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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1938
Page
3
Officers report that while some believe pig farmers now exercise better hygiene and feeding, most say little has changed in a decade. They blame losses in the pig industry on faulty pigsty construction and insanitary yard conditions, with feed quality cited as a factor.
Agricultural and pastoral interests stress proper feeding and hygiene to optimize bird and pig growth. Poor pigsties and improper drainage spread disease, while careful rationing, isolation of sick animals, and non-forcing feeding help maintain health and productive growth.
The NSW branch of the Commonwealth Clydesdale Homestead Society warns breeders to guard against joint ill amid foaling season. Veterinary guidance suggests potassium iodide regimens for mares and foals, with dosing protocols and early symptom treatment to reduce losses.
In June at INOTES EAST MURCHISON GOLDFIELD several sites reported crushing activity. Cole's Find yielded 330 tons for 7.90 fine oz. Waratah Gold Mines at Uorboy's Pind processed ore for 9?? fine oz. Diarite work produced 26d per ton. Linden and Joyner's groups became regulars with 224 fine oz from 77 tons. New England centre saw 218 tons for 120.84 fine oz, Toll and Party led with 180 tons for 95.95 fine oz. Moonlight Wilona crushed 10,184.69 tons for 2500.8 fine oz. Riverina delivered 1,138 tons for 420.65 fine oz. P.A. 7800 yielded 4.457 fine oz from 14 tons. Future prospects look promising across many areas.
A NSW Agriculture note stresses a sound sanitary piggery for health and profit. It advises sites on rising ground with sunlight and good drainage, high roofs for easy cleaning, smooth walls, impervious floors, and a removable wooden platform to aid cleaning, rejecting earth floors and split timber.
Mains at Kilmarnock Scotland adopts preventive feeding of a teaspoonful of potassium iodide in water mixed with feed starting three months before foaling. Dr. John Baird's treatment is advised as a preventive amid joint ill theories, detailing red mercuric iodide and potassium iodide dosages given to the mare nightly for 30 days before foaling and seven days after.
June quarter mine performance details across Mount Magnet centers show total crushed tonnage and precious metal yields, with specific outputs from Mount Magnet Gold Mines Led wave and Metropolitan Mining and Development Co. Ltd. Major advances include shaft work at Black Cat mine and St George shaft preparations, plus new plant installations at Broken Bond mine and ongoing crushings from Sway Bitter G. Co. Ltd.
Miners are currently engaged in breaking out a crushing near a head frame equipped with a two-throw pump and a crude oil engine. The apparatus includes a friction stinch and is ready to drive the breakthrough in the mine’s crude oil processing sequence.
Hygienic pig care advised to prevent internal parasites. Dry concrete wallows with brass drain plugs and frequent cleaning, plus avoidance of mud, streams, dogs, and overcrowding. Proper nutrition and minerals boost resistance. separate salt and bone meal troughs. Early feeding faults can trigger severe diseases.
Mr F C French chairman of the Egg Marketing Board told Young Poultry Club members that he opposed sexing chicks as mass production harmful to breeding. He cited Japan's concentration skills and described the risky, unnatural process of sexing via vent examination, noting errors and dangers from handling tens of thousands of chicks.
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