29 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Bowral Free Press
Location
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
1
Public health guidance for dairy farms emphasizes keeping cows away from disease, clean facilities, proper ventilation, and sanitary milking. Practices include isolation of ill cattle, clean udders, fresh water, ample salt access, gradual diet changes, and careful transport to avoid stress and injury.
An article urging fruit growers to try green manuring in winter. It argues soil moisture conservation via added organic matter, discusses sowing scarlet clover and mixed clovers, tares, barley, rye, rape, and leguminous crops, and invites orchardists to share results with the department.
A farmer notes that reducing the sand’s roughness with a cereal crop is necessary before better results come from costly clover seedings. The remark emphasizes groundwork before introducing premium pasture plants.
Mr G R Lefer of Belair describes an orchard treatment plan for codling moths. Trees are bandaged and bark cleaned. hollows covered with zinc plates. debris removed to deny the pest hiding places. Empty fruit cases are wrapped and stored. sprays and mixtures including white arsenic are used to destroy larvae, with fresh washings and water quantities specified.
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