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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1884

280 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 14

Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 May 1884 · page 2

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 2—The weather since our last issue has remained fine, and the anticipated good effects of our recent rainfall, except in favoured spots, are as not yet discernable…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1884 · page 8

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—May 2.—Since our last we have had no further rainfall to record, although at times it has looked threatening enough. To-night there are signs of a change, and hopes are general…

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The Farmer. Distribution of Fat in the Bodies of Animals. Part II. [?] F. H. STORER

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 2

ONE of the most important person with whom I have [?] was perfectly [?] at least as regards beef and the mutton, that the internal "[?] " is first deposited them the…

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The Farmer. Distribution of Fat in the Bodies of Animals. Part Iii

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 2

THERE are a number of trustworthy experiments that go to show that fat is really deposited out of the blood, suggested in the previous article. Thus Boussingault, on…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 3

BREWARRINA WEATHER REPORT.—Friday evening, May 16.-The past week has been a highly unpleasant one. a strong cold westerly wind having prevailed until to-day, accompanied by heavy…

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Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 3

Mr. James Hutchison reports that at the yards on Wednesday, 21st instant, 134 head were yarded. There was a large attendance of buyers and good…

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Profit on a Small Farm

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 19

The following account from a New Y[?] paper, of the net profit made by the owne[?] a farm of 150 acres, is worth studying [?] some of our (Queensland) small select[?]…

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The Farmer. Treatment of Baulking Horses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 May 1884 · page 2

ANYONE observing the inhuman treatment often bestowed upon baulking horses, will endorse the following persuasive measure recommended by the Germantown Telegraph…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1884 · page 3

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—May 23,1884.—The weather during the past week has been decidedly cold, frost being plainly visible on Sunday morning, but the days have been tolerably warm and pleasant…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1884 · page 2

FOBBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, May 23.—During the week the weather has been fine, but to-night there are signs of a change. Rain has fallen, but from appearances a heavy downpour is…

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Scarcity of Eatable Cattle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 21

An illustration of the effects which the extraordinarily severe drought in New South Wales has produced upon the live stock markets throughout Australia is given by the…

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The Farmer. Impoverishment of Land

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 6

M.DEHE[?]AIN, in his interesting discsurses upon the exhaustion of the soil by cultivation, makes some statements that are striking and suggestive…

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Scientific Farming Without a Knowledge of Science

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 May 1884 · page 1

THE title I have chosen seems to be a misnomer, but the farmers of the district having failed to attend the scientific lecture, by the gentleman sent…

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The Pastoral Dams Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 6

We give the Herald's full report of the discussion in the Legislative Council on Thursday on Mr. Brodribb's Pastoral Dams Bill:—…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1884 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—The weather since our last has been variable. We have had every appearance of rain on several occasions, and on Friday evening 11 points fell. Since then, however,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 3

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT,—May 30.—The weather during the past week has been mild, the days warm and bright, and the nights not particularly cold. Herbage is springing fairly well in many…

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Improvement in Trucking Cattle. (Australasian, May 31.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 6

Mr. Frank Mack, of Murgha, near Deniliquin, has just patented an invention—for which Messrs. Bruford and Braim, engineers, Melbourne, are the agents— for the purpose of enabling a whole train of tucks…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1884 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above Association was held in Mr. Tulip's room, Morpeth, on Friday evening last. There were present: Mr. Thomas…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1884 · page 5

NARRARRI STOCK REPORT.—June 6, 1884.—The weather during the past week has been particularly mild end genial, and on Wednesday and Thursday Indications of rain were very prevalent, They have,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1884 · page 3

FOBBKS STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening—About a quarter of an inch of rain has fallen since our last report, and the weather has been singularly mild and genial. The effect upon the pasturage is very…

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