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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1940
Page
8
Property owners Morton D. Armstrong and Ethel Spicer warn that any person found cutting or damaging fences trespassing removing wood hunting shooting or otherwise without authority on their properties Tulangi Boorowa 30/9 and Springfield Boorowa will be prosecuted.
All persons found trespassing on the property known as Tittle Range on Murrumbrrah Road without permission after this date will be prosecuted. No exceptions.
A stern notice warns that trespassers and those leaving gates open or taking shortcuts on Corringle Sugarno Sun bury Graham and Sunnyside land will be prosecuted, with no respect to persons.
Agencies for Hudson Terraplane and Woolsley Cars offer repairs for all machinery classes. Oxy Acetylene welding and cutting performed by the latest plastic methods.
The Yass Boorowa Ambulance Service offers transport from any part of Murrungal Shire to Boorowsa Yass Crookwell and Young Hospitals with special transports to other hospitals. Free service is available for ten shillings per year for father mother and any dependent family at home. Subscribe by posting AMBULANCE to Yass.
Garden note offers practical pruning and repotting tips for chrysanthemums and roses. Lift and replant stool clumps to ripen wood, shorten long suckers, or plant divisions in nursery beds. Pruning aims to remove dead wood and shape plants, with careful bud selection to direct new growth and maintain vigor.
Homebush producers report sales of 14 400 sheep 95 100 lambs and 48 105 nested with fair general quality. Sheep values firm with a hardening trend by lunch good sheep dearer 6d to 1 shilling. Lamb demand active though suckers softer. specific prices listed for Xbred and Sh xbred lambs. Cattle yarded 1 878 including 205 stores. quality fair with calves and yearlings weaker. grown cattle strong and firm while calves and yearlings softer. prices shown for steers cows heifers and vealers. Stationery department advertisement appears at end.
Stock Department reports show foot lice now widespread in sheep across eastern districts focusing on British breeds and crosses. Corriedales are affected less, Polwarths and merinos show resistance. The louse feeds by biting skin, is blue grey, about pinhead size, and thrives in light infestations on limb hair. Effective control requires repeat foot baths with Derris or similar treatments every 14 days until cleared.
In moist climates haystacks stay small due to poor drying. Large stacks heat and deteriorate if not dry. When hay is not fully dry, salt may be added during stacking to bind moisture with salt and deter microbes. Ventilation can be provided by air ducts built into the stack.
The article notes slow adoption of silage on farms for conserving green material. It cites ancient Egyptian evidence of silage and explains ham curing involves microbes shaping color and texture, with pink hues arising from microbial action on meat pigments.
Improved silage technique named after Professor Arttur Nimari Virtanen enhances the ALN process. About 300000 tots of ALT V silage are produced and consumed annually in Finkind.
Fermented milk and soja based drinks gain popularity in Europe and Central Asia. New synthetic milks use soybeans with added sugar to imitate traditional fermented dairy beverages.
Fairy rings occur in pastures and lawns as fungal forms create a dead ring that extends outward. As the ring grows the center resumes plant growth, producing a visible advancing circle of healthy grass.
Health officials in New South Wales warn the disease remains a major threat yet has declined in death rate to under a quarter of its level six decades ago. Dr. H G Wallace urges annual chest X rays for relatives of patients and stresses early diagnosis, family risk, and the prime survival window for ages 15 to 25.
The message urges recognizing early, curable tuberculosis and warns against needless fear. It lists symptoms such as weight loss, fatigue, fever at night, persistent cough with possible blood in sputum, chest pain, and breathlessness. It stresses that early diagnosis aids cure and invites seeking information.
The Council of advice endorses guidelines for beekeeping on travelling stock reserves. Apiarists must apply in writing before placing hives, with site selection decided jointly by the apiarist and the Stock Inspector, but final approval rests with the Board. A £1 annual fee per site applies, and no other site may be leased within one mile and a half.
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