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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
98 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 5
SIR—I have to request the favour of a portion of your space in order that I may direct attention to certain circumstances that have lately transpired in connection with the above society—of an aspect so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday, at the meeting of the Council of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, as reported in the Herald. Mr. W. P. Gordon read the following paper on "The principles that should guide breeders and graziers of sheep for long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool: Very little business has been transacted during the past month, only 150 bales, consisting of add lots, to close consignments, having been sold. We have numerous enquiries, the buyers here being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In March, 1873, the Agricultural Society of New South Wales forwarded to France sample fleeces of the wools exhibited that year, to the French Minister for Foreign Affairs in France, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—If Mr. White had no other reason for replying to my letter than the warning he tenders to the Members of the Society, it would have been more becoming to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The aspect of the sky was probably never more anxiously scanned than at present, in the hope of a copious rainfall. The total for the year, up to the present time, has been an average, but those who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The probability that owing to retarded receipts of the new clip the shipments for London February sales will be on a limited scale, and reports of small stocks in Europe, encourage those to ship their wools…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The silk farm at Corowa, which was visited by his Excellency the Governor on his recent tour in the Wahgunyah district, is the practical outcome of Mrs. Bladen Neill's energetic efforts to introduce in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool.—The first Bale of the new clip of wool was held at our warehouse on the 14th ultimo, and drew together a larger attendance than we have witnessed on any previous occasion, the sale-room being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. C. B. Fisher has presented to tho National Agricultural Society of Victoria present money prizes amounting to £250. for a shoaring match, to be competed for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A short time ago there was discovered in Texas a race of diminutive grangers, who had solved the transportation problem by the simple and sensible plan of raising all the grain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following is an approximate return of the number of sheep in the several districts of the colony. It- runs as follows:——…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following, from " Loudon's Agriculture," was read by Mr. Weedon, at the last meeting of the East Moreton Farmer's Association:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The London colonial wool sales opened this evening. The total arrivals amount to more than 80,000 bales. Upwards of 5500 bales have been offered Cape of Good Hope wools preponderated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Believing that a few truthful particulars relative to the three great interests mentioned will not be unacceptable to the new proprietors, and to the numerous subscribers, and still more numerous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To-day witnesses the close of senes of wool sales which, if somewhat variable, has been, on the whole of a most satisfactory character. Every class of wool, with the exception, perhaps, of Sydney greasy fleece,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first general meeting of members, for the election of officers and committee, in connection with the above association, was held in the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Wednesday, the 18th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the London Colonial wool sales the opening competition is well maintained. We have received the following telegram from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., dated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The general and not unreasonable anxiety, that, with the very large supplies for London May sales, the existing values must recede, has caused a quiet tone, and buyers show no inclination to operate on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the London Colonial Wool Sales the opening competition is well maintained. We have received the following tele…
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