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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Dec 15, 1916

Page

5

Lucerne Crops Prove Tough Yet Payoff Seen By Grower

A farmer Mr Wodarob, after applying new treatment, reports lucerne thriving on poor soil and yielding healthy green forage while other plots stayed barren. Yard sale results at Birregurra show strong attendance with prices rising for prime cattle and sheep, indicating lively livestock markets.

Lucerne Wodarob Santei Uae Maine Foo Peek Birregurra Weel Noack Cunmingham Beye J. J. Fulton C. B. Armytage Rt. W. Beach H. Lidgerwood Wether Lamba Ewe Lambs H. Hopkins Comeback Wethers Hubert McVadden Woth C. W. Farran Lambe W. Miller Markel C. Beal Stecra A. G. Campbell F. Callahan K. McPadden Springer T. Leitch Mt Lidgerwood P. J. Murnane T. Bush Woulla Feley Ald’adden W. Biannam E. Drewery Gi Sicholas Robert South J. and T. Duntop T. Soth T. Griffin AL Barr A E. Taylor

Sunshine Optimism and Germs of Prose and gloom

A reflective piece argues Sunshine optimism as a social force curing pessimism and infectious ills. It links positive mood to business vitality and humane service, citing Kimball's Dairy Farmer and a Staffordshire village potato anecdote as illustrative glimpses into daily life. A Want to Buy notice seeks a well broke delivery horse at Bollington Depot Merrey Street.

Kimball Dairy Farmer Stafford Hie Hernem Bollington Depot Merrey Breet

Taylor's Engineering Works Advertises Services and Goods

An old advertisement promotes Taylor's Engineering Works Colac offering motor and general engineering services, boiler and separator work, and agency for Doogise Motor Cycles. It also markets King’s Great Meat Emporium products including prime mutton, beef, and veal cuts with freight terms.

Taylor Elmest

Fertility and Manure Use in Cropping Systems

The article discusses farm manures and chemical fertilizers, noting manure’s lasting soil benefits and indirect effects on crop fertility. It compares direct application, top dressing, and Petture practices, advising on application rates, rotation, and long term soil health impacts.

Furth

Explosives on the Farm Lessons in Gelignite Use

A New South Wales agricultural note describes using gelignite to split large boulders on farmland. It outlines placing a gelignite charge under a rock with fuse and cap, covering with paste, and firing to split the rock into sections for removal. It also mentions fencing and post setting tips and hints that such blasting can be cost effective. Then mentions lettuce and holiday closures with a season break from December 31 to January 30.

Maist Tlay New South Wales

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