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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 4

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

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Farmer and Company

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 December 1899 · page 2

FARMER and Company, Limited, of Victoria House, Sydney, have pleasure in announcing that their Mr. E. G. Fletcher will be in Muswellbrook next…

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A Dairy Off-Sheet

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 2

The success of the butter trade in a great measure depends on the convenience and effectiveness of the apparatus used in its manufacture. Various processes of…

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A Dairy Off-Shoot

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1899 · page 4

The success of the butter trade in a great measure depends on the convenience and effectiveness of the apparatus used in its manufacture. Various procsess of…

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Smut in Wheat

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 1

Mr. Peter F. Orr, of Michelago, writing in reference to a letter from Mr. P. Cosgrove, of Ganmain, on the subject of smut in wheat, says: "I have been…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1899 · page 3

A good and strong market has ruled during the week, though, owing to the owners, reserve being impracticable, numerous withdrawals were necessitated, Best wools, both greasy and occurred, again sold…

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Wool and Produce Reports. WOOL

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 4

Owners' reserves have been the cause of numerous withdraw[?]ls this week, and through this sales have been missed. The hear[?] condition of the wools now offering…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 2

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., Hurrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd., Hill, Clark, and Co., New Zealand…

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London Wool Market. London, Dec. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 14

As compared with the closing rates of the October series, merinos and fine crossbreds are 20 per cent. higher, medium and lower crossbreds 20 to 30 per cent, higher, slipes 15 to 20 percent, higher, merino…

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The Farm & Garden. Tuberculous Disease of the Udder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 10

As to the diagnosis of tuberculous disease of the udder while the cow is still alive, there are several characters which serve to broadly distinguish this affection from other diseased…

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The Ideal Dairy Cow

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 8

BRHED alone is no guaranise that a cow will possoss certain characteristies to make her a useful animal in the diary. Many an old notion as is…

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Fearful Bush Fires. The Dosm of a Pioneer Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 8

HOT! A bli toring heat, that drove the fowls, with their beaks gaping, off the burning ground into the shelter of the slab hut. A scorching,…

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The Wheat Crops About Broke

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1899 · page 9

We are pleased to learn that some fair crops of wheat will be obtained at Broke which escaped the devastating effects of the tornado on the 7th November last that did so much damage to the…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1899 · page 8

Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, & Co.) report:—About 1000 yarded; 800 of my consignment not offered. The bulk of the yarding were cows, and, though buyers were in good attendance, the…

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Warwick Farm Races

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 December 1899 · page 3

The races at "Warwick Farm on Saturday resulted as under:— Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Beaufort, 7st 21b (C. M. Godby), 1; Drama, 6st 8lb…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

A cargo of 15,000 quarters of Australian wheat, new crops, to be shipped in January, has been sold at 28s 3d per quarter…

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Record Price for Wool

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 2

AT the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday a new record was established for scoured wool, namely, 2s 6½d per lb, being a penny higher than any sale this…

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Maitland Farmers Produce Sales. J. N. Brunker and Son's Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1899 · page 3

There was an exceptionally large supply of produce forward to-day to an excellent attendance of buyers; competition throughout was active, and in every line of produce offered there was a marked…

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A Scone Prohibition Case Travelling Sheep. Decision Upset, Prosecutor to Pay Costs

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 4

MR. BOYCE applied to Mr. Justice Walker, in Chambers, on Wednesday, on behalf of Frederick Whitten, of Wallabadah, to make absolute a rule…

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Wheat

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1899 · page 2

MR. W. H. Cox, of Retreat, Wybong, left at this office, on Thursday, last, a sample of his crop of Sullivan's Prolific wheat, grown from seed…

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