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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1879

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

Dubbo Pastoral and Agricultural Show. [By telegraph from the Herald.) Dubbo

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1879 · page 6

The North Western Pastoral Agricultural Association's Exhibition was held to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance good. There were a large number of exhibits in…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1879 · page 2

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—May 8, 1879.—Since last writing we have had changeable, windy, and bleak weather for the most part, and during one day in the week a slight cold rain. The last few days,…

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Original Correspondence. Clever Recovery of the Stolen Cattle From Yarraman. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1879 · page 2

SIR,—On Tuesday evening, Constable Christain of the Blackville police station, was rewarded for his exertions by finding of the cattle. It must be remembered these…

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Farming on the Gigantic Scale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1879 · page 5

Some time since we took an opportunity of adding a note, to a newspaper laudatory notice of some enormous farms in the United States, that we had noticed that some…

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Exhaustion of Farm Soil by Growing, Wheat and Corn

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 14 May 1879 · page 1

THE boat uses of wheat straw have been investigated scientifically by Mr. Lawes. The whole matter turns of course on the proportionate value of straw for bedding…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 9, 1879.—Yesterday evening rain began to fall, and it has steadily continued up to the time of our going to Press, 11 a.m., with every appearance of continuation. For…

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Victorian Experiences of small Flocks upon Farms. (Melbourne Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 14

Our inquiries regarding sheep husbandry upon farms have elicited much information of a satisfactory character, together with a great deal of a directly opposite nature…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements. and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 2

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—May 15,1879.—We have to report an almost (Continuous week of rain, which has been general throughout the district, very nearly 3 inches of rain having fallen for the week…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 5

BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—May 5th.—The weather has remained unaltered since our last issue, with the exception of a thunder[?]rhower on Thursday. The country is looking grand, and heavy rains have…

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Muswell Brook. Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1879 · page 7

The usual monthly meeting was held on the Show Ground on the 7th inst. Present— The President (J. H. Keys, Esq.), Messrs. F. W. Thrum, William Bowman, D. Ferguson,…

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Yarraman. [From Our Correspondent.] Clever Recovery of the Cattle Stolen From Yarraman Station

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1879 · page 2

ON Monday, the 5th instant, constable Christian, of the Biack Creek Police force, accompanied by Mr. Cobham, manager of the Yarraman Station, returned from their…

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"Fracas" Between Farmers and Auctioners

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1879 · page 2

Fighting among the cloth is nothing new for, hating each other for the love of God, of course they have justifiable grounds for disagreement. Doctors that cannot agree,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1879 · page 2

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—May 14.—The past week has been both cold and rainy. Since our last issue the days have been cold and windy up to Thursday night, when a slight, mizzling rain…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 7

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Stations: Buyers do not feel justified in giving vendors prices until a change for the better in the fat stock and wool markets takes place…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1879 · page 5

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—May 22, 1879.—We have te report a week of almost continuous rain, which at times has fallen very heavily, the total fall for the week being 1 inch 54 points. Reports are to…

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Selectors' Sheep. (From the Darling Dawns Gazette.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 28 May 1879 · page 2

THERE are few subjects that possibly are more deserving the serious attention of selectors than a judicious selection of sheep from which to breed. It also mast…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1879 · page 2

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tueaday evening, May 20.—Since our last we have had a deal of threatening weather, and last night there was a feeble attempt at rain, which, however, did not result in…

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Cross Breeding of Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 14

A gentleman of great practical experience in sheep breeding and wool producing, in this district, has forwarded us the copy of a letter on the subject, signed Richard Bennett, and…

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A Farm-house Dirge

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1879 · page 2

I THOUGHT you would come this morning, ma'am. Yes, E[?]ith at last has gone; To-morrow's a week, ay, just as the sun right into her window shone;…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1879 · page 7

NARRABBI STOCK REPORT.—May 30,1879.—The weather during the past week has been stormy, cold and wet; rain has fallen more or less every day, and at times the wind has been keen end biting as in…

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