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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1928

547 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 28

Wool Values

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 3

A "wonderful" market, was the comment of more than one of the wool setting brokers' experts on leaving the Sydney sale-room last week…

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Evenness of Wool Prices Exceptional Stability

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1928 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— It is doubtful if Australia has ever experienced a wool season when values have kept on such an even basis…

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Sutton Wool

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

The Oakhill clip from Mr. Hugh. Read, Sutton, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson’s Sydney auctions last Tuesday. The…

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Merino Wool Dearer

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 2 February 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: Values for the fruit bulk of merino wools reached the highest point of the season at our Sydney sale on…

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Pastoral Fat Lamb Production

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

A series of experiments is in progress at Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia, to determine the relative merits of the principal…

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Sheep Stealing Increases

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

A country report states that stock-stealing in an important district has greatly increased since the rain, and that graziers are perturbed…

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Special Sheep Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

W. H. Wheatley report that at their Special sheep sale held at Goulburn on Tuesday last, 29,919 sheep were sold at auction. There was some…

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Braidwood Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Chapman's Woodlands dip, from Braidwood, was among the offerings at Winchcombe, Carson's Sydney auction last Tuesday. The…

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Smaller Wheat Harvest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

The wheat harvest of 27,111,000 bushels, which was the subject of a preliminary estimate by the Government Statistician issued on Tuesday,…

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Merino Wool Dearer

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—Values for the great bulk of merino wools reached the highest point of the season at our Sydney sale on…

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Local & General News District Wool

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

The following wool sales are reported:—F. McGrath, Jillamatong, 7 bales cbk e h at 25¼d; estate of late W. H. Roberts, ewes' 29½ wethers' 29d,…

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P.D.S. Column All-Australian Butter Price

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 5

The meeting of the Australian Stabilisation Committee in Melbourne last week received the report of the sub-committee, which had been…

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Wool Auctions Very Favorable Selling Conditions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 3

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers’ Co-operative Co. writes:— At our sale on the 31st January we offered a catalogue comprising 3,879…

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Pastoral Fat Lamb Breeding

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 6

The N.S.W. Agricultural Department expert, summing up the results of the W.A. experiments in fat lamb breeding from a £ s d point of view,…

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Wool Market

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 6

The intensity of the demand for wool was most pronounced at the Sydney sales last week. All sections of wool users appeared to be…

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Goulburn Special Sheep Sale

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

W. H. Wheatley report:—29,919 sheep were sold at auction on Tuesday last, 3lst January. There was some competition from northern…

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Varieties of Wheat to Sow

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

The Department of Agriculture has just issued recommendations as to the varieties of wheat best suited to various portions of the State. Those…

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Wool Auctions Very Favorable Selling Conditions

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 5

The Secretary, Farmers & Graziers' Co-operative Co., writes:— At our sale of the 31st January we offered a catalogue comprising 3,879…

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Larger Use of Wool Healthy Cause of Values

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— An expression current some four years ago that the grower who sells wool late sells best has again proved…

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Fruit Fly Protection of Late-ripening Crops

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The period during which orchardists look for trouble from the fruit fly will shortly be approaching its peak, and growers are urged to avail themselves…

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