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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1927
Page
12
Seasonal notes from J. P. Shelton warn it is too late to topdress pastures with superphosphate in winter and early spring. Dry conditions reduce impact this year, so most pasture work should wait until May and June of next year. The piece discusses clover seeding timing and promotes autumn sowing to suit natural plant cycles.
A guide for sheep owners on pre shearing classing of ewes and selecting rams to improve wool quality. Emphasizes culling harsh or excessively fine wool, judging density and length, and marking culled ewes for later removal. Advises selecting rams to correct ewe faults and avoid inherited flaws in offspring.
An article surveys farm livestock in 1925 including beef cattle weight yields at U S packing plants 64 percent and sheep meat 48 percent. It discusses calf rearing on milk and hay silage feed and whether potatoes should be grown and earth up practice. It also notes a South Africa Hereford cow with13 calves and mentions Russian shepherd training and English railway horse to tractor shift trends.
The Government Statistician reports NSW wool production rising from 1881 to 1926 27 with a clip valued at 35 227 000 despite droughts floods and rabbit plagues. In 1881 about 62 million sheep produced 41 000 000 pounds. in 1926 61 880 000 sheep yielded nearly 500 000 000 pounds of wool valued at 36 287 000 pounds. The note highlights fodder shortfalls and potential annual wool income near 60 000 000 pounds if conditions improve.
Wed August 31 market report shows fat sheep forward amid keen competition with prices advancing from last week. Merino wethers to 46/1, crossbreds to 46/1 and lambs to 10/10. Crossbreds and merino wethers sold for several owners including Currandogley Norwood Overdale Hrishane Vale Maxton. Fat cattle demand strong with best beef at 45/- per 100 lbs. Heifers and calves priced. high weight steers to 8 1/1 and shrunk heifers to 7/11 per 100. Cattle sales for J Pring Reynolds Heimby, J E Shiel, D Feeney noted.
A Federal Council of the Australian Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries' Association was formed in Sydney to standardise dairy quality, coordinate state associations, and improve factory managers' and secretaries' positions. A NSW Agricultural Bureau talk urged maize storage for drought aid, potentially boosting sheep and wealth. An American family crossed the International Border to Saskatchewan with a 320 acre farm, traveling in a covered wagon with 19 horses and a large farming outfit.
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