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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
4
A historical discussion argues for widespread sowing of soya beans in Australia to boost primary production and create new secondary industries. It outlines soil, climate, market considerations, and suggests forming a business association of farmers, merchants, and manufacturers to explore feasibility and finance.
Orchards should sow cover crops in late summer to autumn to build organic matter and prevent leaching. Recommended leguminous crops such as cowpeas lupins field peas and vetches enrich soil nitrogen. Early autumn sowing is advised with 1 to 2 cwt of phosphate and nitrate fertilizers per acre. nitrogen-fixing bacteria may be less effective early on.
A busy poultry advertising page listing day-old chicks and pullets from White Leghorn and Australorp stock. Offers include 43/10 per 100 unsexed chicks, 10/ per 100 pullets, and various rates for cockerels and booked deliveries from multiple farms in Western Australia. Also promotes Sex unknown quality chicks and a gobbler sale with a 24-31 lb range at 30 each.
A detailed guide on gradually reducing heat as chicks grow, teaching perching using a raised slatted platform, and using inclined runways for large flocks. It covers early maturity timing, strain effects, feathering as a protein balance guide, and stage-specific feeding from day old to eight weeks and beyond. It notes careful handling, light control, and avoiding early laying through balanced protein and diet.
From NSW farmer Hithington guidance urges July actions for breeding stock. Ensure vermin control in pens and keep males in good condition with mid day maize feed and green forage. Count stock at month end, maintain ventilation, and plan for new season needs.
A from older Agricultural notes explains that poultry rations must include essential vitamins A D E and others. It warns that deficiencies cause growth retardation, nervous disorders, weak legs, and poor reproduction while free range birds obtain needed vitamins, confined birds require supplementation with greens and cod liver oil to prevent losses.
Historical note describes installing a Ford rear spring using a large turnbuckle. One end ground to a chisel edge under the spring eye, the other cupped over a bolt near the differential housing. Turnbuckle expansion raises the spring and tightens the assembly.
The Queensland Agricultural Journal discusses recurring prophecies of global famine. It notes forecasts dating back to 1938 and argues that the real issue is under consumption rather than mere production, urging proper feeding of the population to avoid agricultural decline.
Growers in the Gosford NSW district report strong growth and vigor when applying Chilean granulated nitrate of soda at one hundredweight per acre as a dressing for green manuring and cereal crops. In barley and oats, a quick acting nitrogenous fertilizer tends to be essential for best results.
A fragment from Farma Mechanics explains using a car ammeter in the circuit of a small charger. It instructs connecting one wire from the charger to the battery side of the cut-out and grounding the other to the car frame or motor. The text notes grounding either the battery positive or charger positive as appropriate.
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