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Farming & the land, 1928

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Farmers and Settlers' Association Murrumbidgee District Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the Murrumbidgee District Council was held at Coolamon on Thursday, 23rd February. There were present Messrs. E. M. Hamblin…

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Royal Show Dairy Cattle Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

As no firm of auctioneers will hold auction sales of dairy cattle at the Sydney Royal Show next month, a committee representative of the breed…

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Commercial Albury Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 4

Dalgety and company Limited, report having held a large special sheep sale at Albury on Thursday, when they yarded 33,280 sheep, comprising…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. reported having offered 5000 bales on Monday afternoon. There was a very firm market for morino wools at recently 32d for wool from the Armidale district. At the next sale on March 12, 4800 bales will be offered…

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Chicago Wheat New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

Wheat options are quoted as follows: March, 137¼ cents a bushel: May, 137¾ cents; July 136¼ cents…

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Markets Abroad Primary Products in Other Countries Liverpool Wheat

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 3

A private what agent in Sydney has received the following cable message from Liverpool: "March, valued at 52/6. Sold, Saturday, South…

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South-western Farmers Conference at Murrumburrah Minister's Address Murrumburrah

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 1

THE SOUTH-WESTERN conference of the Agricultural Bureaux opened at Murrumburrah yesterday, in the School of Arts…

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Broadcasting To-day's Programme 2Fc Farmer's (Sydney)) (Wave length 446 Metres)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1928 · page 5

Early Evening Session: 5.45 The Children's hour; 6.30, Dinner music; 7, Sporting news; 7.10, Market reports (wool, wheat and stock); 7-18,…

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Sheep Numbers

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 3

Some pastoral authorities are of the opinion that the sheep losses towards of last year were heavier than was generally believed…

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Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 1

A good selection, totalling 10,171 bales, was offered at the wool sales yesterday. Of this number 9595 were sold at auction, while an additional…

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Wool Demand for All Descriptions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 4

The secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. writes:— On March 1 we offered a catalogue !of 6057 bales, largely made up of…

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Wool Growers Lose Heavily Dealers Profit, and the Organised Marketing System is Menaced

Ariah Park News · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 8

The country wool dealers have made big profits this season at the expense of the growers. The latter have been appealed to over…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Gundagai District Council

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 2

A general meeting of the above was held D.C. was held at Gundagai on Saturday last. The following were in attendance: Messrs. T. H…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Monthly Meeting, Friday, March 2

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

J. Elliot (chair), W. Glasscock, J. Roche, H. R. Carberry, and W. Hassett were present. CORRESPONDENCE…

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Pastoral. the Sheep Numbers. State Not Overstocked

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Stockowners will note with a great deal of interest that the Government S[?] estimates there were approximately 13,000,000 sheep and…

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Butter Quality

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

The recent quality trouble with Australian butter in London, which was definitely localised to Victorian manufacture, was used by some…

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Empire Butter Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

A proposal has been made to have a special Empire Class for butter at the next Dairy Show in London and [?] was suggested that the exhibits for…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Schute Bell and Co. Ltd., report: Execute competition persists in the auction room, every section of buyers having more leas [?] orders,…

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Sheep Sale at Orange

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

As will be seen by advertisement in this issue Messrs. Leeds Bros., Ltd., will be yarding 15,000 well bred sheep at Orange on Tuesday next, 13th…

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Pastoral Dipping of Lambs Results of Departmental Experiments

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

If care is taken in the dipping and in the preparation of the mixture, no harm will result from dipping lambs which are to be marketed as suckers…

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