the first half of the current selling season wool has sold well and there has been a hardening tendency Bat general belief is that prices will…

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Cattle Sale

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 4

In the municipal saleyards on Thursday next 19th inst., commenting at 2 p.m., 300 head of cattle will be sold by auction in lots to suit buyers, Mr…

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Wool Sales

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 7

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report :—The outstanding feature of the sales which have been held during the past week…

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Beef Cattle Industry. Commission at Work. BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

A Royal Commission appointed by the Queensland Government to inquire into and report on the beef cattle industry left Sydney for Melbourne…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 3

These Notes are issued every week, by direction of the Honorable the Minister iff Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. THE ORCHARD. SCALE INSECTS…

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Higher Wool Market. Demand Decidedly Strong

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 7

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report :— With a rise in wool values and prices for sheep and lambs on more satisfactory levels than were…

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World's Wheat. Russian Supply Negligible. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

The Director of Agriculture Mr. A. H. McDonald, says Australian wheat growers have nothing to fear from Russian competition in the world's…

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Maize Crop Competition

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 4

Entries for the maize crop competition under the auspices of Inverell P. and A. Association close to-day, and we understand from the secretary Mr…

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Sheep and Cattle. Homebush Rat Stock

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 5

The [?] of sheep and lambs penned [?] sale yards yes [?] falling off [?] wethers and…

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Cattle Prospects Northern Position

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 6

The Gulf and Coastal pastoral areas, from Which the majority of our cattle come, are steadily, losing their small grazier population, (says…

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Sydney Wool Sales Market Firm

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

The Sydney wool sales were continued yesterday when a supering selection totalling 11,013 bales were offered, of which 10,100 bales were…

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Pastoral Research Fund Levy of 2- per Sale HOBART

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 1

Addressing the Science Congress at Hobart, Mr. R. H. Cam[?] the President, commended the auction of the mastoralists, in arranging for…

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Giant Hawks Raid on Sheep Whisk Them Away Into Mountains

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

It is no new thing for hawks to swoop down and pick up lambs, but it is surely an outsize in the bird species that is responsible…

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