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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
686 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 35
The rivers have retreated within their banks, and the effects of the flooding can now be fairly estimated. On the Goulburn, and also on the Murray, large areas of crop have been spoilt. A few feet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The most successful experiment in poultry farming that I have met with in Australia is that carried. on by Messrs. Anderson and Co. on the bank of the Saltwater River. The site of this "Chicken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The, committee of the above Association held their usual monthly meeting in the Morpeth School of Arts, on last Friday evening. Mr. J. Kearney (V.P.) occupied the chair, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—I have lately noticed in the columns of four journal several letters signed "Farmers' Friend," the last of which appeared in your issue of last Saturday, in which the writer gives a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday the usual weekly sales in connection with the above Association were held in the sheds and yards, adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr. J. H. Brunker was the auctioneer,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday Mr. H. O'Neill, salesman to the above, held the usual weekly sales at the shed Maitland South, and disposed of the following lines:- Butter, 1204 lbs. from 3d to 1s per lb.; eggs, 746…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is claimed by some that trees, if transplanted at night, will do better than if reset in the dry time. We know that the sun has an influence upon certain plants and flowers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is little or no change in the wool market. A Bradford correspondent remarks that the market there continues in a languid condition, though business cannot be reported as worse than it has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Messrs Mort and Co. report: We sold 3800 bales wool this week. The market is very active, easpecially for bright greasy, free from seed. Muroney's from Goolagong,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Australasian Mortgage[?] and Agency Co. report:—At our sales to-day, we offered 3050 bales, and sold 2920 bales. Biddings were very brisk, and prices were well maintained. Only exceptional…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the week the company have received and sold as undermentioned: Butter, 1056 lbs from 4½d to 10d per lb; eggs, 450 doz from 1½d to 1s 3d per d[?], 60 lbs at 3½d per lb; cheese, 216 lbs from 3d to 4½d per lb; honey 60 lb to 5½d per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe report the following sales at Newcastle during the week:- Tuesday, December 6.—969 lbs. butter, from 4d to 1s per lb.; 556 dozen eggs, from 8½d to 1s 2d per dozen; [?]1 pairs fowls,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. W. Ash sold on Tuesday last produce realizing as follows: Hams, 7d; shoulders, 4d; bacon, 5d to 1[?]d; mutton, 1¾d to 2½d; butter, 4d to 9d; eggs, 9d to 1s; honey, 5d to 6d; hide, s 2½d; cheese, 2d to 6d; cabbages, 2s 6d per dozen;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney: Lucerne hay—WR, 24 bales at 47s 6d; WA, 14 at 50s; M, 4 at 40s; IV, 27 at 40s; JBA, 28 at 47s 6d; RM, 28 at 45s; H, 4 at 41s; W (blue), 6 at 40s; 4T, 13 at 45s; A, 5 at 47s 6d; Ws, 4 at 45s; JC, 3at 45s; BX, 7 at 47s 6d, W (blue), 4 at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Co-operative farming has not hitherto proved successful. Mr. Bolton King's experiment in Warwickshire has proved a failure so far, and the result of the first year's working of Earl Spencer's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Wednesday the usual weekly sales in connection with the above Association were held in the she[?] and yards, adjoining the Church-street Railway station. Mr J. H…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Wednesday Mr H. O'Neill, salesman to the above, held the'usual weekly sales at the shed, Maitland South, and disposed of the following lines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr W A[?] (for Mr A. Henston) sold on Tuesday last, produce. mallsing as follows ; —; Hams, 7d ; shoulders, [?] to [?] mutton, 1½d to 2½d; butter, 4d to 9d ; eggs, 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a recent meeting of the French Society for the encouragement of Industry, M. Groafils, of Verviers, described a new method for preserving butter. He takes 98 parts of water, 2 parts of lactic acid, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday.—The weather during the week has been fine. The river, consequent upon last week's rain, rose to nearly ten feet above summer level. The country looks well…
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