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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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Sheep on Every Farm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

Every farmer should have a flock of sheep, as they will destroy more weeds than one man with a four-horse team. They are also instrumental in enriching the soil. They can…

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Wool

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 3rd instant:—Wool of the new clip is coming in slowly, [?]bearing having been delayed by the welcome raics…

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Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4

Good, Clean, Fresh Dairy Butter can he obtained daily at E. J. HEAD'S Hohnstreet…

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Wool Market. Winchcombe, Carson, and CO.'s REPORT

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 6

Wool of the new clip is coming in, slowly, shearing having been delayed by the welcome rains which have fallen. Meantime there is every indication of a well-sustained…

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English Hop Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

Under the most favourable conditions, the English hop crop will be only half that of last year ; and possibly it will not exceed one-third…

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The form & garden. Protecting the Potato Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 3

Mr. F. C. Stewart, of New York Experiment Station, writes to the American. Agriculturist as follows:—During the past season there were many complaints of potato rot…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 6

Supplies of farm, garden and dairy produce at the Farmers' Union sales on Wednesday were on the large side, of which vegetables and bay constituted the bulk. Buyers were well represented, but a…

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Sheep on Every Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 6

Every farmer should have a flock of sheep, as they will destroy more weeds than one man with a four-horse team. They are also instrumental in enriching the soil. They can…

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Local News. Fresh Butter

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 2

Good, Clean, Fresh Dairy Butter can be obtained daily at E. J. Head's, Johnstreet…

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The Farm and Garden. Protecting the Potato Crop

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 6

Mr. F. C. Stewart, of New York Experiment Station, writer to the American Agriculture as follows:—During the past season there were many complaints of potato rot…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 4

REPORT for week ending September 6:—Wool.—There has been no material alteration in the position of affairs in…

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School Farms. To the Editor of the Chronicle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

Sir,—I am glad that the farm at the Superior Public School his turned out such a success. I notice that the boys are often to be…

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

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 5

Very large supply of all kinds of produce forward, prices for vegetable lines of good quality being about on a par with those ruling last week, with the exception of turnips, which were dull of sale at…

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The Very Latest London, Wednesday. the Butter Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1902 · page 3

At the instance of the butter trade and the Agricultural Societies, Mr. R. W. Hanbury, Resident of the Board of Agriculture, has agreed to amend the Butterine Bill, so that it will prohibit the sale of…

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Quality of Butter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 3

The best friends of the Australian dairy produce trade cannot but regret that the steady improvement in the quality of butter, which Australia exhibited regularly until last year, hm not only ceased, but on…

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Wool

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Delgety and Co., Ltd., report— The attitude of the trade generally is a waiting one transaction being almost chiefly confined to skin wool at prices around…

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Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 7

WINCHCOMBE, CAESON, AND co.'s REPORT: That their next auction will be held on Thursday, the I8th inst. The opening sale of the season, however, will be Tuesday,…

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The Farm and Garden. Interesting Experiments in Feeding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 6

The Agricultural World reports an interesting experiment at the Central. Experimental Farm recently with two lots of cows of three each. They were fed for seven days on…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 11

The chief feature noticeable in connection with the produce market at West Maitland on Wednesday was the very pronounced decline which took place in the price of hay. Certainly the bulk of the…

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The Greek Currant Crop

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 13

In our cable news last week it was stated that one-third of the Greek currant crop had been destroyed by rain and hail. Latest mail reports wore to the effect that the crop was…

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