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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 05, 1915
Page
3
A chemist proposes a lab based method to remove city smoke but notes high costs prevent wide adoption. The idea uses pink candles and glass tubes to generate and trap smoke, forming flakes and droplets that condense along surfaces. Despite theoretical promise, maintenance costs make practical use impractical.
The article explains how soil fertility is preserved by microbial action in compost like matter aiding nitrification. Bacteria convert organic matter into nitrates that plants absorb, supporting growth as the cycle completes.
An agricultural note from Colorado A&M outlines clipping the udder to remove long hair and dirt. Regular clipping reduces hairs into milk, eases washing, and improves milk quality and price. It recommends a powered clipper, clipping from the hindquarters to the thigh on the right side for easier handling.
Step by step home guide on storing potatoes by pit vaulting. Describes planting timing, selecting ripe tubers, lining with dry straw, layering with earth, and gradually lifting storage as needed to avoid disturbing the remaining crop. Emphasizes keeping coverings intact until ready to use and reusing straw and soil as storage progresses.
A fragment from a lecture delivered in Carobridge by Dr Kaeleman references a figure described as an authority in Knaglend. The passage discusses cultivation from seed, blight resistance, and mentions Dreadnoughts and annual costs, though details are unclear.
The article reviews 20 years of silo use showing silage as a superior winter feed for cattle, with figures on storage, daily intake, and weight yields. It also reports German experiments by Professor Brandt comparing fat content and feed efficiency between large and small cows, noting large cows eat more and milk fat varies by diet and size.
A battered old Portuguese maritime guide outlines captain rights to discipline sailors, including branding clerks, amputation risks, and punishment by diet and scouring in hostile waters. It warns sailors to report misconduct to witnesses and to endure severe, ritualized penalties to fit crimes.
Dairy farmers wash city milk cans daily with borax diluted in warm water to disinfect and remove residue. They rinse thoroughly with a brush to clean interiors. Borax is said to kill souring germs and costs little, though adding it to milk to preserve is considered objectionable.
A fragment quotes critics of practical men and cites Professor Lingwist who studied Quency in many languages, paired with a wife who silences him. It contrasts a dairy farmer accused of resisting ideas and blamed for low yields and poor milk quality.
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