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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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The Wheat Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

WHEAT (says yesterday's Herald) remained at 2s 9d, sales being effected at that figure on a limited scale, but several of the leading buyers offer…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

THE Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that sales were held on Wednesday at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when…

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Market News. Wheat

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

Mr. H. R. Carter, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports under date 11th January, as follows:— Wheat has had a quiet week locally, there…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 13

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—The sixth series of Colonial Wool Sales for the current year opened on the 29th ult. The available quantity is estimated, to be about 156,600 bales…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The Sydney wool auctions, which were resumed on Monday after an interval of nearly three weeks, opened under most favourable conditions, there being a full usual…

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Stock Routes and Reserves Action Taken by the Singleton Sheep Board

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

AT the meeting of the local Sheep Board held last Wednesday morning, on important matter was discussed relative to amending the regulations…

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The Tick Plague. Interview with the Queensland Minister for Agriculture. How the Ticks Operate on Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 1

THE local Sheep Board is to be cougratulated on its proposal to send the Inspector of Stock (Mr Knox-Hill) to Queensland to Ret some practical…

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Mixed Farming

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

WE are accustomed now-a-days to hear the lament that the great pastoral industry does not pay. This cannot be the fault of the industry…

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The Farm & Garden. Stringy Milk

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

The fact that Professor Guillebean, says the Ayrshire Post, has isolated from the milk of cows affected with inflammation of the udder bacilli which, when inoculated into sterile…

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Dairy Notes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

First class butter can only be turned out from cream at the right temperature and at the proper degree of ripeness. The temperature during ripening should be as near 68…

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New Farming implement

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

The development of machinery to assist in the work of the wheat farmer have been numerous and varied of recent years, and there is now on view at the Department…

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O', sacred weapon, left for truth's defence, Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal Saturday, Jan. 14, 1899. The Wheat Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

THE course of the wheat market is not satisfactory to growers. Their crop is smaller than that of last year, and the price they are offered for it…

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Feeding Horses on Wheat

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 3

IN the Australasian last week it is stated that feeding wheat to horses is apt to bring on an attack of gripes, but we have it on the authority of Mr…

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Sydney Markets. Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 5

Wool.—A the sales, which were resumed this week, after the Christmas recess, and privately in the interval since last public business, 37,897 bales…

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New Farming Implement

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

THE developments of machinery to assist in the work of the wheat farmer have been numerous and varied of recent years, and there is now on view…

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Dairying v. Wheatgrowing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 4

THERE can be no doubt that within certain limits it will pay better to grow fodder for milch cows than to grow wheat or hay for sale. Where…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 1

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokeis' Association report for week ending 14th January, 1899, as follows:—Wool.—At the sales which wore…

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Latest Cable News. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 3

The wool sales opened with brisk competition and there was a general advance of five per cent…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 3

Meesrs. Balme and Co., Jacomb, Son, and Co., and Buxton, Ronald, and Co. offered catalogues aggregating 6674 bales, comprising a poor selection. There was a large attendance of buyers, and…

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London Wool Sales. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 2

The first of the series of colonial wool sales have been opened. There was brisk demand in a firm market, and a general advance of 5 per cent on…

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