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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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Wool and Produce Reports. the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 6

Wool.—A vary firm market has ruled during the past week, and the best prices of the season have been realised. There is a strong demand for all descriptions, and all but the most faulty merinos…

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The Crops

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 2

THE local p[?]ice have lately [?] gaged preparing an [?]e of [?]rvest for the Police District [?] scone. From particulars they have…

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Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

IT is estimated that the wheat harvest in this district this year will average about 15 bushels to the acre. Although in many cases, owing to the…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 4

Wool.—A very firm market has ruled during the past week and the best prices of the season have been realised. There is a strong demand…

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U.H. Dairymen's Protective Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

WE would again remind our readers that a special general meeting of the Upper Hunter Dairymen's Protective Association will be held at the School…

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H. R. A. & H. Association Mr. O'callaghan on Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 4

Last evening in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, the tenth gathering conducted by the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association for the consideration of…

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Agricultural Work Ministerial Visit to the Wagga Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 November 1898 · page 2

THE Minister for Agriculture has just returned from a visit to the Wagga Experimental Farm. He states that they are feeling the full…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 2

THE Sydney Woollselling Brokers Association report that prices of wool are being well maintained. A general improvement has taken place to the extent of ¼d per…

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Sheep on Farms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

Every farmer should keep sheep. They help to clean the lamd of weeds, fertilise it, and give a profit besides, if the light sort are selected. The best…

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Salting Butter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 1

One of the chief errors; widely committed by farmers i[?] making butter is that of using too much salt. The bulk of the butter manufactured on farms in…

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More Wheat Samples

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

MR. Joseph Tripp, of Happy Valley, Dunbar's Crook, showed us a sample of wheat of the Steinwedel variety, which is expected to yield 40…

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Market News. Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 3

Mr. H. B. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date 16th November, as under:— Wheat is unchanged in value, my sales…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool Selling Broken' Association report under date November 12th: —A very firm market has ruled during the past week, and the best prices of the season…

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The Wool Traffic

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

As was anticipated by the Railway Commissioners, the wool traffic is already showing a considerable filling off. In the first quarter of the financial year there was an…

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The Farmer, Pig-Feeding Experiments

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 1

THE details of feeding hardwood ashes and bonemeal to pigs recently carried out at an American experimental station are full of interest. The plan of…

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Dairymen's Protective Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of members of the above Association was convened at the Aberdeen School of Arts on Wednesday last at 10.30 a.m.; but it was…

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H. R. A. and H. Association's Monthly Reading. Mr. O'callaghan on Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

On Wednesday evening in the Council Chamber. Town Hall, the tenth gathering conducted by the comittee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association for the consideration of…

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Sheep on Farms

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 4

EVERY farmer should keep sheep. They help to clean the land of weeds, f[?]lise it, and give a profit besides, if the right sort are selected. The best…

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Incorrect Wheat Returns

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

There was considerable amusement experienced in Singleton last Friday amongst those who are in a position to offer an opinion concerning the probable wheat…

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Commercial News. Wool and Produce Reports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

The Sydney Wool-selling Broker's Association report for week ending Nov. 19, as follows:—Wool:—During the week, 28,575 [?]…

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