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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
1
The Widwetown annual meeting lists patrons, officers, stewards, and committees for a day of racing events. Prizes range from 7 to 380 pounds with multiple cups and handicaps across six furlongs to a mile and a half. Admission fees and program details are noted, with rules on entry deadlines and attire.
Agricultural topics cover hay yields in New Zealand and the United States, pig feeding with limited grain, nitrogen fixation by legumes, Russian use of chemical manures, dry farming results in Latta's wheat and hay, and potato varieties such as Up-to-Date and Table Talk. Guidance on pig rations, potato drying in Germany, and cautions against careless purging of horses and livestock are included.
Notes discuss dew formation on soils, farm cultivation, and irrigation effects, alongside public land auctions, grazing, and cultivation opportunities. Includes seed wheat and malting barley offerings, cheap excursion tickets, and various local notices from the State Children's Department and agriculture offices.
The notice lists handicaps including LSP VATRICK'S HANDICAP and GREENBUSHES CUP with distances from 5 to 10 furlongs, nominations due by March 1908, weights and penalties, stak es and entry fees. It also covers Trial Stakes, Publicans' Purse, Farewell Handicap, and hack race terms, with details on submission cutoffs, weights appearing in papers, and officials G Higgins and Gallagher as Handicapper and Secretary.
Professor Van Pelt of Iowa State College dairy science compares hay and ensilage showing eight tons of ensilage occupy 400 cubic feet and contain 2004 pounds of digestible matter versus 961 pounds in one ton of hay. He argues ensilage is strong for cattle feeding, especially in drought-prone areas, and would repay first costs.
Mr AL Culloch outlined potato culture insights at the Kingston Branch Bursa of Agriculture. Emphasizing soil moisture, proper land preparation, and planting methods, he urged sowing whole potatoes or correctly oriented seeds, and careful spacing. He noted eastern slopes often yield best, frost risk varies by rise, and suggested staged harrowing after planting.
A local Bunbury reader endorses Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney troubles, stating it relieved months of pain and prevented recurrence for five years. The ad-style testimony cites Mrs White of White Road and notes availability from pharmacies and Poster McClellan Co. in Perth.
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