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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 69

Dairy Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

Cleanliness must be observed in every department of butter-making, not only in the dairy itself, but also in the stables, and its surroundings (says a dairyman in…

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Wool & Produce Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

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

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Romance on the Farm. Wheat-breeding at Dookie. What the Would Gains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 8

In a leading article published in "The Argus" of April 20, the general principle of what is now known as the Mendelian law of heredity was explained. It is not claimed for Mendelism that…

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Very Latest Cables. London, Monday afternoon. Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

The London wool sales are firm, and there is general competition at late improved rates…

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The Farm and Dairy. Pig on the Farm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

Are pigs worth keeping is a question often asked, and just as often as not answered in the negative. It all depends (says an exchange) on circumstances, and from which point of view…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Society

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

Justice Street this morning had before him an application for winding up the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative Society Ltd. According to an affidavit, which was…

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Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 5

The wool wiles were animated and prices firm for most sorts, at equal to March rates…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 6

Schute Bell and Co. report:—For the first time since the decline in values began towards the [?] of November last, a gleam of brightness has appeared on the wool horizon. After opening at a decline…

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There Is Solid Money in Dairy Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 8

A dairy farm close to an important and rapidly growing town situated in the heart of a rich and famous agricultural and stock district, less than an hour's drive from a railway station,…

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Experimental Farming

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1908 · page 4

An advertisement of an important nature to farmers in the district will be found in this issue. Those of them who are willing to set apart a certain portion of their land for the purpose of conducting…

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Williams River Co-operative Butter Co

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

The following are the directors of the Williams River Co-operative Butter Co., which takes the place of the old Heather Bell Factory, one of the pioneer, and most complete factories of the…

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Victoria's Butter Record. Limited Supplies and Big Prices

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 3

Mr B. Crowe, Victorian Superintendent of Exports, in giving a review of dairying to the conference of Australian butter and cheese factory…

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Central Co-operative Dairy Co, Ltd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 2

For the four weeks ending April 18th the Singleton Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., manufactured 61 tons 3 [?]wt 0 qrs 15 lbs butter, for which…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 2

GOLDSBROUGH. Mort and Co., report:—A rather better tone has been in evidence during the weak, although transactions are still difficult to negotiate owing to…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 5

At the wool sales prices realised were:—[?] Valobia, 6½d; Ngaio, 6½d; Erewhon, [?]Noonion, 8½d; Gnooloomn, 8¾d; [?]Coa, 11¼d…

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Six-mile Flight in Aeroplane. Mr. Farman's Records Beaten

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 3

M Delagrange, the aeroplanist, eclipsed all, Mr. Farman's records recently by flying over six miles in his machine. In making two turns, however the left…

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Indignant Farmers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 4

The farmers at Lochend and in the agricultural districts in that locality which come within the boundaries of the Municipality of West Maitland, feel very indignant…

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Butter Falling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

Butter merchants to-day decided on another decrease of 6s per cwt., to come into force on Monday, making superfine butter 116s, choice 108s to 112s wood 100s, and…

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The Dairy. Australian Butter Abroad. Preservatives Objected To

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 4

In the latter part of last year it was brought under the notice of the Department of Trade and Customs that a consignment of Australian butter had…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1908 · page 5

It the wool sales prices realised were Manoura [?] Omarama 8¼d, Noonbar 8½d, Tukuronga 8[?]d,[?]8½d, Ohoka 13[?]d, Kanimbla 16½d. The [?] close on the 29th inst…

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