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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
743 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 38
Sir John Bennett Lawes, the eminent agriculturist, estimates that the wheat harvest in Great Britain this year will yield on the average 26[?] bushels per acre, and that the total yield will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is a remarkable and undeniable fact that whilst the Victorian era has been one of marked and rapid advance in almost every branch of science, in one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Balme and Co. and Buxton and Ronald offered catalogues aggregating 8861 bales. The wools comprise an medium selection. There was a large attendance of buyers, including some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In an address to a number of farmers at Wagga on Saturday last, Mr. J. L. Thompson, travelling lecturer for the Agricultural Department, said the prospects for wheat-growers in Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Reid also received a deputation from the dairy farmers of the South Coast, introduced by Mr. Archie Campbell, M.L.A. Mr. Ales. Campbell, M.L.A., asked that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the wool sales there was very spirited competition for all descriptions, and prices are hardening. German buyers are purchasing merinos freely. Some buyers are competing keenly for crossbreds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although specimens of almost every food plant are cultivated at the farm, wheat is the crop to which special attention is directed. As the district is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN an address to the farmers at Wngga Saturday, Mr J. L. Thompson, travelling lecturer for the Agricultural Department, said the prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In reply to a question At the last agricultural conference as to the befit variety of maize for ensilage, Mr Thompson, agricultural expert, said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Reid also received a deputation from the dairy farmers of the South Coast, introduced by Mr. Archie Campbell, M.L.A., on Thursday. Mr. Ales. Campbell, M.L.A., asked that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At this season of the year, whon the new .fronds are beginning to shoot, is the time to clean, repot, and divide ferns. It is not necessary to re-pot largo specimen plants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The special commissioner of the Standard, who has been inquiring into the state of the agrarian districts in Ireland, reports that there is no fear of a famine through the shortage; in the potato…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Butter 6d to 10d lb, Iard 3d to 4d, drip, pings 21d to 3½d, eggs 5¾d to 6¾d doz, honey 2s to 2s 6d small tin, 2¼d to 3d lb, hams 6d to 8d, bacon 5d to 6½d, cheese 3d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A married labourer gets 10s per week, with 3½ pints of milk a day and 3½ pints of skim milk; he also receives a quantity of rye. If he has a family…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The largest farm in New Zealand was at one time a swamp or morass, but was reclaimed by drainage. It is situated on the Great Canterbury…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the wool sales last evening the prices for all good combing wools showed a hardening tendency. American buyers are freely paying extreme rated for light conditioned [?]. The following [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although useful showers of rain fell last week, the heavy winds which prevailed on Friday and Saturday counteracted their influence. As the wheat crops are now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The mysterious deaths which have lately occurred amongst sheep in thus referred to by a correspondent:—"I have little doubt from the way…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was shown at the produce stores of Messrs Atkin Brothers yesterday, a collection of farm products raised by Mr E. Bird, of Redbournberry. It was plainly…
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