Pastoral Letter
The Archbishop of Madrid has issued a pastoral letter, placing the Spanish army under the protection of all the Saints. He almost promises…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1898
969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 49
Cream for Butter Making
Best 10 gallons of cream suitable for butter making. The first prize was won by Beresford Hudson, Eagleton's.Creamery being second, and L…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle by Sea to Melbourne
The effort that is now being made (says the Argus of April 26) to bring in fat cattle by sea from New South Wales to Victoria, will be watched with considerable interest. Arrangements have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Exhibits of Stock
Cattle—Bull, C. Searles ; bull 2 yrs and under 3, J, and W. Logan ; bull calf, J. R. Butler; cow, 3 years and over, Geo. Prince ; heifer, under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Market
The whest market in excited. English in 2s per quarter dearer, and foreign wheat 1s deliver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Antwerp Wool Sales
At the Antwerp wool sales there was fair competition. The catalogue comprised 2776 bales, of which 1009 were sold. Merinos show an advance of from 5 to 10 centimes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Pastoral Outlook
A RETURN appears in a recent issue of an important commercial magazine of the United States, relative to the position of the pastoral industry in America. The figures show that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Butter Trade
The Leading importers and distributors of colonial butter waited in a depution yesterday on the Agents-General of Australia with reference to the use of boracic acid in the butter as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local News. Cattle Market
The local market for fat cattle is hardening appreciably. During the week as high as £5 8s per paid for paid for a draft of fat cows. This is good news for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle by Sea to Melbourne
The effort that is now being made (says the Argus of April 26) to bring in fat cattle by sea from New South Wales to Victoria, will be watched with considerable interest. Arrangements have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bengalla Cattle at Maitland Show
WRITING of the Hunter River P. A. and H. Society's Show this week, the Maitland Mercury of Wednesday says:—"The fat stock sections for fat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COMMERCIAL. Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market
Very good prices were obtained for store cattle af the sales held at the local yards yesterday by Mr, Edward Higgens and Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Advance of the Cattle Tick
The announcement that tick had been discovered on cattle at Enoggera. near Briebane, was a sensational item of intelligence this week. The Minister of Mines and Agriculture has had the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How I Manage My Dairy Farm
In writing this article (says " Illawarra" in The Farm and Dairy) I don't set myself up as an authority, or lay down any hard and fast rules as to what any other farmer should…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Farm & Garden. Covering Manure
While there is doubtless much waste of manure while washing when it is spread thinly in the barnyard, that in piles is in not much danger from this cause, unless it is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Late News by Cable. London, April 30. Antwerp Wool Sales
The Antwerp second series of wool sales has closed. Prices unchanged. There were 8824 bales catalogued, of which 937 were Australian. Of the 2952 bales sold 325 were Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drought and Butter
The recent protracted drought and fires in the various colonies have had an unusual effect upon the Sydney produce market, which is still very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Muswellbrok Store Cattle Sale
Edward Higgens for Hill, Clark, and Co., reports: About 1950 head yarded to a good attendance of buyers, who on account of the New Tick regulations in Queensland were very anxious to buy at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Market
Wool sales opened weak at a five per cent. decline and there was poor competition. The decline is acutest in crossbreds and inferior merinos…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales. London
The Colonial wool sales opened to-day to a good attendance, when prices showed a decline of 5 per cent. as compared to last series…
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