Scrub Cutting for Sheep Feed Warns of Toxic Risks
Agricultural notes warn drovers using edible plants on stock routes to obtain permits and avoid toxic pitfalls. Kurrajong and pine pods may cause turpentine poisoning in sheep, with symptoms from nervous tremors to kidney damage. ironwood and rosewood also pose risks when eaten in drought. Drovers should wilt leaves before feeding and favor caution over haste in cut fodder.
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Cobar
Kurrajong
Alta
Mon
Red
Thistle Control in Wheat Paddocks Advice
Agricultural guidance from the North West Department of Agriculture outlines two practical methods to reduce thistles in a newly sown wheat paddock. Use heavy stocking, then harrow to break hard ground, or cut the crop with a knife, reseed as fallow by September, and ensure thistles do not seed.
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Department of Agriculture
Hean's Essence cough remedy praised in ad copy
An Australian advertising insert touts Hean's Essence as a cheap cough mixture that reduces home expenses. It claims relief for throat and lung ailments from sore throats to asthma, notes safety for children, and urges purchase through chemists and stores with ordering details. It includes a customer testimonial from Mrs. A. A. Brown of Mayfield Northwest.
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Hean
A. A. Brown
Mayfield
N.W
G. W. Mean
Castlereagh Street
Sydney
The Garden: African Daisy and Sweet William Varieties
The Garden column discusses the African daisy Arctotla Grandis from South Africa, grown 2 to 4 feet tall with white ray florets and pale blue discs, blooming in bright sun. It covers the Sweet William Dianthus Barbatus, its hardiness, ideal sun exposure, spacing, and the auricula eyed strain, plus Brachycome and other border plants. It also notes the Orange Jelly Turnip Robertson's Golden Ball Turnip, its yellow flesh, and lists seeds for Swede Turnip, Lettuce, Beet, Carrot, Celery, Spinach, Tomatoes and other herbs to sow now.
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South Africa
America
William
England
London
Robertson
Wool and livestock prices surge in closing year sales
John Bridge & Co reports July 3 market results with record wool prices and high cattle, lamb, and pig values. Limited supplies push hides and tallow higher. buyers pay top rates for mediums and heavies. Calves fetch prime prices. sheep show mixed yields with some declines for short merino grades.
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John Bridge & Co., Limited
Homebush
Cessnock
Abredare
Carrow
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WOOD
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Lachlan Street
C. B. Knight
FEMS
H. Davies
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Waykills the Pastoral Finance Association Ltd
Phillip Street
Clifford Love & Co., Ltd
Clarence St
Oakland
Chalmears
Dearracqs
John
Roy W. Sandford Ltd
Elizabeth Street
Agricultural & Pastoral Notes
Iench
Agricultural
Ole
Bonningtons
Irish Moss
Forbes Advocate
Commercial News
Winchcombe, Carson
Winchcombe, Carson Limited
Winchcombe
Carson
B. White
Lachlan St
Forbes
B. P. White
Forbes BillIard Hall
Allan Morgan
J. A.booth
George Street West
Newcastle
Mattland
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