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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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Baby Farming

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 2

A young woman named Kate Delohory was committed for trial to-day for having abandoned a child twenty months old. The evidence went to…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 6

The market remains quiet but firm. In the limited business doing in all home-grown wools, staplers, writes a Bradford correspondent, maintain late rates with firmness. The stocks of spinners…

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H. R. Farmers and, Consumers Co

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

Yesterday Mr. H. O'Neill disposed of the following at Maitland South:- Butter, 1062 lbs. from 6d to 1s 6d per lb.; eggs, 730 dozon from 1s 5½d to 1s 7½d per dozen;…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 5

Yesterday the usua1 weekly sale in connection with the above association was held in the sheds and yards, adjoining the Church-street railway station. Mr. H. J. Marshall was the auctioneer,…

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Terrible Murder by a Farm Bailiff

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1889 · page 6

A terrible murder was committed on January 5 by a farm bailiff named Arscott, living at Tor Mill, South Taunton Village, not, far from Exeter, Arscott, who is 65 years of age, had been married…

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Butter Making in Devonshire

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 8

By the courtesy of the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Ackland, Bart, we (Foreign Exchange) were recently privileged to attend the dairy class at the Home Farm. Miss…

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The Lung Thread-worm in Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 8

Parasites which invest the flock are much to be dreaded. The worst is the lung thread-worm, which prevails everywhere and ia most destructive to the lambs. This worm…

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H. R. Farmers Association Newcastle Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 4

Sales during the week have been as under:- Tuesday, Feb 19th.—550 lbs, butter, 7d to Is 4d; 80 dozen eggs, 1s 7d to 1s 9d; 12 pairs fowls, 3s to 3s 6d; 8 pair ducks, 3s 6d to 4s; 6 pairs geese, 5s…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Agency CO.'s REPORT

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 7

Sydney.—Hay: PO, 3 at 25s; JNO, 2 at 70s; PH, 8 at 75s; JW, 4 at 80s; JW, 2 at 80s; JX, 2 at 75s; D arrow, 16 at 80s; JR (conjoined), 3 at 70s; PH, 2 at 80s; JR (conjoined) 3 at 80s; S, 14 at 80s;…

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The Farm and Garden. Warming Food for Milch Cows

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 8

It is not accidental that the best dairy regions in the world have been located in moist and warm climates, where extremes of heat and cold do not prevail. Holland and…

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Farmer. A Plan For a Woman's Poultry Farm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

Most of the weak points about poultry farms have to do in some way with the obstinate fact that the ground which many chickens live on will get unhealthy. Even…

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To the Farmers of Patrick's Plains. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 2

SIR,—The elections are over, and I find that the Freetraders have a small majority, but the votes that returned them are significant. The Protectionist members polled 70,000…

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Commercial. H. R. Farmers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1889 · page 3

On Wednesday the usual weekly sale in connection with the above association was held in the sheds and yards, adjoining the Church-street railway station. Mc H. J…

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The French Sheep Farm

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 4

M. Gustave Heuze contributes to the Journal d'Agriculture Pratique an interesting account of the national sheep breeding farm (bergerie) at Rambouillet, which has now been in existence for…

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Hunter River Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Agency Co. (Limited.) Half-yearly Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1889 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon the seventh half yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held in the office of the Company, Morpeth. There was a large attendance. Mr. J. W. Bowes,…

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Cancered Sheep

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1889 · page 3

REFERRING to the discussion lately going on in the Shearers' Conference at Wagga, the Express introduces the following exceedingly unpleasant…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 4

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. report:—The Colonial wool market remains quiet, in face of public sales to commence on the 29th inst.; there has been a little inquiry of late, but only a few…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1889 · page 5

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. H. J. Marshall was the actioncer,…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumere, [?] Agency Co's. Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 6

Sydney.—Hay: JM No. 1, 6 at [?] at 85s; 4 in a, 6 at 85s; JM, 90s; MD conjoined, 10 at 85s; P in 5 at 90s; J in circle, 4 at 85s; RH, 85s;…

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The Farm and Garden How Thet Farmers in Denmark

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1889 · page 8

Young men are apprenticed to the beat farmers all over the kingdom for two or three years, under the oversight of the Royal Agricultural Society. They work for good…

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