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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 18

Disease in Sheep Acts Amendment Act. Registration of Ear Marks

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1878 · page 6

Although a good deal of doubt (says the Sydney Mail) has been expressed as to the possibility of finding such a number of different legible ear-marks as will admit of every owner…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Market. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Weekly Report

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1878 · page 4

Wool.—Since our last report there has been one public sale hold in Melbourne, at. which prices showed am improvement corresponding with the…

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Pastoral News, Stock MOVEMENTs and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1878 · page 2

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—Last week we had very severe frests all through the week, and on Saturday night last rain set in, which continued at intervals till Monday night, during which time 1½…

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Original Correspondence. Mr. Dangar's New Sheep Act. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 July 1878 · page 7

Sir,—Would you kindly allow me space in your columns to offer a few observations on a letter of Mr. Bucknell's, on this measure, in your issue of the 4th ultimo, to which my…

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Agricultural News by the Mail. the Next Wheat Crop. (Melbourne Australasian, June 29.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1878 · page 14

The weather in Great Britain during April had been extremely variable. A good deal of rain had fallen and frost had been of frequent occurrence. With May came in finer and more genial weather,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1878 · page 2

CROSSING AND CO[?]s MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Full supplies are to hand, besides advices of others approaching for local sale, fully adequate to requirements for some time…

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Commercial Intelligence Sydney Markets. Mort and Co.'s Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1878 · page 2

Wool.—Trade in the English manufacturing districts would appear to have taken a favorable turn, owing, no doubt, to the expected satisfactory solution of the Eastern question. As the recent London…

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Select Poetry. the Independent Farmer

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1878 · page 4

Let sailors sing of windy deep, Let soldiers praise their armour, But in my heart this [?] I'll keep— The independent farmer…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1878 · page 5

DENILIQUIN STOCK REPORT—July 5, 1878.—The weather has baen beautiful during the weak, to-day there is every Appearance of more rain coming. The reports of the home wool sales are still good, prices…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1878 · page 2

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—Friday, July 5, 1878. —Pastoral matters are looking up, the late rains having caused a good spring in the grass and herbage, and renewed the water supply out back. Still…

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Colonial Markets. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 July 1878 · page 2

Wool.—We held a sale to-day, at which we disposed of a catalogue of 687 bales, principally scoured wools, and cleared the lot to brisk competition at very satisfactory prices. Greasy, 7d to 9¼d; scoured,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 7

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Under this heading the sales of the past week have shown a slightly improved tone. We cannot, however, see a…

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Agriculture. Treatment of Seed Wheat

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 2

In pickling and [?]iming the [?]eed wheat to prevent [?]mut, the farmers appear generally to have one plan of making a pickle of [?]lb binestone to a bushel of wheat. Some add…

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From the Farm and Selection. Weeds on Grayel Walks

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1878 · page 2

To destroy weeds on gravel walks soak them With [?] acid, about the strength of one of forty parts of water. This plan is very successful, but will need to be…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1878 · page 7

GUNNE[?]AH STOCK REPORT.— We have had no change of any consequence to report in reference to the weather, since our last report, till this morning when a steady rain [?] in, which has continued…

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Monday, 8Th July, 1878. (Before Mr. A. J. KINGSMILL, J.P. Sheep Stealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1878 · page 2

John Re[?]vely, of Spring Ridge, Colly Blue, was brought forward charged with this offence ; the stolen [?] being the property of Alexander Frator, soar.,…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Market. Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Weekly Report

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1878 · page 3

Wool.—There has been one small sale held Melbourne since our last report, at which 138 bakes were sold at satisfactory prices. Telegrams received from London announce…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 3

The progress of the colonial wool sales siuo[?] my report of the 23rd nlt has been on the whole very satisfactory. Buyers have mastered from day to day in considerable force, and a fair spirit…

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Jerilderie Pastoral and Agricultural Show. (From the Herald's correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1878 · page 3

The weather had a depressing effect upon the show. Early on Thursday morning rain commenced to fall in torrents, and continued nearly all day; the roads, in [?]quence, were in a…

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Need Australia Import Stud Sheep

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1878 · page 1

THE Australasian says the value for stud proposes of the American merin[?] sheep presented to the Agricultural Society of Now South Wales by the Agricultural…

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