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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1912
Page
10
Norwich and London Accident Assurance Association offers personal accident and workmen's compensation insurance through PRATH & CO. district representatives. Terms on application available.
An advertisement extract claims the Alfa Laval cream separator is the easiest machine to sell, praised for quality and durability. It emphasizes strong customer patronage, the brand as a symbol of integrity, and its appeal to both old and new buyers, with notes on dealership benefits.
The Forbes Municipal Council held a fortnightly session approving road-clearance requests from the Tom’s Lagoon School Progress Association after noting dangerous road conditions. The Jockey Club received a half holiday for hospital beneficiaries, and a lane closure near the Gazette office was referred to the Works Committee. The Town Band asked for continued donations with mayoral representation on the board, while staff resignations and new appointments were discussed with emphasis on fair recruitment and pay. Tenders for road metal and 20 chains of Granfell road works were opened, and costings for guttering, metalling, kerbing, and footpaths were reviewed along with an exchange of land proposals near Condobolin Road.
Agricultural department trials over five years show that superphosphate boosted southern district wheat yields, with clear, but diminishing, benefits toward the north. In the north-west and western districts the gains were modest or negligible, while well-cultivated soil amplified fertilizer value. The inspector warns against relying on manure alone and notes the best results come with proper cultivation paired with fertilization.
The article argues clovers as soil renovators and fodder crops in New South Wales, noting their nitrogen fixing, drought tolerance, and superior temperate-climate performance. It details red clover on New England tableland trials at Glen Innes Experimental Farm, describes pasture benefits with wheat, and highlights White Dutch clover as a key versatile pasture plant growing on the North Coast.
The analysis questions whether expenditure on all phosphate will be repaid by higher yields. 1909 shows under one bushel gains, 1910 about 22 bushels, and 1911 over three, with variation around the average due to locality. Northward Gummer fallowing seems best for tarters, while the south favors cultivation.
The Department explained to online readers which methods should be applied to prevent stout in oats grown by farmers intending to sow oats. The practical steps mirror those described for wheat two weeks earlier. The Agriculture Superintendent said results have been satisfactory with no complaints so far.
Funds of 6,000,000 pounds offered for fire accident and live stock policies limited to dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and personal accident sickness and workmen compensation, with live stock insurance at the lowest rate.
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