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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

528 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 27

The Farm & Garden. Pig Feeding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 6

They are very persevering in America, in efforts to get at the why and wherefore for results in pig breeding (says Rural Australian) following, concerning experiments carried…

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The English Butter Market Imports from Australia

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 4

MESSRS. W. WEDDEL AND Co. in their report of the results of the butter season now closing in London attribute the fall in price to the enormous…

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The Export of Cattle. An Excellent Market

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 2

THE steamer Banushire, which left Brisbane for London, via New Zealand, on the 5th February, has arrived at Las Palmas, and reports that of her…

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The Live Cattle Trade with England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 13

With the view of facilitating the trade in lire fat cattle from this colony to London the Chief Inspector of Stock (Mr. Alexander Bruce) recently suggested that the Agent-General for the colony…

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The Farm & Garden. Leaving the Hive

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 11

In the summer season bees are quite apt to swarm and leave the hive for various reasons, tut if one knows how to deal with insects it will not be so difficult to bring them back…

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Perfume Farming in California

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 11

Perfume farming (says Rural Australian) is a sweet-flavoured industry which has often been urged upon the attention of Californians, and some limited effort has been made to…

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The Export of Cattle to England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 April 1895 · page 2

The most encouraging information that has been published in Sydney as yet affecting the export of live cattle to England from New South Wales is that concerning the shipment of cattle by the…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 3

At the wool sale the selection generally is poor, and competition weak. Much of the wool offered was withdrawn. Good wools are about on a par with closing rates of March sales; inferior 5 per…

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Australian Canned Meat. Competition with America. The Live Cattle Trade

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 2

At the first annual meeting of the Riverna frozen Meat Company, held in Melbourne on Monday, the chairman, Mr John Corke, said the stock…

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Butter Factory Burned. a Case of Matches. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 May 1895 · page 3

MR HOOKE'S butter factory at ware Gulla, near Dangog, was burned to the ground 14 night with the exception of the engine-rooin. The…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 3

The London Colonial wool sales are progressing with increasing animation, and prices show a fresh improvement upon the advance established at the opening. The bulk of…

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Export of Cattle to England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 12

The most encouraging information that has been published in Sydney as yet affecting the export of [?] to England from New South Wales is that concerning the shipment of cattle by the…

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The farm & garden. May. Flower Garden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 7

During the past month we have had glorious weather, and had we been favoured with a little more moisture plants in the garden would have been growing and blooming…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 3

At the wool Bales prices have been maintained. The chief business was done by continental buyers…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 3

Wheat, which for a considerable time past has been quoted at 2s 7d, rose this morning to 2s 8d, with a possibility of a further rise. This advance has taken place in consequence of enquiries by…

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Alleged Remedies for Fluke in Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 4

We have received from the Chief Inspector of Stock, through Mr. H. J. Sealy, the local inspector, a report by Mr. Pottie, with comments by Mr. Bruce, upon the operation of two alleged specifics…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Fourteenth Annual Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 3

The weather for the opening day of the Muswellbrook Show was delightful, the suq being nice and warm, whilst there was an almost cloudless sky. The attendance for the first day was very…

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Tipper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Fourteenth Annual Show. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 2

The fourteenth annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association, which opened so auspiciously yesterday, was continued to-day, when beautiful weather was again…

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The Live Cattle Trade to Europe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 15

Oar Singleton correspondent writes:—All who take an interest in the development of the live cattle trade to Europe must feel gratified that the shipment of live cattle is assuming an importance…

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The London Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 8

The London Colonial wool sales are progressing with, increasing animation, and prices show a fresh improvement upon tho advance established at the opening. The bulk of…

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