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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

951 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 48

Butter Exhibits at Shows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 4

The following circular letter has been Bent out by the Department of Agriculture to the Secretaries of the various Agricultural Societies in the colony. At the meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural…

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The Pastoral Outlook

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 2

The recent bountiful rainfall, which fortunately, extended over the length and breadth of the colony, has caused the deepest gratification in pastoral circles…

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Butter-fat Competition. a Practical Hint for Singleton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 3

A STEP in the right direction has been taken by the dairy farmers of Casino, says the Express, who, being anxious to advance the interests of their…

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Dairy Notes. The Improvement of New South Wales Stock. Part Viii. the Kerry Cow

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 1

The Kerry is the only pure breed of Irish cattle. Bred among the mountainous districts of Kerry, the breed was until recently little known outside the…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

THE Sydney Wool Selling brokers' Association report for week ending 26th August, 1899, as follows:—Wool.—At the sales held 22nd and…

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Poetry. Back on the Old Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 5

He can reel off French and Latin by the yard. He can conjugate the knottiest of verbs, He's a friend of "dear old Plato," Whom he calls a "hot potato'"…

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Butter Prizes at Shows

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 August 1899 · page 2

At a meeting of the Maitland Agricultural 'Association on Monday, a letter was read from the Department of Mines and Agriculture, drawing attention to…

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The Pastoral Industry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 12

The recent rainfall has caused the greatest satisfaction in pastoral circles. When seen by a press representative on Saturday, Mr. George Maiden (of Maiden Bros.) expressed the opinion that the…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

WE would again direct the attention of readers to the auction sale of store cattle (Durhams and Herefords) to be conducted by Messrs. Garvin and…

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Fattening Sheep on Cultivated Crops. No. 2. (Concluded.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 13

From January 1st, 1895 to 1899, I have grown feed crops and got results as shown in the following table. These four years were not what would be called good years, but on the Hunter they were…

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Butter Prizes at Shows

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 1

At a meeting of the Maitland Agricultural Association on Monday, a letter was read from the Department of Mines and Agriculture, drawing…

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Butter Exhibits at Shows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 13

The following circular letter has been sent out by the Department of Agriculture to the Secretaries of the various Agricultural Societies in the colony. At the meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural…

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Fattening Sheep on Cultivated Crops. By W. E Abbott

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

As I have received many enquiries from different parts of the colony for particulars of my experiments in this direction, I will ask you to give me…

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Sydney Wool Sales

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

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers report under date 26th August—At the sales held 22nd and 23rd inst., 2912 bales were offered to a large attendance of buyers, among…

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Sydney Wool Market

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

We would direct attention to the advertisement of the Sydney Wool Selling Brokers which appears for the first time in this issue. It will be seen by a reference…

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Singleton Central Co-Opoerative Dairy Co

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

A meeting of the provisional directors of the above was held on Thursday last, when a fall beard of directors was present. The directors were called together for the…

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Farmers' Friend Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 3

THE following information supplied us (Scone Advoeate) by Mr. A. J. Brown, of Parkville, who goes in pretty largely for experimenting in wheat cultivation,…

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Store Cattle Sales

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 2

ON Friday next Mr. Ed. Higgens (for Hill, Clark and Co.) will offer at the local sale yards 200 head of mixed store cattle, and Messrs. Garvin and…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 4

THE Sydney Wool Seiling Brokers' Association report for week ending 2nd September, 1899, as follows:—Wool.—There is a strong demand…

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Dairymen's Protective Association

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 2

THE first anniversary of the Upper Hunter Dairymen's Protcelive Association will be celebrated at Aberdeen on the 27th instant by a demonstration…

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