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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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The Farm & Garden. Game Bantams

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 7

The game bantam is of modern origin, and there is not the slightest doubt that it originated in two ways.—First—By crossing a small game fowl with…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

Edward [?] (for Hill, Clark and co.) reports: About 2800 yarded on Tuesday, of which 2200 were Queenslanders: balance Wester and [?] bred [?] there was a large attendance of…

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Kinds of Wheat to Grow

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

In response to enquiries recently made by the Lion. A. J. Gould as to the most suitable class of seed wheat for the district, the Government Pathologist, Dr. Cobb,…

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Cattle Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

Mr. EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) announces in our advertising columns that he will offer 800 head of store cattle at the…

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Wheat and Flour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 5

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,321,000 quarters as against 3,130,000 last week. The quantity afloat for the Continent is estimated at 1,565,000 quarters,…

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Carriage of Wool on Railways

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

The deliveries of wool by train are now much reduced, and it is possible to institutes a comparison between the present and the past seasons. The advantage, as may be…

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Messrs Farmer and Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

Messrs Farmers and Co., Limited, of Sydney, have pleasure in announcing that their representative, Mr E. G. Fletcher, will visit Singleton next Monday and…

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Dairy and Farm Extracts

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 4

According to a Swedish authority, a discovery has recently been proved by a first-class veterinarian, that make it possible at the birth of a calf to judge…

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The Warrnambool Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1898 · page 1

A potato famine is one of the probabilities of the com-ing winter (says the [?] Standard), judging from the manner in witch the crops in this district are becoming [?] The carly crops in the…

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Wheat From India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

India exports a million tone of wheat, of the value of ton crores of rupees,…

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A Wheat Return

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

We learn that Mr.William Meyn and his brother,who are the proprietors of a throshing machine, have treated during the past 12 weeks 2000 bags of wheat equal…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 5

The Sydney Wool Selling Broker's Association report That a fair number of nice Queensland samples both in the greasy and scoured sections were included in this week's catalogues…

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The Letter Operation in Wheat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 16

Young Joseph Leiter, the new king of the wheat market (writes the Argus New York correspondent on January 30) can scarcely fail now to make his investments very profitable. At the end of…

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Local and General News. Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin announce in our advertising columns that they will hold a sale of 400 head of store bullocks, and 200 head of…

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FARM & DAIRY Water and Shade for Cows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 3

[?]ew dairymen really recognise the very great importance of an abundant and pure water supply for milch cows. When it is remembered that milk…

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Messrs. Farmer and Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

MESSRS. FARMER and Co., Limited, of Sydney, will be represented in Muswellbrook next Wednesday and Thursday, 16th and 17 th of March, with the…

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The Farm & Garden. Controlling the Sex

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

Many theories have been advocated as to how male or female offspring may be produced; and yet, after all, there is no theory in the matter, but a very simple law of nature, says…

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Messrs Farmer and Co., Ltd

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

Messrs Farmers and Co., Limited, of Sydney have pleasure in announcing that their representative, Mr E. G. Fletcher, will visit Singleton next Monday and…

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Loss of Dairy Stock

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 March 1898 · page 2

Miss M: Carroll, of Broke, sustained a very heavy loss of dairy cows about three weeks ago. The cattle were turned into a paddock from which a crop of wheat had…

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The Farmers and Fruit Growers Co. Operative Society Ltd. (Registered under the Friendly Societies Act)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1898 · page 2

Rules and regulations now obtainable from Secretary ; price, is each. Produce of all kinds now consignable to Society. Prompt returns. Full particulars from G. A. West…

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