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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 18

Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

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

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday, May 2.—During the week, there was on several days every indication of a good downpour of rain. Heavy clouds travelled over the sky, and it was thought that we…

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Sale of Pure-b[?]d Merino Sheep From Tasmania

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 May 1878 · page 6

Messrs. Mort and Co. report having sold by public auction, at the Quarantine ground, Peter sham, yesterday, on account of Messrs. James Gibson, David Taylor, W. H. Gibson, and…

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Singleton Police Court. Saturday, May 4, 1878. (Before Mr. G. Jarman, J.p.) Cattle Stealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1878 · page 4

Henry Knight adn James Taylor were charged with stealing one heifer the property of William Bowman of MusWellbrook…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Market. Hastings Cunningham and CO.'s Weekly Report

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1878 · page 4

Wool.—One sale has been held during the week but the offerings were of a miscellaneous character and no reliable quotations can be based upon the prices…

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The Future of Farming. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 8 May 1878 · page 2

Sir,— I vote in your issue of the 10th April your quotations from "A Farmer," viz.: "But if we must have the truth and the whole truth and true cause of all our failures…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 May 1878 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—The weather here since our last has been unsettled, and the indications have been many of a change to wet. On Sunday morning there was every appearance of…

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Poetry. the Farmer's Wife

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 May 1878 · page 13

Up with the birds in the early morning— The dew-drop glows like a precious gem Beautiful tints in the skies are dawning. But she's never a moment to look at them…

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

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 4

Wool.—We have no transactions to report for the week past. A public sale is announced for to-day, when some of the recently arrived Darling wools will…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, May 14Th, 1878, (Before Mr. J.N.Brooks, P.M., and Messrs. G.T. Loder and.A M'Dougall. J's.P.) Cattle Stealing

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 2

James Taylor, remanded from Friday, the 10th inst., was committed to take his trial for the above offence at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden at Singleton or such…

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The Farm and the Household. Lime As a Fertiliser

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 4

LIME almost invariably proves beneficial on drained land, but not on land that in wet. Whether it will pay or not, depends, greatly on the local price. In…

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The Effect of Dairying on the Fertility of Land

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 15 May 1878 · page 1

IN an address delivered to the American Dairyman's Association in Canada, Professor Stewart made the following interesting remarks upon this subject :—…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1878 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—Since our last report rain, apparently local only, has fallen. Thursday night having been wet the showers being almost continuous, and lasting from 9 in the evening until…

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Travelling Sheep

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 5

A GENTLEMAN who has travelled over a good deal of country out west has furnished the Queenslander with a low particular showing the injury inflected on…

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Melbourne Wool and Produce Market. Hastings Cunningham and Co.'s Monthly Report

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 4

Wool.-The business usually transacted at this period of the year has been much increased during the last few days by offerings of wool recently…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, May 21St, 1878. (Before Mr. J.N. Brooks. P.M., and Mr. W. Pearse, J.p.) Driving Cattle Without a Delivery Note

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1878 · page 2

James Taylor pleaded guilty to driving cattle without a delivery note, and was fined [?] 6d., with [?] coats. Henry Knight pleaded guilty to the same…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 17,1878.—Rain constantly threatening, badly wanted, still holds off; and the country is getting dried up again. The old grass bents still furnish a good bite of coarse feed,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday, Muy 16.— The weather during the week just over has been dry and fine. The nights and mornings have, on the whole, been tolerably chilly, though as yet there has…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1878

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 4

In another page will be found a copy of this Act, just passed, as published in the Government Gazette. As nearly every owner of stock, drover, or dealer in stock, will find it an…

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The Fourth Schedule. Application to 'Record a Sheep Brand or Mark[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 3

To Inspector of Sheep. 18 I (or we) have to request that you will record the…

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Diseases in Sheep Acts Amendment Act of 1878. (From Supplement to Government Gazette, May 18.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1878 · page 3

An Act to [?]mend the "Disease in Sheep Act of 1866" and the "Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Act of 1876" [?] regulate the driving of Stock an[?] to protect the…

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