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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
6
A Colac Herald report discusses milk safety, dairy transport, and pasteurization challenges. It cites bacterial counts in urban milk, the need for clean handling, and calls for better cow quality and testing to ensure safe, dirt-free milk for cities.
The article stresses regular milking times to maximize milk output and cow health. It cites experiments showing an hour’s irregularity can cut yield by up to 20 percent, and emphasizes early establishment of milking habits, with heifers dropped from 24 to 30 months age.
A review by Mrs. Brown of the National Poultry Organisation Society notes higher egg prices and growing demand, with spring surpluses PRESSING for preservation. turkeys scarce, geese down, and farmers urged to raise poultry under soil conditions while imports rise and fall, highlighting Canada’s shrinking supply and shifting origins.
A beekeeping piece explains foul brood infection and corrective steps using soluble phenyle as a remedy. It details hive cleaning, disinfecting gear, removing brood, feeding syrup with phenyle, and queen management. It also warns that rapid contagion can devastate a neighborhood and stresses proper honey handling and storage to maintain quality.
Public discussion rises from Mea Allegratt’s indictment and novelist commentaries as the “girl in the office” question splits opinion. The piece argues the office girl can unsettle home life, steering husbands from wives through habits, appearances, and social contact, while noting ongoing court cases fueling the debate about gender roles.
Readers seek methods to freshen paint and lime wash for houses ferries and gardens. The article provides whitewash recipes for weather resistant finish on galvanised iron wood and surfaces with lime water alum and zinc sulfate plus color additives. It also covers lime wash paint preparation and notes on rainfall effects on soil moisture and early museum and fire alarm device discussions.
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