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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1882

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The Victorian Wheat Harvest of 1881-2. (Melbourne Australasian April 8.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1882 · page 6

The past year has been one of the most peculiar which the farmers of the colony have had to cope with. Shortly after the sowing had been completed the prospect was highly encouraging, for the crops…

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Agriculture. Fencing on the Farm or Station. by an Old Colonist

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 April 1882 · page 4

There is no question concerning the necessity for fencing in connection with colonial agriculture, whether the occupation we are engaged in is grain-raining, or stock, or sheep-farming…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1882 · page 7

WILCANNIA STOCK REPORT.—April 12, 1882.—The weather still remains dry, with very little appearance of a change. We have no local stock movements to note. O[?]r Wanaaring correspondent writes under…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1882 · page 2

NARRAB[?]I STOCK REPORT.—April 20, 1882.— There is no change to report in pastoral affairs, the weather still holds fine, with cool nights and warm days. Several times during the past week storms…

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Pastoral:stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 7

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, April 21,—Another week of dry weather. During the early part of the week the nights were very chilly, quite cold enough to destroy any number of poor…

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Probable Wheat Supplies to Europe. (Melbourne Australasian, April 25.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 7

Although the cable has kept our readers well informed on the actual changes ia value of grain in the London market, we have to wait the arrival of our files to learn the causes…

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Prodicts of the Dairy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1882 · page 6

The value of he annual products of the dairy in the United Sta[?]s may be summed up as follows: The butter pr[?]uct, 200,000,000 dols; milk sold, 66,000,000.ols; cheese, 30,000,000 dols; calves…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 2

MURRURUNDI STOCK PASSINGS.—On Monday, a mob of 729 cattle passed through Murrurundi, under the charge of Mr. John Conlon. They were in fair condition; feed being very scarce on the road up…

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The Wheat Production of Victoria. (Melbourne Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 7

Certain of our country contemporaries have been severely exercised on the subject of agricultural statistics. From time to time they have complained of the non-appearance of Government returns at an…

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The Modern Dairy System of Great Britain. (Melbourne Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1882 · page 7

We note the spread of a movement towards placing dairy husbandry on a sounder basis than it has ever occupied in England. In order to establish a business in cheese or in butter it is necessary that…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1882 · page 2

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Wednesday evening, May 3.—Our usual report having been accidentally omitted from last week's issue, we now give notes for the last fortnight, during which we were…

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Stud Cattle Farm at Tamworth. (To the Editor of t[?]e Maitl d Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1882 · page 4

SIR,—In my letter, appearing in your issue of the 4th instant, I inadvertently made use of the words "champion prize," in place of first prize, in sp[?]aking of the bull Agamemnon, at the Sydney Exhibition…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1882 · page 2

Sale of 702 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Balme and Co., on Tuesday, 28th February 1882:- Ex Almora and Roma, from Sydney and…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1882 · page 2

WILCANNIA S[?]OCK REPORT.—May 3, 1882.—There has been no rain since our last issue. Up to this day week the fall here was a few points below half an inch, but during the night and the foll wing…

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The Aim Farmers should hold in view in Keeping Sheep. (Correspondent of Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1882 · page 6

It is a common error that merinos cannot be kept with profit except in large flocks and in paddocks of great extent. So prevalent is this opinion that many who would willingly…

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