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Farming & the land, 1936

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Cootamundra Sheep Sale

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Dalgety & Coy. Ltd., Cootamundra, report having held an exceptionally successful sheep sale on Friday last, 28th February, when they yarded…

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Wheat Prices

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 8

A total of 7,900 tons of N.S.W. wheat was sold on the London market last week, and prices varied from 3/8 5-8 per bushel to 3/9 3-8. Wheat…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent, The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser

For our sale on Thursday we submitted an attractive to good catalogue, with an occasional lot, here and there, of an average description. The…

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Wool Sale

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 1

Market report on wool sale held by Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., Sydney. 25th February. 1936. Sale 17…

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Lake Cargelligo Sheep Sale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 6

Paech, Benson and Co. report having held another highly successful sheep sale on February 26, in conjunction with Dalgety and Co. Ltd., of…

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Wheat Crop In New South Wales. High Riverina Average

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

The Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) estimates the current season’s wheat crop in New South Wales to be 47,265,000 bushels. The…

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That Wool Levy

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 8

Little has been heard lately of the proposed levy on wool for advertising and general publicity campaigns abroad,, but the scheme is far from…

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Wool-classing Classes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

REferring to the remarks made at the meeting of the farmers and Settlers' Association, Wagga branch, on Saturday night, regarding the…

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Wool Values Maintained

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., reported on 4th: Good general competition was experienced at our Sydney wool auction on Tuesday, and values were…

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N.w. Australia's Cattle-raising Handicaps

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 2

Speaking before Goulburn's Rotary Club. Mr. W. N. McDonald, of Fossil Down station. Western Australia, said that the problem…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 6

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "29/9 sold cargo South Australian loading 29/6;…

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Geelong Wool Sales Resume Geelong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

All descriptions were very firm at the highest point of the season, when the wool sales were resumed to-day at Geelong. A catalogue of 12,000 bales…

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Marketing of Butter Overseas Methods Criticised P.p. Union's Comments

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 7

"If any justification were still required for the widespread dissatisfaction among producers throughout the State with the existing methods of…

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Wheat Harvest Official Estimate of 17,265,000 BUSHELS

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 3

The Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waites) has made an estimate of the harvest of the current season, based upon returns received from…

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Time of Sowing of Wheat As Important As Variety

The Ardlethan-Beckom Times · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

As much depends upon the time that wheat is sown as upon the variety that is sown. As a general rule, late maturing varieties (such…

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Best Outside Sydney Dalgety and Co. Ltd.’s Modern Cattle Yards

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 5

Voted the best outside the city, the modern cattle yards which are situated near the Gundagai trucking yards, are a…

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Farmers' Belief Act

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 4

Advice has been received from Mr. G. P. Turner, supervisor, that the closing date for lodgment of applications is the 31st of the current month,…

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Farmers and Settlers Culcairn District Council Annual General Meeting Closer Settlement Discussed

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1936 · page 7

The annual and general meeting of the Culcarn district council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, took place at the Hotel Culcairn on…

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