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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 27

Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 April 1896 · page 2

ThE fifteenth annual show of the above thriving association opened auspiciously yesterday as regards the weather, which was simply delightful, but the attendance was scarcely as numerous as on…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1896 · page 3

The attendance at the show yesterday, though large was very much below that of the previous year. On the first day the receipts from all sources amounted to about £31, which was only £1 less…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 6

The fifteenth annual show of the above thriving association opened auspiciously on Wednesday as regards the weather, which was simply delightful, but the attendance was scarcely as numerous as on…

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Silage for Sheep and Horses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 16

While silage is specially used for cattle feeding writes the Farmers' Advocate) it also answers a good purpose as sheep feed. Old sheep, yearlings, and lambs may be cheaply…

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The Farm & Garden. Calls of the Skin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 16

A horse newly put to work, and working in a new harness, or under a new saddle, which touches parts not inured to the pressure, is very likely to have the skin of the back and…

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British Baby Farming. a Wholesale Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 2

INQUIRIES made by the police show that the woman Dyer recently arrested at Heading, England, on charges of murder in connection with baby…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, 21St April. (Before Messrs G. F. Scott, P.M. C. H. Dight and Thos. Ellis, J.'sP.) Sheep Steaing

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 April 1896 · page 2

Henry Grainger and James M'Mahon were charged with stealing two sheep, the property of Mackay Bros., or Raveusworth…

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Guides to Growers. a Series of Practical Articles Specially Written for the Information of Australian Farmers, Agriculturalists & Fruit Growers. Spraying for Fungus Diseases

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 April 1896 · page 4

The advantage and profit of spraying for fungus diseases is now placed beyond a doubt, and the question naturally arises as to the best and cheapest…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 3

Bradford wool market is very cautious, as fresh failures are reported…

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The Farm & Garden. the Gentle Art of Milking

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 16

Milking should always bo done quietly, I •which means steadily and quickly, (says ; Jlural Awlraliuii). The quality and quantity of milk depends more on this than many sup­pose. Loud talking should never be allowed during milking, and no talking is bettor still. Smoking is an abomination in the milking…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 April 1896 · page 5

It is expected that at the next series of wool sales there will be a decline of 5 per cent. in price as compared with the rates ruling at the close of last series…

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Sale of the "Eelah" Stud and Herd Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 5

An attractive Bale of the well-known "Eelah" stud and herd of pure Hereford cattle was conducted to-day at the Municipal Saleyards, Campbell's Hill, by Mr. E. W. Sparke, auctioneer. This…

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Experimental Farm Work

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1896 · page 2

It has been decided by Mr Sydney Smith to separate the scientific work on the experimental farms from the general farm work. This he is doing…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 5

London wool Bales have opened with a decline of fully half per cent, on closing rates of last series…

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Baby-farming in London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 April 1896 · page 5

The coroner's jury has returned a verdict of wilful murder against the woman Annie Dyer, who was arrested on suspicion of having murdered a number of infants whose bodies were found in the…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 April 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales competition is brisk, and there has been no further alteration in prices…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 May 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day competition was good and prices were unchanged. Very faulty lots show a decline of 7½ per cent., as compared with the closing rates of last series. The…

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Dipping Cattle for Tick

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 16

Mr. Francis, of the Texas veterinary station, gives his experience in the treatment of cattle for ticks in the Breeders' Gazette, from which we cull the following items:—The use of…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 3

The following rates were realised for the respective clips:— Bun, 8½d; Pahana, 8¼d; Mire, 9d; Larrock, 9d; Drelwarina, 9d; Comogla, 15d…

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London Wool Sales. April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 2

At the wool sales Messrs. Balme and Co., Jacomb Son, and Co., and Buxton Ronald, and Co. offered a catalogue of 11,160 bales, comprising a medium selection. With the exception of the…

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