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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 71

Sharp Advance in Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 5

The London wheat market opened this morning, showing a further rise of 1s per quarter. There was a small demand. A South Australian April-May shipment sold at 36s 6d per quarter…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 5

WINCHCOMBE, CARSON & CO. REPORT: We held a splendid wool sale on Wednesday and sold by auction and privately nearly 2,500 bales…

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The Farm and Garden. Cowpea Hay for Dairy Cows

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 2

Cowpea hay as a feed for all hay eating stock has not been fully appreciated. It ta very much superior to hays made from the true grasses, tho difference in favour of first…

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The Dairy Art of Bujter Making. a Prize Essay. the Shed and Yards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

Among the features of the recent winter dairy show at Manawatu, New Zealand, was a competition for a handsome cup presented by Messrs Lovell and…

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Agricultural Society. Headings on Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 13

In the School of Arts, Largs, last week the fourth of the series of meeting under the [?] of the Hunter River Agricultural and [?] Association in connection with…

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Dairy Arm

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

The Singleton Show is on again, and so is the wind, it seems characteristic for the former to have such weather. This locality will be…

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Cessaock Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd, Meeting of Dairymen at Wollombl

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

At Wollombi on Saturday evening last, a meeting of dairymen was held at Mr. J. Campbell’s Family Hotel with a view to explaining the future…

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Farmers, Miners, and Workers Amd the Tariff

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 2

While Mr Carruthers is reducing the railway fares and freight charges by Which the farmers derive a groat advantage, the Federal Government, which is…

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Labor Socialists on Farmers. Mr Neilsen (Labour Member for Yass) Gives His Opinion of Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 7

The following is taken from "Hansard," 28th Nov., 1906, page 1659, during the debate on the Careless Use of Fire…

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Special List of Prizes, For Adult Freehold and Tenant Farmers

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 6

Brood Maic, suitable for farming Purpose, R. R. carter L A. and J. Crouch 2. Pair of Plugh horses, horses or marges, R.R. carter L A. and L Crough 2. heavy Drought Foal, over six and…

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The Sheep and Its Owner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 6

A man in India was accused of stealing a sheep, and the following was the method [?] for deciding the ownership of the animal. He was brought before the [?] the…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Ltd., John Bridge and Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., Harrison, Jones and…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Sydney, report :—Monthly wool sales were held in the Sydney market on Wednesday last, 21st instant, when 2550 bales were submitted to…

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Value of a Good Dairy Sire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

Every one is familiar with the saying that the sire is half the herd. This is literally true. That is, of the qualities bequeathed to the calves the male parent furnishes half…

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Sydney Wool Sale. Dalgety and Co. Report

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 3

Monthly wool sales were hold in the Sydney market on Wednesday last. 21st instant, when 2,550 bales wore submitted to a particularly good…

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Letter to the Editor. Headings on Dairying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

Sir,—Your weekly issue of the 21th inst. reports a mooting held under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association in the Large School of…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 4

Dalgety and Company, Limited, wool, grain, and produce brokers, Sydney, report:— Monthly wool sales were held in the…

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An Experimental Farm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 2

A numerously signed petition has been presented to Air James Fallick, M.L.A., by the farmers and graziers of Kirkton, and the surrounding district,…

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What Does Butter Cost?

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

How many dairy farmers in this country face the question of how much their butter costs? Do they realise that as farmers they must buy every pound of…

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Blow Fly on Sheep

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Matheason, writes from South Australia to the "Pastorali[?]s Review," under date of 15th August, as follows:—"I found here that the number of blown sheep…

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