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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
3
Instructions on chick care including brooder setup, timing for feeding and watering, recommended feed components and ratios, grain blends, grit, and green feed, with emphasis on consistent feeding and careful monitoring during the baby stage.
Advises poultry keepers to clean disinfect and scrub brooder housing and runs after underused areas. Highlights removal of organic matter before disinfectant use and replacing surface material with clean set to prevent disease, with timing aligned to arrivals of chicks.
The text notes early chick color is unreliable for adult plumage with whites and dark buffs seen. Beginners should not cull hatchlings for feather faults, as initial down patterns and wing markings do not predict final color or health.
Keep breeding stock in good condition during the breeding season. Early signs of impaired health include darkening of the comb and listlessness. A timely dose of Epsom salts may prevent complications. Limit concentrates to prevent poor hatching and adjust meat meal when adding other proteins.
Practical notes on keeping male birds healthy during breeding season. Highlights include separating males and hens, feeding strategies, housing considerations, and methods to prevent lice infestations and ensure better hatchability. Emphasizes timing and safe use of insecticides at dusk for parasite control.
At Craigend 42 acre Melville property of M Love North Lake Road workers blood-test over 4000 birds to ensure Pullorum disease status. Proprieter showcases healthy birds, efficient pen layout, and strong customer letters praising stock quality and soundness of stocks and methods.
The article describes methods used to stun chickens before processing, including electric shackles and hot-water scalding. It warns of poor management and disease reducing productivity, and urges careful feeding, disease control, and nutrition like milk powder to improve chick vitality and feather growth amid climate changes.
Agricultural guidance warns buyers that infected adult birds may carry laryngotracheitis and require a month quarantine. It advises selecting healthy stock, avoiding pullorum disease in day old chicks, and inspecting flocks to minimize disease introduction per the Department of Agriculture.
A historic note outlines a new feather plucking method using cross heating to draw feathers from fowl. The process involves dipping in heated agents and a sealing step, claiming quicker, efficient results analogous to older feathering techniques.
A highly nervous girl suffers loss of appetite and sleep while family doctors seek remedies. The narrative mentions feeble activity, a listed remedy, and references medical attention from Dr Williams. The text portrays concern for an anaemic daughter and ongoing health struggles.
Fragmented OCR presents a chaotic war activities summary tied to the Advertising Institute of Western Australia. The readable portions mention wartime involvement, institutional roles, and references to figures and locations, but the text is largely garbled with misread names and places, obscuring concrete events or outcomes.
A historical notice details a major expansion of munitions production across Australia. Planned facilities, including a large factory complex in New South Wales and multiple plants, aim to mass fabricate shells, fuzes, primers, and related ammunition components for national defense. The program envisions extensive steelworks, assembly lines, and logistics to supply war materiel nationwide.
Menu fragments from AUF and French camps in 1914 18 reveal meals served to allied troops in Malaya Malay States. Breakfast curry and rice porridge tea coffee jam bread butter potatoes and gravy feature alongside porridge eggs and toast. Desserts include custard apple pie and bread with jam. The text also notes German relations and wartime support from British colonies.
A new avenue will allow everyone to participate in the war effort by purchasing sixpence stamps. The Federal Treasurer authorizes billions of stamps with a single denomination. Stamps will be sold at post offices and redeemable for one pound, encouraging widespread savings and family participation.
An old advertisement touts HEENZO as a multi use remedy for chest cold throat and nose issues. It claims internal use for three quick acting applications and nasal antiseptic use for catarrh and head colds with gargling for relief. It promotes a money saving one pint dose when mixed with water.
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