Good Demand for Fat Sheep
The first Goulburn sheep sale of the New Year saw 14,000 head penned last Wednesday, January 4…
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Farming & the land, 1967
149 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 8
Wheat Does Kill Sheep
Graziers should take care when turning sheep loose into wheat stubble after end-of-1966 harvests…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News For The Man On The Land Sheep and Cattle in Top Condition
Both sheep and cattle were in excellent condition at the close of 1966 and continue this year to show top form with good supplies of high quality forage still available. Water supplies for all classes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Winners Announced
Two graziers, well-known in Queanbeyan, won first placings in the annual field wheat competitions for 1966. First place in the 40-acre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle prices up in Goulburn
Prices for heavy steers and bullocks rose from $6 to $8 per head dearer at the Gouburn fat cattle market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Wool Sale 1967
The first Goulburn wool sale for 1967 will commence on Tuesday, January 17, when 21,900 bales will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Oat Crops Expected
Good spring rains have assisted local oat crops and good yields are expected this season…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warning on cattle compensation
Payment under the Cattle Compensation Act will no longer be made to any owner who delays notification of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prominent Junior Farmers married
Miss Joan McCormack and Mr. Brian Tozer, well-known for their work in the Junior Farmer movement, were married on Saturday week in St. Raphael’s Church, Queanbeyan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Market
The Goulburn sheep market was generally 60 to 80 cents dearer for all lambs and more in places for heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canberra Wool Brings Top Price
At the opening of the fifth series of Goulburn wool sales on Tuesday, top price of 149 cents in the merino…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Wool Report
Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd. has released details of its last Sydney wool sale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool standard up on 1966
The standard of wool exhibited at the 1967 Bungendore Show, held yesterday, was up on last year,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pheasant farm planned at Captain’s Flat
A Captain’s Flat resident has approached Yarrowlumla Shire Council with a view to establishing a business…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goulburn Cattle Sale
The quality of the 680 cattle penned at the Goulburn weekly market on Tuesday generally, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sale Statistics
A total of 22,172 were offered and 21,878 bales were sold at the. fifth series of Goulburn wool sales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District wool prices
Schute Bell Badgery, Lumby Limited, reported the market for the 11th series of wool sales being part of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tech. courses for farmers
Canberra Technical College has decided to conduct several courses of particular interest to fanners and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wool Section Good
JUDGE of the wool section at the Queanbeyan Show, Mr. Roy Baines, of Gunning, casts his experienced eyes over a fleece while judging this morning. Mr. Baines commented on the high standard of the exhibits shown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grazier Fined for Lice on Sheep
A Bungendore district grazier was recently fined $40 for failure to notify a Pastures Protection Board…
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