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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
The article argues farmers should cover cattle in cold weather to save feed costs, noting cows need more food in winter for warmth. It explains differing cow types, praising dual purpose cows and critiquing no purpose cows as unprofitable, advising removal of such cows from the herd.
The article argues profit comes from cost and value difference, not volume. It urges dairymen to keep only good cows, improve land cultivation, and focus on quality of product, as these factors raise income and reduce waste. It emphasizes selecting high quality stock and efficient feeding to maximize returns.
An agent urged a mine worker to speak for a parliamentary candidate. The old man, after persuasion, addressed fellow workers saying there is no honest politician, but he has to pick one of two. He then pointed to the candidate as the better of a sorry pair and urged votes for him.
Goods listed include suits to measure in a wide range of fabrics and colors. Also offered are dairy and oil products, paints, brushes, furniture, bedding, fencing, pipes, hardware, garden items, windows, glues, bicycle oil, cement, stove parts, seeds, oils, teas, and manures. Agent promotes Melbourne price teas and Australian products.
A long article discusses choosing a breed for poultry farming, advising beginners to pick popular breeds that match needs, and explains factors shaping demand, advertising, and profitability. It stresses utilising all publicity avenues and maintaining utility value, plus tips for winter preparations and stock placement before breeding season. It includes an anecdote about a bankrupt man who kept his motorcar, showing resilience in business.
Madame and her maid visit a dealer and purchase a still-life showing a bouquet, a pie, and a half-penny roll for 600 francs. The maid warns a similar painting once Molded for 400 francs. The dialogue hints at doubt about the deal’s value.
A National Stockman and Farmer correspondent argues that after weaning foals breeders neglect them, but successful horse-breeding requires careful feeder management. Adequate nourishment, balanced grain with oats, bran, and chaff, plus supplemental feed on sparse pastures or drought, supports growth and development in young horses.
A tired tramp pleads with a rich rector's wife for food as snow falls, claiming an aged mother at risk. She reproves him, remarking that necessity is the mother of invention, and dismisses his plea despite his honesty.
A teacher tests a pupil with a Roman tale of swimming the Tiber three times and a boy’s joke about four trips. A Scotsman’s London visit yields a comic misread of prices and pins, ending with a humorous reckoning on a train journey.
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