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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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Fr[?]etrade for the Farmer Freetrade for the Worlman and Shopkeeper

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 6

CODDEN: Do you know that your electors are the political jury of the country ? Upon you depend whether the depression, which we feel, shall be…

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Protection and the Farmers (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 7

SIR,-AS a firm believer in the benefits which will [?]cerce to the farmers from a solid protectionist policy, I cannot but take exception to the ulterances…

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The London Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 2

As private telegram from London state that the wool market is firm, and prices are unchanged…

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Protection and the Farmer. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 July 1894 · page 3

SIR,—I would like to ask Mr Connelly, through your columns, how protection will benefit the farmers, as I notice by the market reports that…

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The London Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

As private telegram from London stales that the wool market is [?] and prices are unchanged…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

Following are the results of the racing which took place at Warwick Farm on Saturday last:[?]URDL[?] RACE, 2 miles.-Barney. [?] 1 ;…

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The Farm and Garden. Potato Growing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 10

The time for getting in seed for a Spring crop of potatoes is approaching (says Rural Australian.) July is a favourite month where there are no risks from late frosts. But…

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Landlords and Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 2

The very useful series of reports being published by the Commission on Agriculture will bo a. permanent record of the folly of the English public…

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H.R. Farmers' Produce Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 3

On Wednesday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr Jas. H. Brunker was the salea[?], and…

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Stud Sheep Sales. Important to Graziers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 July 1894 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., wool brokers, Sydney, have banded us the following letter from the Railway Commissioners, advising that in reply to the Company's representations upon Mr. Martin's…

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How to Judge Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 3

The finest and softest wool is always on the shoulders of the sheep. An expert on judging sheep always looks at the wool on the shoulders first. A writer of experience in rearing fine-woolled sheep…

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H.R. farmers' Produce Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 6

On Wednesday the usual weekly sales were held in the sheds and yard adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr Jas. H. Brunker was the salesman, and…

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Letters to the Editor. Live Cattle Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 2

SIR,—The great difficulty at present experienced in disposing of oar frozen beef in London, from the fact that freezing has such a deteriorating effect upon it that it brings only one-half the price…

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Farmers' Union

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1894 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the above was held in the School of Arts, on Saturday night last, to transact the final business in connection with the…

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Bowthorne Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 August 1894 · page 4

This splendid and well-equipped factory, the property of Mr. John Lavis, of Bowthorne, near Hinton, may fairly be classed among the most successful and flourishing industries of the colony. Mr. Lavis has…

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Farm and Garden. Lessening the Cost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 August 1894 · page 2

With all products of the farm one of the best ways of increasing the profits is by lessoning the cost of production, keeping in view the fact that this should never be…

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The Cattle-shipping Experiment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 2

Unfortunately for stock owners the experimental shipment of live cattle to Great Britain by the "Maori King" is not likely to be a success: the initiators of the movement have gone the wrong…

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Exportation of Live Cattle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 12

Mr. R. T. Keys, of Bengalla, Muswellbrook, writes us as follows with regard to this very important subject:— The great difficult at present experienced in…

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How to Judge Wool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 12

The finest and softest wool is always on the shoulders of the sheep. An expert on judging sheep always looks at the wool on the shoulders first. A writer of experience in rearing fine-woolled sheep…

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London Sales of Colonial Wool

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 15

From European Mail of June 20 we take the following:—Since the close of last colonial wool auctions in London there have been be incidents in the market worth recording; 500 bales will more than…

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