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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

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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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The Unity of Empire Farming Lessons of the British Royal Show

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 5

The need for organizing the whole of the industries of the Empire as a single unit has been often and rightly emphasised. Agriculture is…

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New Zealand Co.-Op. Dairy Company

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 2

The report of the New Zealand Dairy Co. Ltd. for year ended 31st May last shows what a huge concern this enterprising organisation has…

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Pastoral Conserve That Herbage

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 4

Quite apart from the wisdom of growing crops especially for ensilage, sheep owners may be reminded at this Juncture of the advantage of…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 4

Schute, Bell and Co. Ltd., report: At our sale on Tuesday last we offered a representative catalogue of 2437 bales to a full attendance of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 2

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Company, writes: For our sale on the 27th August we offered a catalogue of 3,805 bales,…

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Foot-Rot in sheep the Best Method of Treatment

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 1

It is possible, writes the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture, that the excessively wet weather experienced in some…

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Wool Demand More General Market Shows Better Tone

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: - At our Sydney wool sale on Monday we sold 95 per cent, of the large lots we offered. As indicated by those…

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Wool and Sheep Returns

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

The State sheep and wool returns for 1927-28, issued last week by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites), show decreases both in number…

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Pastoral

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

The Department of Agriculture is to do its part in practical work in the better beef campaign. It will concentrate upon Aberdeen-Angus of the…

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Worst Sheep Parasite

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 3

In a report to the Tamworth P.P. Board, Mr. P. J. Madden (stock inspector) stated that the greater part of recent mortality amongst sheep…

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Wool Values and Tops the Raw Material's Influence

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 5

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

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The Better Farming Train

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 4

The Better Farming Train, which recently completed a most successful tour of the South-Western district, is now in depot at Lockhart, where…

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The Butter Poll

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

It is important that full and accutate Rolls should be the basis of the Butter Poll on October 5th. Preliminary lists are being exhibited at…

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Great Britain’s Butter Imports

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

Figures available for the five months, January to May, 1928, show the immense quantity of butter imported into Great Britain. The…

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Sydney Wool Auctions Wider Competitions

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers’ Co-op. Co. writes, 10/9/28:— On the 4th September we offered a good average selection comprising…

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Importance of Good Health Health Department’s Contribution to Better Farming Train

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

The Health Departments contribution to the Better Farming Train; though comparatively small in extent is full of interest. Nothing concerns…

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Better Farming Train

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 2

Yesterday, Mr. C. E. Houghton, manager of the Better Farming Train was in Queanbeyan, making final arrangements for the visit of the Train…

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Wool Reports

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., report:. Under present roster arrangements our next wool catalogue is to be offered on Tuesday, 18th inst. The…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. received the following wife from their Brisbane office:—"Brisbane wool sales opened under spirited competition…

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