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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 49
Jacob Ruppert, the wealthy New York brewer, has invested about 400,000dol (£80,000) in a duck farm (says the New York Commercial Advertiser) at his country place, Rhinecliff-on-the-Hudson, where…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The breeding sows should be lengthy and roomy, as a short stubby sow is rarely a good breeder. She should have good legs or when she gets full grown and heavy she is apt to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In America the export of butter to England is receiving an extraordinary amount of attention, and a strong effort is to be made to capture the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ONE of the principal consignors of cattle at the Homebush yards declined to pay the tax of 1s per head placed, on all cattle disposed of by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Yet another method : A funnel of sheet iron (which should bo fairly stoat) is made and placed over the stump to be burned, after the root has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Channel Islands the gathering of sea weed and its sale as a fertilisor becomes during the summer a paramount business. So highly indeed is seaweed prized that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →When one remembers the number of years that have elapsed since irrigation on an extensive scale began to engage the attention of settlers, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THERE is now on view at the office of the Minister for Mines and Agriculture a sample of decorticated fibre from the rainio or rhea plant, grown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Every dairy farmer in the land will prick up his ears at any sort of talk, that relates to the future price of butter. Talk to him about what he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the Municipal Yards, on the 21st instant, Mr. Edward Higgins will offer at auction 1200 head of store cattle and a valuable polled angus dairy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Antwerp wool sales opened yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was active. 2878 bales were offered, of which 1822 bales ware sold. The prices for good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOR many years past strenuous efforts have been made in most parts of the world to create and stimulate various industries, not only with a view of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. James G[?]die, Manager of Duckenfield Park Creamery and Butter Factory, sends us for publication the following letter from the manager of the Fresh Food, and Ice Company, dated Jan, 7, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN addition lo the grand lot of store cattle to be offered at the local Municipal sale yards on the 21st instant, by Mr. Edward Higgen's, we note other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Sydney Wool-Selling Brokers' Association report that the weekly series of sales was resumed at the Wool Exchange last Monday. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that the weekly series of sales was resumed at the Wool Exchange last Monday. There was a very large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An experienced horse trainer writes to Mural Australian—"For the benefit of those who have been caused a great deal of anxiety by a jibbing horse, lost trains, as well as their…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. R. Crowe, assistant Government dairy expert, recently delivered a lecture at Rochester, in which (says Australasian) he furnished some interesting and valuable information…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The butter sellers along Sussex-street have reduced the wholesale price of the beat creamery to 7½d per lb…
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