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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
2
A renowned Western baker declares he will provide top quality pure bread to the public. The claim highlights superior ingredients, craftsmanship, and commitment to traditional baking standards.
An old advertisement lists sundries and tools for sale including branding oil twine combs and cutters. It also mentions empty cloth sheep dip lubricating oil and various tools such as hammers wrenches planes files chisels and more.
Cadbury advertises Bournville Cocoa made from pure materials and promotes a Jewel Casket of Chocolates offered by grocers.
Department issued agricultural notes on incubator chick rearing at Wagga Experimental Farm. It covers June hatched chicks, fertility rates, moisture and ventilation needs, and five brooders. It discusses white diarrhoea in young chickens, causes, symptoms, and control methods including methylated spirits dips and manganate additions. It warns hens do not suffer but spread the disease to turkeys and outlines roost sanitation and disinfectant use.
Large areas and low rainfall suit turkey production at Wagga Experimental Farm where thirty birds wintered well. Protection from foxes and occasional crow problems are noted. Breeding stock emphasizes vigorous, glossy birds with proper weights and a gobbler to twenty hens ratio. Young turkeys are kept separate due to risk of turkey liver disease in hens.
Reports from the United States Bureau of Animal Industry note Brahma cattle imported to Texas showed poor beef and milk performance, slow growth, and very tough skin. Crosses with native stock did not prevent tick infestation or tick fever, and immunity to ticks was not achieved.
The Government Entomologist outlines a method for poisoning sparrows using a wheat and strychnine mix, noting high effectiveness with 1 050 sparrows removed on a three week period. Techniques include soaking, drying, and strategic placement in recently cropped or harvested grain areas to protect poultry and maximize kill.
Experiments comparing Tumut district maize with Grafton Farm samples show Tumut maize harvested free of weevil infection but vulnerable once stored or exposed to weevils. An entomologist kept Tumut maize in sealed jars for two years yet infestation occurred after weevils were introduced. Clean farming remains the best protection.
A Chicago hospital removed 10 pocket knives 17 nails five knife blades a dozen screws and a silver dollar from John Mariner after he was admitted for stomach pain. Lt James Rowell of the US submarine Fl set a world depth record at 288 feet cruising for 10 minutes with a 26 man crew. A new Zeppelin dirigible planned to travel 50 mph for 60 hours with a 150 to 1800 mile round trip is to be completed by October. Burglars stole 8000 hats from a lower Broadway hat store. Various political and scientific notes cover agriculture prickly pear mismanagement Norse-descendant settlement in Victoria Island and naval construction plans for Japan. An Australian judge's report finds no evidence to support corruption charges against ministers. A Blue Mountains crossing celebration plan considers bonfires on peaks from Parramatta to Orange. George MIntyre was found dying at Eton Victoria after attempting poison and a doomed farewell with a hostel worker.
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