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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 49

Sydney Wool Selling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 2

THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have issued a circular to their constituents pointing out that, as a result of…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 26 October 1898 · page 1

Wool.—A good weeks business has been done, 20,685 bales having been catalogued, whilst the total sales at auction and privately amount to…

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The Dairy Durham Bull

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 October 1898 · page 2

Siuce the arrival at Singleton of the Government Dairy Durham Bull, Clipper, loaned to the Northern Agricultural Association he has been quartered in the Show…

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Shearers Refused to Shear Wet Sheep

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 2

AN important shearing case came before the Walgett Bench on Friday last, when A. D. Wiseman, owner of Mour[?]ble Station, sued W. Campbell, and…

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The Wheat Crop

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

A small sheaf of wheat from the crop of Mr. Watters, of Spring Creek, was left at this office on Thursday last. The stalks are nearly six feet…

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Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

WE would direct the attention of our readers to the sale of 500 head of store cattle to be conducted by Mr. Edwd. Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and…

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The Farm & Garden. Sheep for the Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 11

The flock has a value to the farmer not to be overlooked. It is always desirable that the parts of the farm which are not under direct cultivation should be kept clean and free…

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Market News. Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 3

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat breker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date 26th October as under:— Wheat is in a very curious unsatisfactory…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report under date 22nd October:—A goods week's business has been done, 20,685 bales having been catalogued, whilst the…

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The Table. Malt Bread and Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 3

The bread for this should be at least one day old and cut as thinly as possible. Those who are not able to buy malt bread will be glad of the following…

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Margarine As Butter. Deputation to the Premier

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

MR BRUNNER introduced to the Premier on Thursday a large and influential deputation representing the butter pr ducers of the colony who asked for…

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Making of Ensilage. The way to Succeed in Dairying. The Experiences of a Successful Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 3

DAIRING cannot be made a really a paying industry unless we make preparations for the dry seasons and scarcity of green grass. In point of…

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Local and General News. The Farmers' Association and the Market Buildings

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

It is reported that a meeting of the Improvement Committee of the local Municipal Council and a deputation from the local Fa[?]ners' Association…

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Farmers' Association Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 2

ATVEMTION is directed to the advertisement in another part of this paper announcing that in future the Farmers Association sales will be held at the…

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The Dairy of a Baby. The First Week

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 4

Monday.—I cannot say that I am glad that I am here. At this early stage it is bad enough to be with one's parents; but when an ingnorant [?] is added, the situating is…

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Dairy Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1898 · page 11

The dairy, like everything else, in fact, is made up of little things and details, and if these are not attended to properly, failure results…

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Dairymple's Daughter. Chapter Xi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1898 · page 5

Madame Barto did not expect any customers the next morning; it was be still, be dark and lowering after last night's storm, but at ton o'clock the bell clanged loudly and she…

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Travelling Sheep. An Important Decision in Law

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 4

A CASE of some importance to drovers and others occupied the attention of the Full Court last Friday. It was a case which came before their Honors…

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The Wide Area Farmer

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 4

ONE of the reasons why many farmers fail to grow profitable crops is simply because they aim at cultivating a large area without taking sufficient…

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Local Dairying Industry

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1898 · page 2

SOME idea of the- magniude and importance of the dairying industry in this district may be gleaned from the fact that at the present time…

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