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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

547 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 28

Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 2

A feature of the wool sales on Wednesday was the strong demand for medium and low-grade lines and broken wools…

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Opening Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 2

All sections of buyers were operating at the opening Sydney wool sales on Monday. Yorkshire, Germany, Japan and Italy were strong…

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The Wool Market Level Values Equal Last September

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Demand for wool has gathered more strength as the Sydney auctions have progressed and in the vicinity of 90…

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ALLEGATIONS , Against Training Farm Ministerial Statement Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 1

Mr. E. H. Farrar, Minister for Labor and Industry, referring to the statement cabled from London, that Scheyville training farm, Pittown,…

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Wool Demand General

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:— Values at our Sydney wool sale on Thursday were generally fully maintained on the levels ruling at opening…

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Pastoral Dipping of Sheep Some Important Precautions

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 4

The full measure of protection cannot be obtained from any sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped thoroughly and the directions given on the…

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Pastoral Excessive Feeding

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 2

Good management, points out ah officer of the Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture, is very closely related to good health. The fact…

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Sheep Classing

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 3

While the practice of sheep classing—the grading of the breeding Hock and selection of sires for use in mating with the object of improving…

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Wool Market

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 2

Reports this week state that for all average to good fleece wools and skirtings there was good general competition, and the market was equal to…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 5

Sheep prices showed a good allround advance at the New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co ltd's. special Goulburn sale on Tuesday last, when…

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Wool Market

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 6

The wool market last week showed little change. Happenings rather perpetuated and accentuated opening sale conditions. Best merino fleece wools…

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Export of Pedigree Cattle

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

“Early this April a Quarantine Station, built and managed by the Royal Agricultural society of England in close consultation with the Ministry of…

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Sydney wool Auctions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

Pitt Son and Badgery Ltd., report:-Sales continued last week with larger offerings. Brokers have been able to fill their catalogues as…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:— We sold 95 per cent of the large lots we offered at our sale yesterday. Japan, Russia, and Germany were very…

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Russian Purchases of Wool

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 2

Russian purchasers are said to have bought nearly £1,000,000 worth of wool during last season. It is stated that wool is being purchased this…

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Dipping of sheep Some Important Precautions

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

The full measure of protection can not be obtained from any sheep dip unless the sheep be dipped thoroughly and the directions given on the…

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Burry wool ‘ a Consideration in Skirting

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

The amount of burr (trefoil) present is a factor to be taken into account when skirting the fleece: In large areas of our State in a…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 1

The Secretary, Farmers and Glaziers’ Co-operative Company writes: For our sale on the 27th August we offered a catalogue of 3,805 bales,…

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Wool Values and Tops the Raw Material’s Influence

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Though merino fleece wools of medium to inferior quality, dusty, showing vegetable fault, and deficient in…

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Dairy Co-Operatives in Canada

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 2

The News Bulletin issued by the Department of Markets gives the following particulars of the progress made by a co-operative dairy…

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