Average Wool Prices Further Fail During March
The average price at Australian wool auctions declined a further threepence per 1b. during March. Figures released by the National…
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Farming & the land, 1954
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Land “Grabs” and Farmers Tb the Editor, The Queanbeyan Age
Sir,—For some time past various writers have used the columns of your paper to express their views on the working…
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"With the possibility of a hard winter, many district flock owners are considering providing shelter for their sheep. In this connection shelter sheds…
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Winchcombe, Carson wired us on Wednesday:—We sold 5800 bales auction and privately at our Sydney sales to-day. There was good general…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Firm Wool Market
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Winchcombe Carson Ltd. report:—We sold 5800 bales at auction and privately at our Sydney wool sale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dress in Wool Lace
FBI2/29 Australian Wool Bureau Photograph Digby Morton designs this Ascot dress with wide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Lice Can Cost You Money
Neglect of proper precautions in the handling of live-infested sheep can be costly to sheep owners and may lead to heavy fines in court, a veterinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sells Strongly Russian Purchasing
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report:— Wool auctions in a number of Australian centres have clearly shown that the demand for wool is being well…
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Consignments of dead wool recently sent from New South Wales into Queensland without reference to the local Inspector of Stock have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane and Melbourne Wool Sales
Following the Easter recess, wool sales were resumed in the Melbourne and Brisbane markets on Monday, 26th, reports New Zealand Loan…
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The fifteenth series of wool sales in Sydney market opened on Monday, 3rd May, under keen and general competition. The Continent, Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Farmers Receive Trophies
Three members of the Young Farmers Club of New Zealand were present at the annual prize-giving night of the Queanbeyan…
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KABUL, Afghanistan: Where did man first domesticate sheep and goats? A Philadelphia anthropologist, Dr. Carlton Stevens Coon, is trying to find…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Feeding of Sheep
With continued dry weather most of the district is short of natural feed. Hand feeding has commenced on some properties and inquiries have been…
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Our catalogue of 4,560 bales was submitted an Tuesday, 4th instant. The selection was a good one for this period of the season and included a number…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Conditions in Cooma-monaro District
In his monthly report, the District Agronomist, Mr. N. J. Douglas, Cooma, says that early digging of potatoes commenced about Mid April, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stability of Wool World-wide Demand
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report: Auctions continue to show the consistent world demand with a high prestige to this commodity which should be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brand-stained Wool Can Be Prevented
Brand-stained wool, frequently the result of a "rough and ready" outlook near enough fifty years ago had little justification in the industry to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When Natural Feed is Short Handfeeding Sheep in Dry Times
With continued dry weather most of the district is short of natural feed. Hand feeding has commenced on some properties and inquiries have been received as the best and most economical feeds for sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Worn Drench No Cut Yet in Dose Rate of Phienothiazine
Recent press reports of a new phenothiazine drench” for worms in sheep should not give graziers the impression that the…
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