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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1907

1,409 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 65 of 71

The Farm and Dairy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 6

A fow years ago it was thought necessary to ensilage corn in an immature state in order to have it keep. This made a sour silage with a strong pungent odour. The…

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Hunter Valley Dairy Pastures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1907 · page 6

A few days ago a "Mercury," representative had a conversation with a prominent pastoralist on the subject of top-dressing pastures and feeding of dairy stock. According to this…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

At the London wool miles there was increased competition, and prices for all descriptions of wool were fully maintained…

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Raymond Terrace Co-operative Butter Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

The ninth half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Raymond Terrace Co-operative Dairy and Produce Company, Limited, was held on Thursday last in the Oddfellows' Hall, Raymond Terrace. The…

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Loss of Dairy Stock. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

Fifty cows owned by a dairy farmer, Mr. W. O. Gorman, of Wollongong, consigned to Mr. C. T. Tindale, auctioneer; lor sale at Muswellbrook on Friday next, arrived here…

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The Cattle Mortality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 6

The impotence of the State Veterinary D[?]ment to correctly assign causes for the extrac[?]ary mortality in cattle which has recently [?] place on the Upper Hunter, has made many [?]…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

Mr. Ginnell, M.P., in a speech at Kilskeer, said Mr. Augustine Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, had promised to do what the people wanted, if the demand was made with…

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Wool Top-making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 4

It appears to be highly probable that during the course of next year a secondary industry of considerable magnitude will come into operation in Sydney in consequence of…

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Wool Top-making

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 3

What are tops? is a question often asked by some woolgrowers who are familiar enough with fine, medium, and stfong wool on the sheep's back, but who fail to follow up…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

[?] the wool sales yesterday the following [?] were realised for the clips mentioned :— [?] 10 1/2d ; Bullplin, 11d ; Nalpa, 11 1/4d ; [?] 11 1/2d ; Wingadee, 11 1/2d ; Gingie…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 4

Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co. report :—Fairly satisfactory clearances were effected at yesterday's sales, values continuing on a par with the tower range of prices established last week…

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Cattle Driving in Ireland. London, Dec. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 5

At the instance of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Dr. Healy, who declares that cattle-driving is an illegal and immoral means of redress of grievances…

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Sydney Wool and Produce Reports

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 4

FOR week ending November 30, 1907: Wool.—A considerable amount of fluctuation has marked the course of business during the past week, and a…

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Cattle Driving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 3

Lord O'Brien, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, at the Munster Assizes, denounced cattle driving as an organised crime, and most demoralising, offenders openly deriding the law…

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Important Cattle Sale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue, by which it will be noted that Messrs Weaver and Perry, Stock and Station Agents, will…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 3

The London wool sales were animated. Cross-breds sold well, but merinos were rather irregular…

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Record Sheep Sales. Homebush Supplies

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 1

List week reference was made to the large number of sheep that had been offered at Homebush for that we totalling 103,342. which number stands…

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Inciting Cattle Drivers. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

Mr Gunnell, M.P., says that the Irish ought to pursue cattle driving vigorously. The Westminster "Gazette" urges the Government to prosecute all…

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Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

The Co-operative Company offered [?] bales. For good wools the market [?] about on a pat with late rates, but [?] are a half-penny lower, the [?]…

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Loss of Dairy Stock

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 2

Fifty cows owned by Mr W. O'Gorman, a Wollongong dairy farmer, consigned to Mr C. H. Tindale, auctioneer, for sale at Muswellbrook. arrived on…

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