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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1939

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Wool Is Cheap Prices and Buying

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— The closing months of 1938 provided some indications of a revival in the world's wool trade. Great Britain is…

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Turnips As a Catch Crop Reminder to Tableland Farmers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 3

The cheapness of the said and the case with which a crop of swedes can be grown in the tableland areas offers considerable inducement to…

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When Dipping Sheep Practices to Be Avoided

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 4

Discussing recently a case of mortality in sheep following dipping, the Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Department of Agriculture stated that…

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Australian Wool Supplies Smaller Stocks

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 2

Although Australia carried over 238,000 bales of wool at June 30 last, the quantity on hand for sale at December 31 last was 192,643 bales less…

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Pastoral Restoration of Pasture Land Value of Clovers and Trefoils

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1939 · page 5

Land that is cropped regularly, unless it is extraordinarily fertile, in a comparatively brief space of time displays obvious evidences of depleted…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The Farmers &. Graziers' Cooparative Co., Ltd., reports on 7th inst.:— We submitted at cur sale on Thursday, 5th inst., p catalogue of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., wired us on Wednesday:—We told 5500 bales of wool at our Sydney auction today. There was a strong demand…

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Australian Wool Supplies Smaller Stocks

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

Wichcombe, Carson, Ltd. wilte:— Although Australia carried over 238, bales of wool at June 30 last. the quantity on band for sale at…

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Dairying Grass Silage Procedure in Opening Up the Stack

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 13 January 1939 · page 1

As the best quality silage is produced in the heart of the slack, care must be exercised when opening it up to expose as small an area as…

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The Wool Position The Supply Situation

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson Limited report: The demand for wool has been maintained, competition being well distributed, but no general advance in the…

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Trees on the Dairy Farm a Seasonable Reminder

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 8

It seems a tar cry from trees to the size of the cream cheque, but there is a connection. Where trees are so lacking that stock have insufficient…

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Hen London Tailors Shore Aussie Sheep Woollies Had to Be Washed Before Shedding Their Coats

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1939 · page 5

Just bow long the sheep has been giving up its woolly coat for the benefit of mankind would be bard to determine—but it is a very long time…

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Wool Report

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 3
Also in Queanbeyan Age

The Farmers & Graziers' Cooperative Co., Ltd, reports on 16th inst.: We submitted at our sale on Thursday, 12th inst., a catalogue of 5,949…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report: At the opening Brisbane wool sales this week strong general competition was experienced from Yorkshire, the…

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London Wool Sales

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

LONDON.—Competition increased at today's wool sales, buyers showing more interest in the good selections, which were well cleared a…

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Pastoral Inverted Eyelids in Lambs Method of Treatment

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

Inverted eyelid seems to be quite a common occurrence among lambs, and though its remedy is very simple, failure to use treatment often…

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The Wool Position the Supply Situation

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. write:— The demand for wool has been maintained, competition being well distributed, but no general advance in…

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Milk Sample 43.7 Per Cent. Butter Fat Deficiency

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 2

D. J. Kilpatrick, health inspector to the Yass Municipal Council, proceeded against T. J. Sheekey Pty. Ltd. in the Yass Police Court on Tuesday, on a…

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