Dairying Lessons From Mr Renwickham on Herd Selection
In this dairying piece from the Journal of Agriculture South Australia a speaker urges selecting cows by stock judge standards, stresses calm handling, and argues lucerne as best fodder. Advice covers milking routines, cooling the cream, and careful breaking in of horses with a homemade breastplate and collar precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbourne
Ren. Irkham
Waron
Og Mach
Hells
Jersey
Alase
Hao
Vegetable Growing Discussed for Orchard Districts
Mr J Turner notes fruit districts can support vegetables in seasons between orchard work. Planting potatoes, cabbages, and beans between tree rows avoids shading. harvest timing, soil depth, and spacing are advised. Choosing early peas and sheltering positions improve yields while keeping trees unhampered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Turner
Corret
William Hurst
Yorkshire Merc
Sweet Potatoes Mr Alk Ashby Note On Cultivation
The article discusses the sweet potato as a tropical native, noting flavor when baked with meat, high prolificacy, and practical steps to grow slips. It describes preparing loamy beds, burying tubers, shading, and hot-bed propagation, with planting in October near water and September harvest in ordinary seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alk. Ashby
China
Care of horses shoulders at Uygnet River
A fragment notes concern about horses shoulders and a person named Mr. Hf Noske in a proper deal at the Uygnet River. The readable text hints at a discussion of horse care and handling, with local names and a possible transaction context.
Lucerne growing tips from Wirrabara farm note
In Wirrabara RP Floskinn argues wild lucerne thrives on deep, loamy soils with steady manure and careful cultivation. Establish early August sowing, control weeds, avoid early watering, and allow downward root growth. Water when crops need it, and harvest four to five cuts yearly after soaking the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RP. Floskinn
Parm Management Milang Farm Notes on Livestock and Record Keeping
Mr J McChernton outlines farm management at Milang focusing on cereal stubble control by cultivation or sheep grazing, seed grading and formalin treatment, and detailed record keeping. He endorses active horses, careful mare and foal care, small cattle for upkeep, a sheep flock, poultry and pigs as farm additions, plus thorough postseason machine overhauls and weather protection, with topics on bookkeeping and weed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McChernton
Horace
McChernton
Beene crimes and poultry disease in old notes
An archival excerpt recounts Belgian executions since 1917, including ten women and young youths, then shifts to poultry care. It discusses confinement impacts on hens, feather pecking, nutrition, and preventive flock management. The piece also covers roup, its unclear causes, lack of serum cure, and treatment challenges, detailing head inflammation forms and limited responses to internal medicines.
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Venice
Ways to Stop Feathers Plucking in Fowls
Feather eating causes hideous flocks. Causes include poor occupation green food and pests. Remedies include isolating culprits, sulfur in soft food, chopped bone in runs, salt in feed, paring beak tips, treating vermin with quassia wash, and washing affected heads with permanganate solution twice daily.
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America
Beazon OproUp Menace of Autumn and Winter
With the first wintry winds a sharp lookout is urged for any signs of trouble. The message warns residents to stay vigilant as seasonal hazards approach.
Rhodes Scholar and War Hero Lieut Boor Remembered
The obituary recalls Lieut. A P Boor AFC of Perth born 1891 details his Rhodes Scholarship at Christian Brothers College and later at Oxford. He enlisted Sept 4 1914, served in France Salonika and Egypt, earned a commission and won 9 cups and 32 medals in sport. He died in Beersheba aged 25, only son of Mr and Mrs J A Boor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boor
Beign
Christian Brothers’ College
Perth
West Australia
Adelaide
Rhodes
Ormond
Melbourne University
England
A. P. Boor
Dravenose College
Oxford
France
Salonika
Egypt
Beersheba
Poultry Health Remedies For Diphtheric and Canter Roup
A veterinary guidance piece details treatment of diphtheria like roup in poultry, including nostril and eye syringing with kerosene or permanganate solution, quinine internals, and sulfur dusting. It explains canker roup symptoms, removal of cheesy growths, and use of permanganate or blue stone paste. Emphasizes segregating sick birds, disinfecting quarters, and airing and draining fowl houses.
Breeding Fenness for Flocks Emphasized by Wallace's Farmer
The piece discusses building a strong breeding flock by culling birds lacking desired qualities and using only the best males. It warns against forcing confinement and stresses maintaining vigor and health in breeders. If a yarded pen cannot stay vigorous, it suggests moving to range and improving through careful culling and grading up with superior sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Choosing Breeding Birds For Poultry Farmers
Poultry keepers face high feed costs and may sacrifice quality birds. Buy breeding birds early, weigh for condition and parentage, avoid undersized or immature stock, and scrutinize the flock to select healthy, vigorous breeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uless
Ine
Ion Senan
Mic Couib
Li Shaw
Choosing a Breeder Bird for Spring Stock
The article advises selecting breeding male birds with vigor and good crowing to ensure eggs for hatching. It warns against cross or underfed birds, explains how to judge temper, roosting, and feeding behavior, and notes a looming shortage of good stock next spring urging buyers to purchase now if breeding birds are needed for early hatches.
The Rifle and the Art of Precision Shooting
The passage extols rifle shooting as a vital, disciplined skill essential for war and commerce. It argues training develops business prowess, patriotism, and personal resolve, detailing aims, wind, sights, and nerves. Mastery comes from practice, not luck, with no book replacing hands on conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodee
Tyro Aoldier
Hilok
Jorn
Suet Grater Method Improves Apple Pies and Puddings
A dated home kitchen note advises using a four suet grater on apples for pies and puddings. It claims the result is nicer pies and puddings, avoiding lumpy textures and paste like lumps. Boiled puddings benefit from this method as a noted improvement.
Household Tips and Child Care From a Frayed Page
Practical instructions cover stain removal with smoke and alcohol, shredding lettuce for garnishes, jelly testing methods, and careful dietary and hygiene guidance for babies and children. Advice warns against teething rash confusion with chicken pox, recommends light clothing and plain water, and urges prompt doctor visits for ringworm and shared items to prevent spread.
How to render dripping from fat for cooking uses
The article outlines trimming fat from joints before cooking and rendering dripping by boiling fat in water until the liquid clears. Strain, cool, and lift the fat cake for versatile uses such as dripping toast and flavoring soups and gravies. It notes saving browned scraps, using cold fat from butchers, and clarifying fat to remove impurities.
Baby Eczema Care From Diet To Skin Hygiene
A column outlines eczema in infants, stressing early treatment, diet changes, and skin care. It advises reducing sugar and indigestibles, avoiding overfeeding and harsh soaps, keeping the child warm yet not overheated, and using olive oil for cleaning in bad cases. Avoids frost, wind, and polluted air. consult a doctor early for persistent cases.
Some Useful Recipes From A Vintage Cook Book
A scanned collection of home style recipes including Date Creams with almond paste, Suet Crust for dumplings and roly poly, Cheese Strips, Toasting Cakes, Potatoes a la Duchesse, Apple and Oranges Tart, Sara Celery Salad, and a light sauce. The text gives measurements and methods for basic pastry, frying, baking, and simple dressings.
Seaburn Home Remedy Fragments From OCR Note
Mixed incomplete text suggests a home remedy using vase line and olive oil for seaburn. Mentions hot water and kerosene with unclear sequence. Unsure recipe clarity. readable fragmentary medical advice appears, lacking coherent steps or reliable guidance.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers’ Papers
The
Journal of Agriculture
South Australia
Blackwood
Lucerne
Wirrabara
Parm Management
A.F.C
Palestine
J. A. Boor
Alaric Pindar Boor
la Duchesas
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