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Farming & the land, 1928

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Sydney Wool Sales a Spirited Market Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday a good selection, totalling 10.870 bales, was offered. Of this number 10.131 bales were sold at auction, while…

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"A Little Farm Well Tilled."

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. George Brown, Jun., of Wambidgee, a has a little farm— just 133 acres, he tiled for the year. Off it he has taken something that "speaks…

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Farmers for England No Government Encouragement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1928 · page 1

Referring to a proposal to send 25 Australian farmers to England to study agricultural conditions, the acting Premier, Mr. Buttershaw, said today…

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Manuring Wheat Lands

Ariah Park News · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

The following letter received by Mr McRae, Barellan, should be read with more than ordinary lnterest by all local farmers: —…

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London Wool Sales Good Competition. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 4

At the London wool sales to-day, 10.366 bales were offered, of which 6800 were Australian and 1042 New Zealand. A large offering of merinos…

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Wool at Best Point of Season Very Strong Demand. The Secretory, Farmers& Graziers' Co-op. Co. writes 20/1/28:—

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Excellent competition and very satisfactory clearances have been the outstanding feature of this week's auction in the Sydney…

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Voluntary Wheat Pool Lapses Doubtful Prospects for Future

Ariah Park News · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 6

The Voluntary Wheat Pool (Wheat Growers Pool and Marketing Co) has decided to close the pool on January 31…

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New Season's Wheat F.A Q Standard 60¼1b

Ariah Park News · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

The grain trade sectional com mittee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce fixed the fair average quality standard of New…

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Wool Market. Messrs. Pitt, Son and Badgery report under date 20th January:—

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 8

Very buoyant market conditions are being experienced in all selling centres at the moment. This week's sales in Sydney have experienced a…

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Pastoral Wheat Growing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

The complaint is frequently made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been growing for years has "run out," or that some…

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Canadian, Wheat Crop Ottawa

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

The Bureau of Statistics places the Canadian wheat crop at 440,024,700, bushels from 22,400,000 acres. By special arrangement Reuter's world…

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Australia's Butter Export

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

The first six months of the Australian butter export season closed on December 31 last, and thanks to the information courteously supplied from…

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Eveness of Wool Prices ..... Exceptional Stability

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 8

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: — It is doubtful if Australia has eve experienced a wool season when values have kept on such an even…

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Wheat Growing. Sow only Pure Graded Seed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 3
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review

The complaint is frequently made by farmers that the seed of a variety of wheat that they have been growing for years has " run out," or that…

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London Wool Sales an Excited Market London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 2

At the London wool sales to-day 11,021 bales were offered, of which 7095 were Australian and 3160 New Zealand. There was an excellent…

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Wool at Best Point of Season. Very Strong Demand

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express, Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

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Season’s Wheat. F.A.Q. STANDARD 60[?] Grain Not Well Cleaned

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 January 1928 · page 6

The Sydney Chamber of Commerce last Friday fixed the fair average quality standard of New. South Wales wheat for the 1927-28 season at 60¼lb…

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