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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

951 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 48

Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

MR. EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) announces a large sale of store cattle to take place at the local sale yards on the 24th inst., particulars…

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London Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

The London wool sales firm at ruling rates. The quan[?]y catzlogued during the series was 194,957 bales. Of these 121,000 bales were said for home market, 53,000 bales…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co, Let,: Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd.: Harrison, Jenes, and Devlin…

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Butter for Export. Suggestions to ShoW Committees. Improving the Grade of Cream

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 1

ON the recommendation of the Dairy Expect, Mr M.A. O'[?], the folliwing circular has been addressed to agricultural societies in all the…

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Farmers' Association Demonstration

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

THE eleventh annual demonstration of the Muswellbrook Farmers' Association took place on Thursday last, under the most favorable weather conditions that…

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The farm garden. on Fig Drying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 5

In many gardens and orchards in Australia are to bo found in favourable seasons such superabundant crops of figs that all the fruit cannot be used in a fresh state, and, for want…

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The Grape Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 3

If nothing unforeseen happens in the way of a hailstorm or some such disastrous visita-tion, the grape crop this year promises to be amost prolific one, the show of young fruit…

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An Immense Wool "Combine."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 3

The Yorkshire Woolcombers' Association has formed a wool "combine" with a capital of £2,500,000. The combine includes 38 firms…

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Sydney Markets. Wool Brokers' Association Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1899 · page 4

Wool.—By the sales held this week 9th to 12th inst. the busy selling season was inaugurated, and a most successful start was made. The attendance of buyers was never larger—all sections of…

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Store Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

ATTENTION is directed to the important sale of store cattle advertised by Mr. Ed. Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) to be held at the local sale…

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The Wheat Market

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

Wheat has shared in the general advance. For good samples, 3s 3d per bushel can now be obtained, so that the advice so gratuitously tendered…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 4

THE Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.;.John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Dalgety and Co, Ltd.; Goldsbrougb, Mort, and Co., Ltd.;…

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Dairying

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 October 1899 · page 2

FOLLOWING is the essay awarded first prize at the recent demonstration at Aberdeen of the Dairymen's Protective Association:—…

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Sp[?] Rains. The Salvation of Many Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 3

ALTHOUGH the Hunter District got no benefit from the change last Sunday and Monday, nearly every other part of the colony was blessed with fine…

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Gunnedah Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 4

Bacon and Co. report having yarded about 400 cows and young mixed cattle at their auction sale yesterday to a fair attendance of buyera, but owing to the recent spell of dry hot weather biddings were…

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Diseases of Cattle Eradicated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 4

For the past 8 or 9 years the British framer has grumbled a good deal at the regulations to which he has had to submit in the course of…

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Sheep for Sale

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

Mr. Edward Potts, junior, of Alndale. Merriwa, announces in our advertising columns that he has for sale, off shears, 200 big-framed wether, in forward condition…

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Sheep and Weeds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 11

A weed is said to be any useless or injurious plant growing where it is not wanted. But there are same plants commonly thought to be weeds which may be of service under some…

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A Huge Wool Combine

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

A cable states that the Yorkshire Woolcombers' Association has formed a "combine" with a capital of £2,500.000. The combine is said to include 38 firms…

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