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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1903

698 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 35

Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 11

Excellent supplies of produce, were forward at the Farmers' Union sales in West Maitland on Wednesday morning. With a firm demand, all lines were disposed of at very satisfactory figures. Hay…

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Fine Farming Properties

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 4

Attention is directed to the important sale of farming properties by Messrs Carlton and Abbott, on Tuesday next, at Victoria Hall, East Gresford, on Tuesday…

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Sheep Experiments

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 4

AT the Wagga Show recently the Government farm exhibited a pen of two tooths, aged 15 months, of the Shropshire-Lincoln-Merino cross, the…

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Caterpillars and Crops

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

Whether owing to the effects of the recent rains, or from other causes known perhaps, to entomologists, it is stated that grubs are attacking the green crops along…

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Firm Prices at Wool Sales [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 3

THE fifth series of colonial wool sales closed with farm prices, crossbreds being the highest of the series,…

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Farm and Garden. Original A[?]icles. Commercial Fertilisers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

LOAMY soils as a rule are deficient in ph[?]phoric acid, but contain considerable nitrogen and a fair amount of potash, Loam soils,…

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Wool

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 2

Messrs.—Winchcombe, Carton and Co., Ltd,, report under data September 30:—The wool market continues very favorable, and prospects are most encluraging for next…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Winchcombe Carson and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 7

The wool market continues very favourable and prospects are most encouraging for next week's auctions. The catalogues will not be very large; the small arrivals and…

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The Farmer's Wife

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 4
Also in The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette

Up with the birds in the early morning— The de[?] drop glows like a precious gem; Beautiful tints in the skies are dawning, But she has not a moment to look at them…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 11

Consequent on the recent heavy rain and the flooded state of many low-lying localities in the district, a marked decrease was perceptible in the amount of produce forward on Wednesday…

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Treatment of "Blown" Cattle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 4

A WRITER to the Stock and Station Journal says:—I would like to make a few remarks about cattle getting blown from eating green clover and…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 4

REPORT for week ending October 5:— Wool,—The opening sales of the wool season will be held next week,…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1903 · page 5

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report: There was a very large attendance of buyers at the opening of the wool sales, and prices were about 10 per cent. higher than the opening…

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A Good Dairy Cow

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 3

MR H. PASSFIELD, of Maison, Dieu near Singleton, is the fortunate possessor of a Durham cow, bred by Mr George Roberts, of Glendon Brook, which…

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Treatment of "Blown" Cattle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 4

A WRITER to the Stock and Station Journal says:—I would like to make a few remarks about cattle getting blown from eating green clover and…

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Dairy Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 3

At the Islington dairy show there were 17 entires of Victorian butters, one of South Australian butter, and five of New Zealand butters in the butter competition. The prizes were:— Salt Butter.—…

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Wool Trade Daadlock

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 3

Unfortunately, the opening of the Sydney wool sales on Tuesday last was marked ly one of those disagreements between buyers and sellers which have been alto-…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 2

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co., Ltd., report under date 6th inst;— The opening of the season's wool sales in Sydney took place to-day. when we sold 1400 bales…

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Farmers' Produce Market

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 4

Hay, oabbage, and pens were the principal lines represented at the Farmers' Union sales at West Maitland on Wednesday. Regarding the former, consignments consisted chiefly of inferior…

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