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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1944
Page
2
The article describes a system that pulverizes furrows by using green cover crops and crop residues to add organic matter and fertility. It highlights a Farmall H implement capable of plowing nine acres daily to depths from shallow to nine inches and outlines advances in seedbed preparation multi row planting and harvest of vegetables.
Australian farm machinery builders sponsored by the Commonwealth Government showcased a tractor based system for vegetable culture. The display covered ploughing deep and shallow, bedding, dirting between and around rows, and fertiliser placement to improve germination and conserve moisture for seed beds.
The text warns that drilling and fertilising in one operation damages the seed and seedlings. Fertilizer contact creates a concentrated soil solution outside root hairs, drawing moisture from the plant and causing dissipation and injury. Equipment display reportedly eliminates the barrier.
The Commonwealth has issued large scale orders to implement manufacturers to keep the food front efficient. Orders include 8000 two to seven wire board ploughs 5000 two to seven hoe discs 5500 simple discs 1000 cultivators 7300 windmills 874 new planter types and 1400 diggers among many other machines for war effort support.
Australia leads food support for Allied forces in the South West and South Pacific, supplying funds and commodities to Britain and UK troops. The nation plans to feed its civilian population and to ensure ships calling at Australian shores receive priority imports.
Public notice printed and published by A. T. a'B. Kemp for Cobram Courier. Addressed to readers in Cobram Victoria, with standard publication details and local sourcing.
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