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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
1,362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 69
An interesting experiment in agriculture has been made by Mr. Godfrey, teacher of the Kangaroo River Public School, Moss Vale, when a small plot of land, treated and worked up by the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Where the farm separator is used be particular about running it at oven speed. Then as soon as the work is completed, wash it out thoroughly so that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Good hay takes tho first place among the fodder for animals, especially in winter time, and it should be tho effort of every fanner to grow and gather crop so that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Milk regularly, quietly, and quickly. Dogs and visitors are poor company at milking time. Give the milk cans a sun bath as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The British strawberry crop is a phenomenal one this year, and the fruit is supposed to be worth £l,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool arrivals total 224,542 bales, of which 73,000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturer, and with the number left over from last series there are available 271,500…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The stud sheep sales were resumed to-day, but no fancy prices were realised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hill Clark and Co. report:—Wool: Fair enquiry is still the most satisfactory feature of the wool market. One cannot say that any improvement is shown, but sales made show values in sellers' favour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. B. Harrison, of Burringbar, writes:—This is a good grass either for pasture or hay, and as yet I have not heard of its cultivation in Australia. In appearance it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the stud sheep sales to-day four rams realised 1400 guineas, averaging £367 10s each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schute, Bell, and Co. report:—The Brisbane sales last week emphasised the improved tone recently apparent in the wool market, so that it is confidently hoped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FOR week ending July 4, 1908:—Wool Season 1907.8—The statistical wool year closed on Juno 30 and complete figures of the season will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Henry Farman's aeroplane flew at Peris 11 miles in 20 minutes 20 seconds, a rate exceeding 32 miles an hour, thereby winning the Ar[?] prize of 10,000 francs (£400)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool is the Australian staple, and the figures relating to the market form roughly speaking, the Australian econo mic barometer. " Wool is up " means…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Campbell, general secretary of the New South Wales Farmers and Settlers' Association, stated to-day before the Wheat Commission that he had been informed the cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The high price of butter, viz., 1/5 per 1b retail, is causing economical householders no little anxiety. In this district, especially after the good season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fourth series of wool sales will open on July 14, and close on August 7, 221,000 bales will be offered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The depression in the wool market has of course affected the sheep sales. There is not the same pressing inducement to buy liberally that there was last year, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Winchcombe, Carson and CO., Ltd., report:—The recent improvement in the Sydney wool market is well maintained. Confidence is being gradually restored,…
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