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Farming & the land, 1928

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Wagga Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wagga, report a yarding of 30,000 sheep at a special sale held in Wagga on 9th March…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Ltd., reported on the 14th March:— The catalogue submitted by us to-day comprised 4,070 bales,…

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Wool From the South

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Only a few southern wools appeared in last Thursday's Sydney catalogue. Sales made by Winchcombe, Carson. Ltd., included merino fleece from…

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Sydney Wool Sales Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 1

An average selection, totalling 11,432 bales, was offered at the wool sales yesterday. Of this number 10.555 were sold at auction, while an…

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Fur Farming Rabbits and Foxes Experience Abroad

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

Evidence to suggest a rapid expansion in the use of the rabbit as a for bearing animal in England was submitted by Mr. Frederick White, to…

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Dr. Page's Plan. Needs of Farmers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

In a speech before members of the Victorian Country Party at its annual conference the Federal Treasurer, Dr. Earle Page, said that a system of…

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Developing Dairying in Russia and Siberia Soviet Gets Credit in Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

The Union Cold Storage Company has contracted for the marketing of all Russian dairy produce in Britain. Sir Edmund Vestey states the company…

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Rice Crop Ripened Stripping Commenced

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Messrs. Sayers and Blackmore have commenced stripping their crop of rice, of the Calusa variety. On the first 10 acres the crop was…

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Stony Point Farmers and Settlers' Association. Schoolboys' Tour of Tasmania Party of 100

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

A meeting of the above took place at the school last week and was poorly attended. Outside the correspondence of a routine character, there The secretary of the Young Australia League, Mr. W. B. Standard, reports that considerable interest is being displayed in Tasmania in…

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Wagga Butter Production

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

During the month of February the Murrumbidgee Co-operative Dairy Co. manufactured 41,049 lbs. of choice butter and 3820 lbs. of second. The rate…

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Chicago Wheat New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

Chicago wheat options are quoted: March 139 5-8 cents a bushel; May, 338 3-8 cents; July, 135½ cents…

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Commercial London Wool Sales London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 6

At the London wool sales 10,274 bales were offered, of which 6295 were Australian. There was an excellent offering of merinos and a limited…

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Farm Produce Act To be Tested SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 1
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With the object of testing the New South Wales Farm Produce Agents Act, 1926, a writ has been issued on behalf of the executive of the…

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Dangerous for Sheep

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. T. Sanderson, of Ariah Park, put 1000 sheep in one of his paddocks at Oura on Tuesday. On the following day he inspected the sheep and…

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Final Wheat Payment

Ariah Park News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 8

The secretary of the Wheat Growers Pooling and Marketing Company Ltd, advises that arrangements have been made…

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£3,500,000 Wheat Silos

Ariah Park News · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 4

The non-use by farmers of the costly wheat silos provided by the Government at their request was a chief subject of discussion…

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London Wool Sales London

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

At the wool sales 12,126 bales were offered, of which 2420 was Australian There was a good selection of cross breds, only a moderato offering…

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High Prices for Sheep Is it District Record? YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. M. Jasprizza sold a line of Wethers at 32/6, establishing what is claimed to be a record for the district. The mob numbered 3000,…

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Farmers and Settlers Association. Tumbarumba Branch

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 2

A representative meeting of farmers was held in the Tumbarumba School, of Arts on Saturday, 17th March, 1928, at 3 p.m…

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