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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 14, 1913
Page
4
Tasmanian soils suffer from cold undrained conditions. Windy, evaporative loss cools the surface and harms stock and crops. Drainage raises soil warmth, enhances crop growth, and allows earlier tillage and better manure use.
A comic exchange discusses shop customer flow and the risks of overcrowding. The ad copy then outlines a whitewash method using lime and alum with water and carbolic acid to create an antiseptic wash for walls and ceilings.
A professor notes experiments showing legumes such as clover alfalfa beans and peas increase nitrogen uptake in adjacent non legume crops like corn and timothy. The result is higher protein content in the non legumes and practical farming value for ensilage and balanced cattle feed through intercropping and careful variety selection.
Rural observer R. Jacobsen describes Danish cattle tethering methods with canvas covers against cold, lines of 40 to 50 cows in meadow rows, and a simple noseband halter. He notes benefits in diet control, reduced fighting, limited grazing waste, and central farmer authority, also detailing wood halters for horses and the cases where soft ground prevents stakes.
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