Dairymen and Ensilage
MR J MILLER, of Cornwallis, is sending a goodly quantity of milk to Sydney daily, where big prices are now being realised for it, owing to the prevalence of a dry season. Mr Miller, it was recorded…
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Farming & the land, 1897
70 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 2 of 4
The Farmer
Early frost in many places has damaged such crops as tobacco, maize, pumpkin. The Government of South Australia has distributed 23,000 bushels of seed…
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Maize' husks have been sold at Dungog at 6d a bag. Wanted—a Record Rain! Farmers, graziers, and, in fact, everybody, are…
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Rabbits as a commercial trade are making way in South Australia, and it is expected a profitable trade will be opened with Great Britain…
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THE delightful rain experienced during the latter end of last week has already much improved the appearance of the district, and has enabled farmers to…
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The takings at the Sydney Agricultural Show at Easter totalled £4339 5/8. The wheat area harvested for grain in 1896 m N.S.W. exceeds that of 1895 by…
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"CANDOUR" in the "Western Post" (Mudgee) says:—"The Government farm at Richmond, as also Government exhibits at P. and A. Shows, have time and…
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[?] and out and round about, and rambling to and fro mite a lot of hings to see, so roll up for the Show [?]…
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Perfect drainage has shown its values in many orchards this dry season, as well as in a wet one. District farmers are now hard at it,…
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Farmers' institutes are increasing in their popularity in other countries. How long will it be before we have them here? Lord Wolseley, Commander-in-Chief,…
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To THE EDITOR. Sir,—I read in your paper a week or so back that Messrs Pope and Griffith took a great risk in buying orange crops in the Kurrajong district this year,…
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They are going to extend the growth of [?]ucalyptus in America for the use of street paving and scenic effect. The "blue gum" is said to thrive quite as well…
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A MEETING of the above Boards was held last week at the Stock Office, Penrith. The following Directors were present: Messrs J D Single, Edgar Cox, A Benson, P A Lamb, B Hamilton, J K Lethbridge,…
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Chaff is £10 per ton at Broken Hill. Richard Morris has been fined £5 and costs at East Maitland for supplying milk from unregistered premises…
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Amongst the visitors to the Hawkesbury Agricultural College last week was Mr. Cox, of Sorrento, Seven Hills, a fruitgrower well-known in the colon…
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During May 25,600 bags of maize was exported from the Clarence district, making the total output of the present season's crop 310,250 bushels, of the estimated net…
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Result of the rain. Clover is an inch high on the flats about Wellington. At Towri there are now 2,000 acres under wheat, and 350 more will be sown within…
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Three oranges grown at Dubbo weighed 21b 140Z. The drought has practically broken up in the back country, rain having fallen…
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The GAZETTE 2/6 Quarterly in advance. District oranges and mandarines are going into the market pretty freely just…
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[?] carthorses, sent to West Australia recently, realised £430. Growing maize you only get one crop a year, while supplying a creamery you…
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