Open season urged for kangaroos and emus in Bridgetown area
South West farmers at Bridgetown Butterfat and Meat Zone Council pressed to declare grey kangaroos vermin and seek an open season. Speakers cited fence damage and threats to roads. an amendment to include emus was carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Giblett
Sunnyside
South West
Bridgetown
Giblett
Messrs
E. J. Stapleton
McAlinden
L. Tuckett
Chowerup-Tone River
Stock Medicines Act discussed by Wilga Farmers Union
Mr Stapleton moved a motion for an efficient Stock Medicines Act for Western Australia at the Zone Council meeting. Chairman Mr Beard warned about fake medicines, noting Eastern States had stronger controls. Motion carried with Mr Meagher seconding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Australia
Stapleton
Wilga Farmers’ Union
Bridgetown
Mr. Beard
Meagher
New English Method Coats Apples For Long Storage
An English firm trials a pioneering machine that coats apples with a film like coating. The spray blends peanut oil and liquid paraffin emulsified at 14 percent to seal the fruit and regulate gas exchange, potentially allowing months of storage without deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Grade Herd Production Details October State Scheme
Production figures for October from the State grade herd recording scheme list 21 districts with herd counts and cow totals. The data show average milk weights and test percentages, butterfat productivity, and values per cow across Brunawick Waroona Cowaramup Ruabon Northcliffe Capel Donnybrook Albany West Denmark Pinjarra Forrest Grove Nannup Rosa Brook Harvey Wilea Margaret River Armadale Vasse Jindong Mt. Barker Scotsdale Bridgetown Walpole Balingup Albany Metricup Karradale Pemberton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunawick
Waroona
Ruabon
Northcliffe
Capel
Donnybrook
Albany West
Denmark
Pinjarra
Forrest Grove
Nannup
Rosa Brook
Harvey
Wilea
Margaret River
Armadale
Vasse-Jindong
Mt. Barker
Scotsdale
Bridgetown
Walpole
Balingup
Albany
Kagridale
Pemberton
Catterick backs grants for bitumen work on roads
Road Boards with ready machinery may obtain grants from the Main Roads Dept to bitumenise developmental and feeder roads. The chairman supported Mr Bagshaw's bulldozer application. The Bridgetown Union meeting endorsed plans for a fruit section, stock medicine, vermin and fruit sales, plus butterfat price and infrastructure motions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catterick
Main Roads Dept
Mr. Bagshaw
Bridgetown
Haystacking hints from a New Zealand farmer
Practical notes describe stacking a hay stack with a 27 base, three bales wide, rising seven high. The eighth row adds width, the ninth and tenth form an inverted roof, and the top seals with a diamond angle bale. Weather protection via thatch or tarpaulin is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Catterick Farmers Seek Fire Brigade Reform and Road Works
At the Catterick branch meeting farmers pursue reform of the local fire brigade and plan a Dec 12 meeting. They ask Bridgetown Road Board to grade the Bridgetown Catterick road and remove dangerous rocks. Delegates R Pearse and W R Meagher to hire a grader for sections of Hester Winnijup and Hester Boyup Brook roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catterick
Hester-Boyup Brook
Diverse clover strains tested at Glenlossie station
At the C S I R C research station in Kojonup 69 subterranean clover strains are grown for evaluation. Notable variation in growth and flowering is found with a red-leaf freak strain. The work aims to aid future pasture establishment, though estrogenic potency and Clover disease risk in sheep remains unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.S.I.R.C
Glenlossie
Kojonup
Regional Stock Sales Schedule for December
The notice lists cattle and pig sale dates across Western Australian towns in December. Nannup and Bridgetown hold fat cattle sales, Boyup Brook and Manjimup host off shears and general stock sales, with Balingup also hosting pig sales on December 15 and Manjimup cattle sale on December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannup
Bridgetown
Boyup Brook
Manjimup
Balingup
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Sou-West Farmers
E. C. Waters
E. G. Hall
V. Manolas
Hampton ST
Grocer
H. V. McKay
Massey Harris Pty, Ltd
Tractor Tyres
Hampton Street
Owers
THE
Bridgetown Advocate
Farmers Union
South West Bridgetown Progress Association
Labour Bureau
Glennie
Greenbushes Road
Commonwealth Employment Bureau
Lady Mitchell
Cullity
Dept. of Agriculture
Dept
South West Co-operative Dairy Farmers Ltd
A. P. Doyle
South West Zone Development Committee
Bridgetown-Catterick
Greenbushes
K. Woods
Haines
J. Wilkinson
R. Hancock & Sons
Spencer Street
Bunbury
Co-operative Ltd
National Library of Australia
Nla.gov
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