THE Minister for chainsaws, Shane Ryan, reports that chainsaw races will be held at this year’s Oberon Show on Saturday, February 18.
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As this is a first for Oberon Show, organisers hope that many local cutters from the timber industry will be keen to show their talents.
Good prizemoney is on offer. Events will start at 3pm.
Shane advises that chainsaw races will also be held at the Eglinton Gymkhana on Saturday, February 25, again with very good prizemoney.
Good for spirits
SOME really positive results from saleyards and wool auction floors are helping to lift producers’ spirits and settle some loan commitments before they are due.
Several fine wool producers report greasy wool sale prices at 1500 cents a kilogram or a bit more and this equates to $3000 a bale gross.
Breeders with the sheep to allow a six-monthly shearing are cutting better than four kilograms each six months and selling at around 1300c/kg for a bit better than $100 per grown sheep per annum as a gross return.
Every one of us owes a debt of gratitude.
On the cattle side, sellers of PTIC heifers are rejoicing in great returns and the buyer will do all the work with calving heifers. Bought in steers in the $1100 to $1300 range will look pretty expensive until general rains fall.
Spared the worst
THE great efforts by firefighters of many callings must have saved a lot of homes and infrastructure during the dangerous conditions of recent weeks.
The Cassilis fire that burnt out around 100,000 acres, a big fire near Cumnock and our local fire near Georges Plains were cases of all hands on deck to save lives, property and livestock.
The tragedy at Bocoble, near Mudgee, could have happened to any one of our families. Our thoughts are with the Cox family.
Every one of us owes a debt of gratitude to our volunteer firefighters.
Laugh lines
THE Cardinal was at an official mayoral dinner when a waiter spilt extremely hot soup onto his lap and its surrounds. His Lordship grimaced and asked: “Is there any layman present who would be good enough to express my feelings?”
A country lass found employment at the local pharmacy and the chemist noticed her shyness. He told her that some men purchasing embarrassing products will not name them, but ask for size 310, 320 or 330. Our lass opened the shop on Sunday morning at 10 and rang her boss at 10.10. ”My first customer asks for 350 and we don’t have any. The man has a leather bag around his waist,” she said. The boss calmly told her: “He’s the paper man and wants $3.50 for the Sunday Tele.” (Thanks J and J.)