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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 24, 1912
Page
7
The department advises late sowing for wheat due to delayed season. It recommends quick maturing varieties like Firbank or Buker wheats such as Comeback or Warren if Firbank is unavailable. Farmers should stay flexible and adapt sowing plans to weather and conditions.
A historical note on silage making at the Agricultural College, detailing the summer grass harvest, 10 tons of forage stored for silage, and the formulation of a laxative relief diet for cattle. It describes the feeding mix of sage, alfalfa, oats, bran, and linseed oil, plus a medicinal powder regimen and caveats on waste vegetation and digestion management.
Advice to farmers on draining damp pastures to reduce parasites in sheep. Methods include two saplings channeling egg drains, surface draining with plough furrows, and burning pastures to destroy eggs. Emphasizes clean water troughs, spell grazing on infested paddocks, cultivation of soil, and laying down introduced grasses like clover and lucerne. Field experiments at Glen Innes show higher weight gains with introduced pastures.
A veterinary note from the Agricultural Department recommends bone meal in cattle rations to reduce debaser habits like bone chewing. It advises handfed cures and weather protection, with two tablespoons of Lonetval daily per head and additional Wan ta in feed, to improve condition and stomach health.
An agricultural report describes a experimental worm treatment for sheep involving an infusion of agents, tested by researchers at a university or agricultural station. The study notes the need for drainage and soil conditions for effective ground work and references a staged trial approach with observation of outcomes.
The article discusses applying lime to orchard soil when soil is heavy or sticky. It notes lime raises soil warmth dryness and friability, improves binding of particles, increases cohesion and water retention, and guides lime application timing and methods for young trees.
The text advises measuring around each tree with a 103 foot spacing, applying a topdressing of best Ne, spreading it over the area, and lightly raking in a month before planting. It notes liming is best in autumn or winter, with a two to three week rest before any other manures, avoiding nitrogen rich fertilizers during that period.
Peach trees struggle in clay subsoil where roots cannot spread. Remove clay and add fresh loam before planting. Alternatively mound soil high and plant atop. Another option is grafting onto hardy Myro holan stock via a nurseryman.
A garbled 19th century fragment discusses footballer behavior and refereeing. It hints at tokens like bounder and referee, outlines unclear rules on kicks and passes, and mentions wages, equal teams, and crowd influence. The text is fragmentary and combines definitions with speculative commentary.
A NSW farm near Cowra and Grenfell, owned by Mr Greene, claims 1000 acres of wheat land with substantial irrigation and storage. The article notes extensive preparation and borrowing for cultivation, with excellent early yields and optimism that dry conditions could still yield profits through hay and high market prices. The piece highlights Tan dra area farming progress and Greene’s efforts across five thousand acres and related contracts.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a jumble of archaic sounding phrases and nonsensical pairings. Names, phrases, and possible song or poem fragments appear without clear context or coherent narrative to identify a definite event or subject.
The list shows station names with required shearers, whether haw or machine shearing is used, and big wool throughputs. Wingades at Coonamble tops with 120000 sheep, followed by Burrawang 109000 and Goonoo Goonve 100000. many stations report tens of thousands, with August entries and varied Sutton-areas.
Bevonudl Tand Miehinen reports ongoing renovation work at All Suovigine quad Dupitemtes Stocked. Skillet Hepat reaches its lowest vole as Koamel Ning Specialty Aly Matin Adguaaw Deaint No Wek completes improvements.
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