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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

76 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 4 of 4

The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 10

Several dairy farmers have average[?] over £7 a week from about 30 acres [?] the Hunter district. More rain is needed in mostparts o[?]…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 10

500 tons of baled lucerne hay have been sent to Capetown, South Africa, by Benjamin and Sons, West Maitland, recently…

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The Weather, Crops, &c

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 9

THE copious rainfall of the past and present weeks will do an incalculable amount of good in the district, and the farmers are jubilant. More wheat has been grown in the Hawkesbury this season…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 10

To obtain control of the Sydney potato market we must send them a first-class article. The effect of forwarding a dirty, inferior quality, as was done some years…

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Weather and Crops

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 12

THE crops on the Hawkesbury district have been greatly benefitted by the recent copious rai[?]s, and never for years has the outlook been more che[?]ry or promising. Potato-digging will be commenced…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 10

The GAZETTE 2/6 Quarterly in advance. The fund started by the Adelaide "Register" in aid of the drought-stricken…

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Weather and Crops

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 7

THE weather during the past week has been delightful, even from a farmer's point of view, and the crops everywhere are looking simply splendid. Along the river a picture…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 10

At Albury farmers have refused an offer from South Australia of 5s per bushel for standing wheat crops. Several Hawkesbury farmers…

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Co-operation Amongst Farmers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 8

MR. JOHN HAYNES, M.P., is again on the warpath, pointing out the benefits of a system of Co-operation amongst producers, and, better than all, offering a scheme…

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Missing Cattle

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 11

THE cattle, supposed to have been stolen from Mr Sewell's at Berkshire Park, have been sought after by the police since Wednesday, and to a certain extent with success. Constable…

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Great Co-operative Farmers' Alliance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 7

IT will be of great interest to farmers, wine-growers, orchardists, settlers, and other producers of New South Wales, to learn that we have at last launched the…

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Systematic Farming

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 5

IN a country where the seasons are so uncertain as are ours, it is astonishing what happy-go-lucky methods are adopted. There are hundreds of farmers whose…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 10

Principal Thompson visited the Bathurst Experimental Farm on Saturday. Sparrows are very troublesome in most parts of the district, and have to be kept…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 10

Good samples of coffee have been grown on the Clarence. Mudgee Butter Factory paid £829 to suppliers for November…

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Great Co-Operative Farmers' Alliance

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 9

To the Editor. Sir,—Under the above heading Mr John Haynes, M.P., has addressed you on the benefits of Co-operation, as applied to producers. Under a similar heading he has an article in the…

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The Farmer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 26 December 1896 · page 10

Within sight of Mount Kenia (Central Africa) may now be seen apple, orange, apricot, peach, and various other fruit trees, most of them bearing names which…

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