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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1939
Page
6
Agricultural note by Y Cahill explains grafting reform to revive trees. It compares whip tongue and other methods, noting lower failure with grafting using modern techniques. Winter work shapes the tree, spring budding follows, with careful suppression of adventitious growth to ensure new variety dominance. The article also reports December ore yields from multiple Western Australian districts.
German wool industry official Hans Fischer now in Sydney says Germany aims to source larger quantities of Australian wool but the South Africa barter trade pact advantages Germany by prioritizing purchases from that nation for most of its wool needs.
Mining reports from East Coolgardie North East Coolgardie Broad Arrow and adjacent fields show varied yields. Totals include 240128 fine ozs from 4015 tons at Lake View and Star, 1139.05 ozs from retreatment, 1565.02 ozs from Enterprise, 1156.4 ozs from Baringa, and 2041.04 ozs from Golden Horse shoe tailings. Local batteries and cyaniding operations contributed additional gold with several crushings continuing and overall quiet activity across fields.
Twelve Carnioian queen bees were flown to Sydney by Dutch Aiclhers but only two survived after opening at the Department of Agriculture. The seven and a half day journey wastime reported. consignor Mr Jay Strear of Jugoslavia will replace the lost queens and another consignment may be sent before breeding season ends.
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