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Newspaper

Geelong Advertiser

Location

Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jan 18, 1908

Page

5

The Land and What Is Done With It

A series of agricultural notes discuss lucerne pasture management, grazing impact, and milking hygiene. It covers cow udder care, first-milk discard practices, and the influence of worker behavior on milk germ content, plus horse feeding, shy feeders, and lucerne paddock mowing strategies. It also includes pasture versus stall feeding, irrigation considerations, and rabbit control methods. Shropshire and Southdown sheep notes conclude with breed suitability and crossbreeding guidance for Australian conditions.

Storrs U.S.A Mike Wilker Nui Bex Sydney International Veterinary Congress Vioung Board of Agriculture Journal de Skovaesy Koracsy

Sheep Crosses For Lyle Tailings In Victoria Breeders Debate Wool Crosses

A fragmented Victorian agricultural note outlines farmer debates on sheep crosses among Merino Lincoln and Leicester lines. Experts A W Flan and Mr Ham weigh in on girth, depth, and carcass shape, arguing Lincoln crossbreds offer strong wool and fattening potential, with Downs and Border Leicester influences valued for mutton and early maturity.

Shropshire Wrelas Southdowns Lincoln Leicester A. W. Flan Department of Agriculture Victoria Ham Echuca Jay Eeuw Threequarter Bros Southdown Zleicesters Iran

Flower Garden Ant Scrubury Notes and Plant Care

Moisture and Tinot doblins drive rapid growth in flowers with some blooms already visible. Staking, timely pest control with soft soap or insecticides, and pinching of chrysanthemums are advised. Transplanting while weather is favorable and adding rich soil improves success. Gila coronopifolia is highlighted as a new hardy plant with bright scarlet flowers for mass plantings.

Scrudbury Sydney Botanic Gardens Victori

Commonwealth Patents Outlook in Melbourne Applications

Commonwealth Patents Applications notes recent filings in Melbourne covering moisture meters for wool levelling machines milking machine supports plough improvements and milking gear. Inventors include A Mead Foarstcray J Grinler Geelong W Blackborn Melbourne Smalnd Gibbinn Nacraport Foostcray B W Benn Woornyl Vale W H Coax Melbourne and J W Huolly Carlton with other device topics such as boiler smoke preventers and disinfecting perfumes.

Bivisie Tuer and Co Collins-stront Melbouri Atyane Linving A. Sow Australia Melark, Turri and Co Pesca A. Mead Foatscray J. Grinler Geelong Wel Blackborn Melhomme B. W. Benn Woornyl Vale W. H Coax Melbourn J. W. Huolly Melbourne W. Hale Carlton TP. J. Wigmora Bendigo Avd J. H. Glark Moelbourne

Hamburg America Lines Orders Belfast Built 60kton Steamer

A Kiel despatch reports Hamburg America has ordered Belfast shipyards to build for the company a 60 thousand ton steamer. The vessel will be the longest yet, surpassing the Lusitania and Mauritania, with draft over thirty five feet, enabling world port access though docking at New York harbor docks remains in doubt.

Ochan Monstel New York Harbor

Condy’s Fluid Promoted for Cooling Baths

Advert promotes Condy’s Fluid for daily bath or foot bath to induce lasting coolness freshness and vitality. Warns against Permanganate substitutes and mislabeling with a non poisonous claim. Ends urging purchase from chemists and stores including Condy’s Goswell Road London Bes.

Condy Gondys Condy's Goswell Rd London Bes

Port Melbourne athlete credits tonic for recovery and vigor

Special reporter recounts Thomas Janes Holland of Port Melbourne detailing years of athletic work and heart illness. He credits Clement’s Tonio with restoring strength, nerve calm, and weight gain, urging readers to publish the conversation.

Thomas Janes Holland Bridge-Street Port Melbourne Athletis Medigina Tam Clements Tonio Tomo

Early Booksellers and Magazines and the Payment of Poets

An analysis of Harper's Magazine and early publishing, tracing poets' earnings from Horace to Byron and Pope. It notes authors often earned little from verse, while publishers sometimes paid lavish sums, and stresses that true value lies in merit, not commercial gain.

Harper's Magazine Shatspore Mancy Horace Virgil Dante Petrarch Boccaccia Changer Tonson Cyvo Gentleman's Jabasoy Masselns Toi Moore Longmans Byron Murray Pope Numdee Bryant Homer Pollok Blackwood Coleridge Aris

Petroleum replaces coal in Royal Navy plan

The article notes a rapid shift from coal to petroleum for steam renovation and reports the British Admiralty intends to use petroleum in the navy. It discusses potential government control and mentions colonial and international petroleum firms as key players in this shift.

Verele Ory Vis Nigeria Ptemon Corporation Dr Resimen Company Bnteer

Great Wild Cats Musical Study of Feline Acts

A detailed observant essay on lions tigers and jaguars in captivity examining how music scent and stimuli affect their behavior. It compares ancient hunting methods with modern shows and notes individual animal responses to instruments, catnip and herb scents, plus reactions to humans and deformities.

Arcarians Alion Totos Tale Heis Sila Udnather Agni Cnes Senor Lopes Nia Peete Lin TPM Aubre Howes Chiatong Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Cornisi London Hagontewk Crystal Palace Lie Zoo Meonajus Ironton Vl Wau Somaliland Dack Row Lion House Carrie Grecia Aeneas Leiter Shane

Island Anomalies and Volcanic Islands Across Oceans

A historical account describes numerous isolated lands formed by volcanic activity or geological upheaval. It notes several islands such as Ashwellion and Krakatow-era sites, with dramatic elevations and shifting populations. The piece mentions Calmeyer, Stoves Teland, and Castle Island as examples of volatile, changing geographies.

Che Pieher Hetten Pacific Neaely Anne Reyvion Baden-Powell Maen

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