Competition was Keen at Wool Sales in Goulburn
The wool selling season opened in Goulburn on Wednesday and Thursday last week when Farmers & Graziers offered a catalogue of 8,207…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1955
187 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 9 of 10
Store Stock Market Sheep Clear at Strong Values
With principal markets again centred in the Central West, Southwest and Southern Riverina, store sheep trading expanded to greater…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Noel Douglas Reports on District Excellent Crops and Pastures
Excellent wheat and oat crops and tremendous growth of pastures in northern part of his district are reported by the District Agronomist(Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep Values Unchanged
Numbers of sheep sold at auction this week, at 150,000, reached a new high point for the season, but they were still…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Want More Research on Footrot in Sheep
Yass PP Board will pres[?] for more research into footrot[?] of sheep. The stock inspector said many properties were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What A.C.T. Pasture Contest Showed Wool Yield Trebled by Better Pastures
An average wool production of 30lb. per acre was secured by the 22 entrants in the A.C.T. pasture competition, with several entries producing over 50lb. per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →White Crow Attacks Sheep?
Is it the white-eyed crow of the one with hazel eyes that attacks sheep and lambs Conflicting views on this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Farms in New Film
A film on pasture improvement, much of it made in the Queanbeyan district and the ACT is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rotational Grazing beats Sheep Worms
“The most important preventive measure against internal parasites in sheep is rotational grazing, or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Season “One of the Best Ever” Much Heavier Tableland Clips
Woolgrowers on the Southern Tablelands have experienced one of the best seasons ever, said Mr. J. N. Wood (District Sheep and Wool Officer at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Commando Captain Got Results Ando Settler Raised Wool Yield by 66 p.c
A soldier settler in the Bombala district has lifted wool production on his farm from 9Ib. per acre in 1948 to 15Ib per acre today…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Manar Owner’s Impressions of UK Farming
Though beef cattle prices in Scotland and England were about twice those ruling, in Australia, beef sold in British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Wool at Goulburn
Woolsold at Goulburn last week included some clips from Ginninderra, Weetangera, Hall and Sutton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Entries for Young Farmers’ Show
Record entries have been received for Tharwa Junior Farmer’s Clubs fifth annual show next Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Noel Douglas Reports on the District Higher Wool Yield Offset Lower Prices
On many improved areas the increased wool yield this season has been sufficient to offset fully the effect of lower prices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dogs Killing Sheep
Dogs that have gone bush from construction camps are blamed by graziers for the killing of scores of sheep in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gatetakings Fell by £100, Entries Down in Most Sections Rain Marred Tharwa Junior Farmer Show
Early morning rain and frequent shower periods during the day marred the Tharwa Junior Farmers’ fifth annual show at Queanbeyan showground on Saturday. Gate takings fell by over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Producers Lifted Out of Doldrums Menzies Govt. Has Helped Farmers; M M Flanagan Tells
Bountiful seasons, great efforts by primary producers, and firm support for them by the Menzies Government had put the vast majority of producers in a prosperous…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Conditions in the A.C.T. Season Shows Value of Super
This season has clearly demonstrated the value of superphosphates for pasture production, says the Superintendent of Agriculture and Stock at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?]o Close Sunday Wheat Crop Entries
Entries for the ACT P & A Association’s field wheat competition, close this Sunday with the president (Mr R. G. Crace)…
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