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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1938
Page
3
Mr. F Bostock, senior piggery instructor for the North Coast, says feed costs are a major part of production and proper feeding ratios and methods maximize profits. He notes the need for concentrates with bulk from hay, straw, and roughage to aid digestion, while pigs require less bulk than other livestock. without roughage digestion can be deranged.
Mr. Bostock discusses the value of seeds and laxatives in rations, stressing balanced proteins fats and carbohydrates with minerals. He notes dygen utility and bulk, and describes rotating pigs between yards to plough, dig, fry, and harvest green or root crops for cleansing and feeding benefits.
In Labouchere Range and nearby districts efforts push toward systematic testing of deposits with potential large scale mining if payable gold is found. Reports from Mount Wizerton Pecasus, Leonora Sons of Gwalia, Ningare, Desde Mona, Kookynie, Tams and Ravensthorpe detail tonnages, fin oz yields, and ongoing prospecting under the Prospector scheme.
The article argues pigs need large exercise yards for health, noting free runs except during fattening. It recommends paddocks over pens and suggests alternate yard systems when space is limited, allowing rests as one yard becomes foul from constant use.
The text discusses soil use and sweetening green foods, noting long periods without resting soil can cause microbial and parasitic issues. It mentions the convenience of a portable pig house when used over lava areas and describes slides as useful.
The report highlights Peak Hill as a favorable site for prospectors despite its remoteness from the State Battery. At Peak Hill the battery operated steadily and crushed about 600 tons for various prospectors at different centers, with the beet noted as part of the discussion.
NSW agrostologist J N litter reports on bracken fern on rough South Coast slopes and in Britain. He endorses repeated cuttings to exhaust stored food in creeping rhizomes and promote useful herbage. Seed sowing and careful fertiliser use are advised for pasture lands.
State poultry expert Me. E. Hadlington advocates earlier hatching of chickens on country farms to align with spring egg demand. He warns late hatcheries raise costs and delay laying, urging incubators and brooders to overcome broody hens and start seasonal hatchings with metropolitan farms.
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