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Farming & the land, 1928

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The Wheat Market Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 1

The local wheat market is quiet, with parcels on offer at 5/ per bushel, country stations,a nd 5/7[?] truckside, Sydney…

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Year's Wool Results. Grots Return Reaches £67,000,000

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 2

Much valuable information concerning Australia's principal primary industry is contained in Winchcombe, Carson's annual…

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The Riverina. Combine to Demand Development 130 Delegates Hydro-electricity Basis for Town Water Supplies, Lighting and Power for Farms

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 1

WAGGA—The convention staged at the Oxford Theatre, Wagga, last Wednesday, under the auspices of the Riverina Development League…

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Menace to Farmers (Published by arrangement)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 5

An A.P. message reports a speech of Loring M. Black, junr., in the U.S.A. House of Representatives. The Congressman called attention…

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Assistance for South-western Farmers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 1

In the House at last sitting, Mr. Flannery asked: Is the Acting-Premier aware that owing to the drought conditions, which prevailed…

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Salvaged Wool

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 2

Probably the greatest achievement in Queensland in salving wool from flood waters was concluded on Saturday when the last of 940 bales was…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Brisbane office: "Wool sales opened with an average selection forward…

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Brisbane Wool Sales Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report that the Brisbane wool sales opened with an average selection forward Seed and dust were greatly in evidence…

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Effect of Top-dressing on Wool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 2

Though there can be no question as to the added feeding value to top-dressed pastures, writes the sheep and wool Expert of the Department…

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Murrumbidgee Development High Government Officials in Wagga Burrinjuck Electricity Breakdowns and Charges Prospects of the Dairying Industry

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 3

There was quite an invasion of Wagga by prominent Government officials yesterday who came to discuss with the local authorities such matters as the Burrinjuck electricity service, the dairying industry, and…

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Dairying Industry Visit of Government Experts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 3

A meeting was held in Wagga yesterday of only a handful of men; but it was of vast importance to the town and the…

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Pastoral Effect of Top-dressing on Wool

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 5

Though there can be no question as to the added feeding value to top-dressed pastures, writes the Sheep and Wool Expert of the…

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Sowing the Wheat Crop

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 5
Also in Ariah Park News

The rains experienced since January necessitated almost continuous working of the fallows to keep down weed growth and…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Company Limited, reports:— The local market has remained quiet during the week, there being…

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Wheat Production Debate at Cowra

Ariah Park News · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 5

A debate between the branches of the Agricultural Bureau at Cowra and Wattamondara was held recently, the Cowra branch…

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London Wool Sales Brick Competition London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 7

The London, wool sales opened to brisk competition. Fine crossbreds and slipes were a shade easier, but other sorts were little changed…

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Japan's Growing Wool Needs Easier Values, But Outlook Sound

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 3

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on 9th: During the past two months prices for average 64's merino tops in Bradford have dropped from their…

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Correspondence the Compulsory Wheat Pool (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) (To the Editor, "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 6

Sir,—I read with amazement the report in last week's issue of your paper, that at meetings of the Wagga branch of the F.S.A. a resolution was carried,…

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Is the Rabbit the "Golden Goose?" Stud Rabbit Farms

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 1

Is the rabbit the real "goose that deposited the golden eggs?" That may be mixed metaphor, but it carries a lot of meaning…

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