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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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A Proposed Farmers' Association. Public Meeting at Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 4

The first public meeting in connection with a movement among the farmers to form an Associa-tion for the protection of their interests was held last night in the Larges School of Arts, the…

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The Farm & garden. Silos and Ensilage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 11

In the last forty years or more experiments have been made in various countries in Europe, but most extensively in Hungary and France, to discover the best means of preserving…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1897 · page 5

The wool offered yesterday was a medium selec-tion. Competition by American buyers was quieter. Prices unchanged. The following prices were realised:—Larawall, 10[?]d, Moranghurk, 10[?]d;…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Monday. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 5

At the wool Bales to-day Only small catalogues were offered and the market is quiet…

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Lively Time at Farmer White's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 4

When Farmer White drove briskly up the lane as he returned from town his eyes bulged with surprise. Pickets were broken at intervals along his neat fence. The gate was…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 5

At Mark Lane English wheat is selling at 1s per quarter lower. The market is weak. The price of foreign wheat is unchanged…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 5

At the London Wool Sales to-day there were better sales, but prices remain unchanged…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 5

The market for faulty morinos is weaker. Good wools are firm, with an increased demand for the United States. The following prices have been realised for fleece of the undermentioned clips:—…

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Wool Sales [By Cable] London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

AT the wool sales, anly a small catalogue was offered, and the market was quiet…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 3

Following are the results of the racing which took place Warwick Farm on Saturday last:- FARM STAKES, 6 furlongs.-The Cryer,…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 3

The wool sales have closed. Prices remained firm all round…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1897 · page 3

The following prices have been realised for fleece of the undermentioned clips:— Manunda, 6d, Mossegiel, 7½d, Kynuna 7½d, Wainui, 7½d, Arow-henna, 8½d, Teapits, 9½d…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 3

The dosing Gales were very brisk, the prices for Rood merinos and greasy crossbreds being especially firm. The total quantity catalogued during the Series was 284,408 bales, of which 98,000 bales were…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales will open on the 10th instant and close on the 18th. The quantity available for solo ia 8700 bales, including 400 bales of Australian wool…

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Dairy Notes. Gorgonzola Cheese

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 1

Gorgonzola cheese has been made on rather a large scale at Bodalla for two winters— winter being the best time, as there is no refrigerating plant on the estate, Some of…

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Among the Pastoralists and Producers. the Quirindi Dairy Farmers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 12

perhaps no fairer landscape exists in New South Wales, or for that matter in any of the colonies, than that immediately surrounding Quirindi, devoted to agricultural and…

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The Farm & garden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

THE TEETH OF THE HORSE. The tooth of the horse formed the subject of a bulletin issued by the Agricultural Experiment station of Virginia. It concludes with the…

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Cross-breeding for the Dairy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 2

A writer in Hoard's Dairyman, calling for the experience of others in crossing breeds for the production of a model dairy cow, makes the following statements :—…

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Mormon Farming

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 11

The large profits of the Mormons as farmers financially are exhibited in the Atlantic Monthly. In the forty odd years since these people settled, virtually penniless, in Utab, they have expended…

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Letter to the Editor. a Suggestion to Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 4

SIR,—In common humanity it behoves the farmers who are shippers on the banks of the Paterson River to lighten the labours of the crews of the steamers taking away their…

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