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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1942
Page
4
An editorial warns provincial newspapers face survival threats from rising newsprint costs manpower shortages and advertising restrictions. It argues public support is essential, advertising is business life blood, and communities must back their local papers to sustain service and morale.
Mr W A Good acre Senior Apiary Instructor in the Department of Agriculture argues modern ideas for knowledge distribution pale beside print media It allows vast reach and preserves permanent records of experience for future study He notes early beekeeping history was recorded by ancient presses and remains accessible today
Scarf or soil stain is the commonest disease of sweet potatoes in this State. Brown spots may enlarge to brown the entire surface, superficial yet causing shrivelling in storage. Caused by Monilochaetes infuscans, it overwinters on seed and vines. alkaline and heavy organic soils worsen it. Control: use clean seed, dip in corrosive sublimate, rotate crops, use clean seed beds, avoid manure with sweet potato refuse. pamphlet available from the Department of Agriculture, Box 364, G.P.O., Sydney.
A provincial paper reprints a 200 year old prophecy from Wismar Gotland claiming Europe will face a great war when a wall falls at Wis mar s Monastery of the Holy Ghost. It foresees three years and five months of conflict with chariots without horses, fire dragons, famine, disease, bread controls, and peril around Christmas as nations unite against a two headed bird.
Potatoes. The Minister for Commerce Mr. W J Scully appealed to landowners in potato districts to set aside land for cultivation. A deputation reported many growers wish to plant this season but cannot arrange with owners, despite available land. Landowners are urged to give consideration to local growers to boost wartime production.
B C Veech, district veterinary officer, outlines best branding practices for cattle in the Agricultural Gazette. Heat the branding iron properly, apply quickly for about one second, avoid burns, and brand once in the correct spot to prevent scar, with calves branded higher than adults. Also covers keeping irons in good order and not branding on wet skin. cautions on damage to hides from poor branding. A second section notes Canberra seed import relaxations allowing sale of red beet and swede seeds, and advises sparing use for maximum yield.
The Farmer & Settler argues that New South Wales collected eight to nine million more income tax than the previous year and above estimates, questioning wartime spending and proposing a uniform federal taxation system to fund the war. It notes the federal government would have about twenty million less if tax were centralized.
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