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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1914
Page
1
The University of Wisconsin study questions the prevailing notion that sulphur is plentiful in soil. It links continuous cultivation and poor fertilisation to annual sulphur losses that cannot be drawn from air or capillarity. Researchers urge applying sulphur-containing fertilisers on frequently cropped lands and blame early analytic methods for underrating soil sulphur value.
The article discusses standard cream ripening temperatures from 70 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, with methods that involve cooling to 50 degrees before warming or direct ripening. It notes churning temp varies by season and dairy conditions, and that ripe cream can churn in 12 to 20 minutes with a good starter. It also mentions aging cattle by tooth and horn ring counts as simple age indicators.
Farmers learn humus in soil stores nitrogen and holds water. Dry sand saturates at 22 pounds of water per 100 pounds, dry clay loam at 56 pounds, while leaf mold rich in humus absorbs 196 pounds. This shows humus-rich soil retains about nine times as much water as sand and three and a half times as loam.
The article advises a resting period for cows between lactation cycles. Six to eight weeks is ideal for a dairy cow, avoiding prolonged milking or dry spells. Caution is needed to prevent udder cake and injury, and feeding adjustments after nine and a half months of lactation are noted.
A reflection on how most people miss chances to act and improve. Gladstone’s quote contrasts duty with intellectual effort, noting forgetfulness to pursue meaningful ends amid daily cares and fear of minor risks.
Readable scraps from a 19th or early 20th century page feature snippets of dialogue about Fielding and stock speculation, a prison courtroom scene, a thoughtful couple, a Cleveland Leader campaign vignette, and moral aphorisms on vanity and philanthropy. Names include Justice and Manone amid overheard street wit and moralizing.
A whimsical ancient style discourse where pronouns adjectives verbs and nouns dispute primacy in the cosmic structure of meaning. The animated judge pronoun declares reality itself, while adjectives protest their necessity and verbs shout that action defines life, provoking a surreal chorus of linguistic personifications.
The article lists lunar phases and dates for Geraldton including First quarter on March 1, Moon on March 4 and 11, Last quarter on March 17, and New Moon on March 25. It notes calculations tied to Baratéten District and Telegraph time for latitude.
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