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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1915
Page
1
Insects have surged this season due to mild weather and lax eradication efforts. Growers are urged to adopt a double winter spraying plan to combat woolly aphids red spider and mussel scale, with careful dilution and timing before pruning to secure clean trees and protect crops.
Dalgety and Co report firm country yardings with dearer cattle at Copleys Siding and Midland. Prime heavy bullocks reach £13 to £15 12s 6d, primes £11 10s to £12 15s, cows scarce, sheep and lambs mixed but generally easier than last week. Midland sale yarded 1454 sheep and lambs. 1167 sold, with Murchison wethers 28s to 29s, lambs prime 22s to 22s, stores strong, various prices for pigs and ewes with forward lambs in good form.
An excellent yarding of sheep at Tambelup was sold under keen competition. Four and six tooth wethers fetched 156 to 21, two and four tooth watchers 15/2 to 15/8, anne in lamb 18/-. Ewes with 100 percent lambs at foot sold 22 to 26/ and hoggets 12/4 to 14/5. A total of 1805 sheep were sold.
Elder Shenton and Co report unchanged country marks with more rain desired in central districts. Sheep sales include 61 sold, and listings from several owners across Bridgetown Gnowangersup Kimberley Downs and Brooke market noting hundreds of wethers and ewes. Also reports a warrelated note on Konigsberg injuries and Brussels civilians, plus Iron Cross mention and a stock yard tally of heavy fruit preservation.
In Katanning and Northam districts buyers list numerous mixed sheep, ewes, and wethers with varied prices per head. Roebourna, Carnarvon, and Port Hedland entries show store and market stock including cattle and lambs, with stated rates and quantities across multiple clients and districts.
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