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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

861 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 44

The Farm of garden

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 6

One of the best disinfectants for the [?] drains, poultry yards, or contaminated [?] is to dissolve a pound of copperas and [?] of bluestone in four gallons of boiling…

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Local News. To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

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

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Dairying Pays

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

Everyone knows what dairying has done for the Singleton district. The following will give an idea what it doea for the farmer:—Everybody knows that dairying…

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A Prominent Victorian. Visits the North Coast. An Address to Dairymen

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 8

MR. J. L. Dow, a well-known Victorian journalist and ex-politician, has been visiting the Clarenco, Richmond and Tweed during the past week or two…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1901 · page 3

The following prices were realised yesterday for the undermentioned clips:—Glendower, 4[?]d; Milton, 6¼d; Piangobla, 7[?]d; Gillendoon, 8[?]d; Kerarbury, 9¼d; Widgiewa, [?] R. St., 4½d; Kawarau, 7¼d;…

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Local News. To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 2

Butter and Eggs bough in anyjquantity. E. J. HEAD, Grocor, Singleton…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 October 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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A Preventive of Foot-Rot in Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 4

G. SIDNEY SMITH, Stock Inspector, Bathurst:—Sheep often may become lame in the winter where there is a large supply of grass as well as in the…

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Late News by Cable. London, Oct. 1. the Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1901 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day prices for merines were irrgular and were sligatly in buyers' favour. Medium crossbreds were easier. The following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:-…

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Tooting Butter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 2

The following, from an exchange, may prove interesting to our Slngleton dairy farmers:— "What is described as a simple, effective and economical method of…

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Redfern Auction Sales. the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Association's, Ltd., Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 2

Chaff.-Arrivals still continue to come forward in strong supply, with no signs yet visible of any falling off in quantites. Inferior to medium class bulks largely on the market, and those descriptions have…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 October 1901 · page 2

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

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 3

At the wool sale yesterday prices for good merinos were very firm. Faulty descriptions were slow of sale. Crossbreds were unchanged. The following prices were realised for the undermentioned clips:-…

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Butter Market. Farmers' Co-operative Company's Report

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 5

OWING to various causes, we were obliged on Monday to lower values of butter all round by a halfpenny per lb., and we now quote choicest quality…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 3

The following prices were realised at the sales yesterday for the undermentioned clips:-Yarralumla, 10 3/8d; Piedmont, 9d; Grogan, 8 7/8d; Brigalow, 15 1/4d; Benopai, 7 3/4d; Acland, 7 [?]d…

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Wool Sales. Prices Well Maintained. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 5

At the wool sales yesterday afternoon an inferior selection. was offered and prices well maintained…

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Testing Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 16

The practice of testing dairy cows in the show yard is largely adopted by agricultural societies in New South Wales, but, as a rule, the results nre seldom satisfactory, owing to the inconveniences…

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To Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 4

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

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 2

WHEN farmer oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad he knew there was trouble in the wind. when on striking a…

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Forgery of Bank Notes. the Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 October 1901 · page 3

It has been discovered that notes purporting to be of the National Bank of Greece and to the value of £80,000 have been forged. Large scizures of the forged notes have been made. Several persons have At the wool sales on Friday prices for merinos were unchanged, Prices for low crossbreds were barely maintained. The following prices were realised for the…

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