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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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Singleton Dairying Company

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

Theatrention of farmersaudalt intersted in the dairying industry is called to an advertisement in another coloum notifying that a meeting will be hold in the Bulga…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 5

The following prices have been realised:—Tupia, 5 [?]d; Delegate, 7 [?]d; Afton, 7 [?]d; Gunnible, crossbred, 7 [?]d; Carrabed, 6 [?]d; Mungery, 6 [?]d; Langdale (New Zealand), 8 [?]d. Mr. Winchcomber of…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Annual Show—first Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 3

The committee and members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association as well as the residents of Muswellbrook and its fertile and thriving district have every reason to feel satisfled with…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and and Agricultural Association. the Exhibition To-day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 5

The weather to-day was fine but threatening whilst the attendance up till three o'clock numbered about three thousand. The trains from Murrurundi, Scone, Newcastle Maitland, and…

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The Wool Market. Later

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

Wool has had an excellent sale, and good competition all round. Prices favoured sellers…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

The prize for beat Hunter was won by Mr. C. J. Spratt's Unknown (Guy); Mr. C. P. O'Neill's Quirindi (W. Wilson), second. Bast pulling mare or geldings B. Cowan, first; A. Jewell, second…

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Elections or Sheep Directors

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 9

The Minister of Lands has introduced a measure in the Assembly, providing for an amendment in the Sheep Diseases Acts, in respect of voters qualifications for the election of directors under the Act…

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Canadian Red Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 12

Recent importations of American and Canadian wheats have led to some discussion as to the wisdom of cultivating at least one of tho varieties lately introduced. Expenience has shown that the…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 3

Wool is in excellent sale, prices being very firm…

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State Diplomas in Cheese and Butter Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 14

At the Agricultural Conference in Sydney on Monday, it was agreed that it is desirable that the Governments of the respective colonies should provide for State diplomas in cheese Had butter…

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The Butter Export or New South Wales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 10

Last week we commented upon the reports prejudicial to New South Wales butter which had been made to the Minister of Agriculture. The publication of those reports was considered by the…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. the Annual Show

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 7

The committee and members of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association an well as the residents of Muswellbrook and its fertile and thriving district have every reason to feel satisfied with…

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London Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 5

AT the wool sales this evening excellent business was done, there being good competition all round…

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The Farm & Garden. Dee Wisdom

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 11

There is a theory that bees instinctively select some persons as natural enemies. This is unfounded. Bees improve the fruit trees. Remember…

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Share-farming in France

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 11

A feature of French agriculture that attracts many travelling Australians (says Australasian) is the almost universal adoption of the system of farming by shares. When Mr. H…

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Some Important Pacts in Dairying. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 6

SIR,—The dairy is, or ought to be, the most important thing on the farm. Say what we will, and practise what style of agriculture we please, the…

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Farmer and Co

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

Furmer and Coy. Limited, of Sydney, bug to announce that thair represantative Mr E. G. Flotcher, will be in Singleton next Wednesday and Thursday, May 26th…

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Dairying Meeting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

Bottlers in the Bulga district are reminded of the meeting to be hold in connection with the co-openitivn dairying factory in the Bulga School of Arts this…

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A Counsel to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 4

SIR,—After the splendid fall of rain we have had, and which has unfortunately been denied to our brothers west of the Dividing Range, and on the table land, too, for that matter, I feel impelled…

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