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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
2
Colac live stock men report a large turnout at weekly cattle and horse sales with strong interest in dairy cows and springers. Prices varied by class, with top bids for quality animals. horses fetched high prices for draught and work stock, while sheep and store cattle moved steadily amid good competition.
Fragmented OCR shows assorted prices and items such as onions cheese and dairy terms. Mentions include per pound rates, quality descriptors, and vague references to market produce and dairy products with inconsistent spelling.
Ballarat Fat Cattle and Sheep sales show steady demand with a mix of good and inferior lots. Prices range for prime hullocks to 19, prime cows 11 to 12, heavy cattle up to 16 to 19, calves strong to 5, and sheep cross bred wethers 14 to 19, ewes around 11. Lambs up to 23 with brisk but cooling trade. Beech Forest sale notes include new cow quotations and stock at clearance.
Fragmented ad copy urges readers to ask about a blood remedy. It mentions stomach upset and system disturbance and promises guidance from a vendor or seller. The text references prescriptions and immediate sales context but remains unclear and partially garbled.
A grand concert will be held in the above hall on Wednesday October to aid Laval Cricket Club. A good program is guaranteed with tickets at two and one shilling. Also notices of bereavement record the deaths of relatives with verses and prayers.
H. Thomas reports a smaller attendance at the weekly Colac market. Apples sold at 6/6 per case, cabbage and parsnips around 1/6 to 2/0, rhubarb 2d per bunch, lettuce 9d, and turnips scarce with ripe potatoes in demand for immediate needs. Variety notes include Carron Snowflake White Bant Excel-Fior Pinkeye Brown and Reds, with fair prices and steady demand for local veg and second-hand items.
Fragmented report from a police court describes a case where transfer of wine and cheese is mentioned. The defendant failed to appear, a protection or evidence hearing was held, and a fee or fine was imposed. Details are obscured by garbled text and missing names.
The readable text is highly garbled with many misspellings and broken phrases. It appears to mention dates, fees, tickets, and possible political or civic actions but lacks coherent details. No identifiable people, organizations, or places can be reliably extracted.
An article discusses dairy breeding and farm practice as a factory system. It explains evaluating each cow by milk yield and cost to identify profitable cows versus unproductive ones. It notes the large U.S. dairy herd, the push to improve numbers, and the aim to avoid calamity in the business.
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