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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

861 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 44

Australian Pastoral Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

The Australian Pastoral Company's report shows a profit, of £21,590. Of this amount £4800. is applied, together with £17,500 from the reserve fund, to provide for losses of and £290 is carried…

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Farmer's Union Sales. J. N. Brunker and Son's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

Large supply forward to an excellent attendance of buyers. Competition was spirited throughout and highly satisfactory prices were obtained. Values realised were as under:—…

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Wheat for India

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

The British-India steamer Ikhona cleared for Bambay to-day with 1800 tons wheat…

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A Little about Grass and Crops. [CONTRIBUTED.]

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

TRAVELLING aroun by tge Wybong and Denman the crops and grass are very poor, but coming to Sandy Creek things look better, especially Mr…

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Farmers' Produce Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 2

The amount of produce forward at the unions on Wednesday was very large. Buyers attended well, and the market at both sales was good for nearly all lines forward. Lucerne hay opened a…

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The Farm & Garden. Swine Plague

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

The following mixture, recommended by Salmon, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, has been found beneficial in many cases, but no " sure cure" is known:—…

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Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 1

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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Deepkloof Occupied. Rebels Imprisoned. Disloyal Farmer Fined. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 March 1901 · page 2

Commandant Van Reenan, with 500 Boers is langered at a place called Deepkloof, near Colosberg. The Boers have occupied Pearston…

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Sanitary Farming

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1901 · page 5

A very sensible suggestion made by Mr. Henry Richmond, of Lytham, in a Manchester paper, deserves the widest possible publicity (says Land and Water). It is that…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd. report:—At our sale on the 6th instant the wool market was very firm at late rates. We submitted a catalogue of 1500 bales…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 3

At the Antwerp wool sales, which opened to-day; prices of merinos were on a par with January rates. Crossbreds showed a decline of from 5 to 10 centimes. 1087 bales of Australian wool were sold at prices…

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The Farm & Garden. the Food Value of Tomatoes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 6

The extensive use of tomatoes as an article of food has caused (says American, Gardening) many inquiries to be made as to their food value. The nutrient present in tomatoes in the largest…

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Farmers' Produce Sales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 7

Supplies of produce at the union sales in West Maitland this week were not so large as they were last week. Buyers were in good attendance, and prices generally were very satisfactory. The…

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Peregrinating Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 6

A Wagga paper says:—" A procession of Victorian farmers, with large tilted waggous and buggies, passed through Wagga on Tuesday, on route to Forbes, to…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 March 1901 · page 3

The Antwerp wool sales have closed. Prices were unchanged. Half of the River Plate offerings were sold…

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Stock Returns. Our Cereal Crops. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 March 1901 · page 2

The annual live stock returns show an increase of 34,541 cattle and 4335 horses. There are at present 915,319 acres…

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Store Cattle Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 2

ATTENTION is directed to the important sale of 1300 head of store cattle to be conducted at the local sale yards, on Friday next, 15th instant, by…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1901 · page 3

The wool sales have been opened. Business is brisk, and prices of merinos are unchanged. Crossbreds show a decline of 5 percent on the prices of a [?] series…

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Expansion of the Wheat Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

In spite of low yields and low prices during the post few years the area of the wheat crop in this district has increased by leaps and bounds, and the demand for land suitable for the purpose is great…

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Wool Sales. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

Ttfi; wool sales have couimouccd. Busin.ose is brisk. Prices for inorinoa are unchanged. .Crossbreda bavo declined &vo par cent…

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