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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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A Baby-Farming Horror

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 9

The Daily News correspondent at Berlin telegraps :—The judical enquiry at Christiana has brought to light the following particulars in regard to the dreadful baby-farming case…

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To Dairyman

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

An adyertisement in another column calls a meeting of farmers and all interested in the dairy industry for Tuesday, July 9th,at 2 p.m. when Mr O'Callaghan…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity. E. J. HEAD, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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Sydney Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 3

The Sydney sheep sales commenced today Primate, by a son of Primus, realised 345 guineas…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales closed yesterday. Prices ,wore unchanged. Half of the catalogue was sold. Three hundred and twenty-five bales of Australian wool were offered, and 34 only were sold…

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Sydney Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 3

The sheep Sales continued to-day, but no fancy prices have been realised so far…

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Wheat for Horses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 4

On this subject, Messrs. Watson Bros., of Gulgong, write to the AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, saying:—Last month…

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Dairy Farming. a Farmer Writes. (To the Editor of the Singleton Argus.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

SIR,—At a meeting of a Farmers' Club in England recently Mr T. Dymond, treating of dairying in Denmark, said the success of that country, which is…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 July 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantily E. J. HEAD, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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The Sheep Show

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

Numbers of past[?]ralists are in town for the annual sheep carnival. The quality of the sheep at the Show is good, but the number is disappointing…

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Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 3

Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) reports having yarded and sold 400 head on Friday last, comprising principally cows and young mixed cattle. Buyers were in fair attendance, and as conditions for…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; John Bridge and Co., Ltd.; Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Ltd.; Hill, Clark, and Co.;…

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Fifty Years of Farm Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 5

Everybody around Inverell knows and respects Mrs. Elizabeth Nevin, wife of the well-known. Oakwood farmer of that name (says a country paper). It would be strange if her 53 years of life,…

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Our Letter Box. [The Editor will at all times be glad to receive communications upon subjects of local or general interest; but it must be distinctly understood that we do not identify ourselves with the opinions of correspondents.] Judging at Pastoral and Agriculcultural Shows. To the Editor of the Chronicle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

SIR,—I am pleased to see from Mr. E. R. White's letters to the press that he is continuing the effort to get the judging at above shows placed in a…

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The Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 3

At the sheep sales to-day the fine-wool ram, which secured second prize at the recent show, realised 350 guineas…

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The Wool Sales. the Foochow Tea Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 3

At the July series of wool sales which opened on Tuesday, competition was dull, and prices showed a decline of from 5 to 10 per cent, compared with the closing rates of last series. Charles Balme and Co., The Taiyuan has sailed to-day from Foochow with 80,0001b. tea for Australia. The first crop is 30 per cent, less than last year. Supplies are expected to be much smaller than last year. The market is…

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The Wool Market. The London July Sales. [By Cable]. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

THE July series of wool sales opened to-day. Prices were, dull and showed a docline of from 5 to 10 per cent…

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Farmers' Union

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

THE proposed formation of a Dairymen's Union is certain to be productive of much good, and their frequent meetings will find plenty of now and…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bought in any quantity. E. J. Head, Grocer, Singleton.*…

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Bacteria in Butter and Milk

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 3

Mr. G. C. Frankland, in 'Longman's Magazine,' says tho bacterial population of a moderate-sized pat of butter may ba reckoned by millions; and a tiny lump,…

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