The Farm and Garden. Milk for Fattening Fowls
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 4
We have frequently urged the value of milk for laying hens' but have not spoken of its use for fattening purposes What a different taste a fine, nicely and quickly fatted, fowl has, when served on the table, compared with one which has been forced…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 2
The usual sales is connection with the above association were held by Messrs Brunker and Wolfe on Wednesday at their sheds and yards near Church-street Station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Encouragement to Farmers
Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 2
THE Railway Commissioners hare reacived on making important redactions in the rate, charged for the carriage of grain over the railways of the colony with a [view of…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1889 · page 5
Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—We submitted yesterday a catalogue of 2100 bales, principally greasy, the offerings in washed and scoured being unimportant. The attendance was fully up…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1889 · page 5
Sales during the week in connection with the above have been as under:- Tuesday, December 10.—850 lbs. butter at from 5d to 1s 2d per lb.; 246 dozen eggs from 1s 1d to 1s…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 2
Messrs Winchoombe, Carson and Co report: The wool market was lower to-day, owing to the fall in values in London. Foreigners are still securing a greater part…
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Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1889 · page 2
The usual sales of the above association were held yesterday, Mr H. York auctioneer The following prices were realised :— Butter, 8d to 1s 5d per lb ; eggs, 1s 2d to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 6
LATE PASTORAL INTELLIGENCE.—Carcoar, Monday: Stock passing through by train—Three trucks sheep, Cowra to Homebush, Chatnpy, to Lavender and Wilkinson; three trucks…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 5
The New Zealand Land and Mortgago Agency Co. reports:—We catalogued to-day 2200 bales wool; sold by auction and privately 1350,—greasy to lid, no superior light conditioned offered, washed…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 3
The heavy rates of carnage under which agricultural produce have laboured for years past are now to undergo considerable amelioration in consequeuce of a step of considerable importance which has just…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 5
The usual sales in connection with the above association were held by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe on Wednesday, at their sheds and yards, near Church-street station. Mr. Marshall was…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1889 · page 5
Mr. J. W. Bowes, on behalf of the above Company, disposed of the following catalogue at West Maitland, yesterday:- Butter, 1485 lbs. from 3d to 1s 3d per lb.; eggs,…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 2
A conens has been taken of the opinions hold by the woollen and worsted manufacturers of the United States regarding the admission of wool from foreign countries…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 4
Messrs. Goldshrough, Mort, and Co. report:—We brought forward to-day 3595 bales wool, principally medium greasy, with a few lots of good to superior, a fair proportion of average to good washed fleece,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Melbourne Wool Harket. [By Electric Telegraph.] Friday evening
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 4
The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: We offered to-day 2840 bales, and sold 2500. There was an active competition to established limits, the same as last weok. Greasy sold to 12[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipment of Frozen Butter. 150 Tons to Leave Next Week, (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 2
ANOTHER shipment of fifty tons of frozen butter leaves for London next week, It is asserted that, If cold storage space on the steamers could be obtained, this year a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Agency Co.'s Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 7
Sydney.—Hay: JD, 4 at 37s 6d; G, 16 at 40s; PL, 25 at 50s; JM. 11 at 40s; DX, 3 at 40s; FF, 18 at 45s; G, 4 at 40s; LP, 17 at 45s; W, 4 at 50s; DX, 13 at 40s; F, 13 at 50s; WD, 4 at 40s; MH,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm and Garden. Management of Bees and Control of Increase
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 4
The bee keeper who has a large number of colonies, says the Beekeener's Review, is interested in learning how to prevent or control increase. Under such conditions, surplus is more desirable than increase. By using large [?], and raising…
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Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 2
The usual sales in connection with the above association were hold by Messrs Brunker and Wolfe on Wednesday, at their sheds and yards, near Church-street station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep Blindness in South Australia
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 December 1889 · page 4
A DISEASE producing blindness in sheep has (the correspondent of the Age states) shown itself during the past two months, principally on the runs west…
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