Melba's Record Stands in Milk and Butter Yields
A Hamilton Ontario cable report cites a 5-year-old Friesian Alice Alcarta producing 24400 pounds of milk and 916 pounds of butter in 365 days, not surpassing Illawarra Shorthorn Melba Std of Darbalara's 32522 pounds of milk and 1614 pounds of butter. Canadian claim not a world all-breed record. Australian standard yields differ.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Darbalara
Metba
America
Pasture Improvement and Seed Use by J E Harrison
Agricultural note outlines past efforts to improve pastures through top-dressing and reseeding. Describes early 20th century Department of Agriculture experiments, mixed results, and postwar renewed work. Highlights certified seed as a reliable tool for planting fields with high quality pasture.
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Iere
Department of Agriculture
Worthross Airwless
Subterranean Clover and Pasture Development Progress
A report notes that superphosphate use boosts clover, while poor results show few clover boosts. It highlights subterranean clover’s rise as a major pasture legume, its certification program for reliable seed, and shifts in establishment methods and pasture-focused farming across Australia.
Pasture Seed Progress and Phosphate Boosts
The report discusses clover seed development and pasture establishment, noting underground clover, prepared seed beds, and the efficiency of subterranean clover as a pasture crop. It highlights heavy superphosphate applications from 2 cwt to 4 cwt and the resulting rapid grass and clover growth with high nitrogen accumulation in the second year.
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Wien
Wire
Luce
Jona
Sudan
Pasture Seed Trends Boost Meadow Quality
Historical notes describe shifts in pasture management from heavy perennial rye grass seedings to clover and annual phosphate-boosted swards. The text notes reduced grass seed quantities, increased clover emphasis, and the impact on pasture durability and forage quality amid evolving fertilizer practices.
Saskatchewan Wheat Crop Estimate Revised Downward
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited reports a final wheat crop of 134,938,000 Dushelk, down 8,653 Dushelk from the August 26 provisional estimate. The figure is based on 112,800,000 acres seeded.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Limited
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Brady
Westral Stoves
Westral Foundry and Mfg. Co
Saunders ST
East Perth
Buigi
Melba
Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia
Record
Daz
Qremeas Osibolle
Baten
Hay Street
Perth
GPO
W. Drabble Ltd
Murray Street
Claremont
J. E. Harrison
B-Agricue
Wis
Yerbiaut
LE Aces
Paulie de Caples
Robert Hill
Gary
Cary
Don Willen
Walter Kao
Muse le
Auriciliare
Wemer
THE
Adeaide Timber 60., Ltd
Milla
Wilga
Witchcliffe
Kalgoorlie Beria Wilma
Federation
Tyower Cab
Ragio Crosnead
Urnable Great CP
Saran Ee Ae Ec
Saenwa
Miami
Weet Edge
Ays Barnett Bros
Hay
Bennett Street
England
Ceylon
Tasmanian
Orient Line
Royal Mail
William ST. Perth
James Hardie & Coy. Ltd
Rivervale, W.a
Wayswater Belmont
Victoria
Qaey
Dalgety & CO
Labour
Roy Pearce
Nelson
Latham
Percy J. Trainer
Trades Hall
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