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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows an insurance and farm equipment ad from Buninyong area, listing products like cattle medicines and implements by Lyell Manubes Insurance Office of Australia Ltd and H V McKay equipment, plus mentions of fire accident and crop coverage.
The report shows wheat carriage increasing sharply this season with 1,253,062 bags moved since January 10, far above last year’s 827,005 bags at the same point. By February 3 total bags loaded reached 2,309,700, with 121,802 bags stacked and regional totals at Yarrawonga 66,000 and Nuthalis 46,400 indicating strong stock movement and upgraded throughput.
Sweety of the Council of Agricultural Education presided over a meeting at Dookie College. The opening is set for March, with a closing ceremony today and a month vacation for students. Principal EL Pyo reported wheat and thatching results, noting good yields from recent seed. The Warden wheat, bred at Dookie, led with 22 bushels per acre, and other varieties averaged ten to fourteen bags per acre, often outperforming Federation by one to several bags per acre. The annual Queensland Department of Agriculture report credits the Warden as the best wheat for large Hermitage areas.
North Ovens Shire Council report notes St John’s wort infestations in Appinestat Killawarrs and Estcourt area. Deep ploughing and summer fallowing help on cultivated ground, while tree planting advised where ploughing is impractical. Poisons deemed costly. conifers may suppress the weed but not fully. Also notes Royal Agricultural Society Stud Book Volume II and Percharout Deadhaint table updates. Gundagai town suffers locusts mosquitoes grasshoppers and other pests per local clipping.
Hearne's medicine is praised for curing bronchitis croup hoarseness and chest pains with swift comfort. It promises to prevent chronic cough asthma and consumption when used early and notes universal availability from chemists and medicine vendors.
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