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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 06, 1941
Page
3
A Western Australia district improvement league spurred pasture upgrades and a rival district push, lifting butter fat per cow per year across herds. Farmers trialed established methods, improving soil, forage and stock management, while other districts fall behind.
A compact column by Id oex offers social vignettes from various locales. Quick sketches capture everyday interactions, local chatter, and lighthearted observations across communities with a wink of wit and plainspoken tone.
D T Kilpatrick notes in The Agricultural Gazett e on summer topping of apple trees as an approved practice. At a United Country Party conference in Sydney a speaker argues topping raises vigour and lengthens the tendering period, likening it to wartime discipline. He suggests some districts favor summer topping to improve fruit quality and yield, while warning of potential over publicity and seasonal risks.
A long reader letter discusses potential government strength in taking a clear stand, condemns violence, and critiques fascist and communist tactics. It references the German rise, the P conference, and calls for balanced policy, worker and farmer unity, and cautious leadership in wartime governance.
Britain adopts a broad scheme to raise farm production and overhaul the primary industry. The policy pushes higher wages to retain farm workers, reallocate labor from livestock to crops, and expand arable land use to maximize output amid wartime pressures.
Australia advances in nutrition standards and research, with Canberra’s National Health and Medical Research Council reporting improvements and adoption of new guidelines. The work focuses on vitamin content in grains, bread processing, and comparing vitamin levels before and after milling to assess health impacts.
A fragmentary medical column recounts a patient’s severe skin blemishes described as pimples and boils. The text mentions remedies and a reference to Dr Tina and Dr Williams, noting attempts to alleviate discomfort and improve appearance amid distressed reading.
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