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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
3
The pamphlet condemns wasteful burning of cereal stubble and maize stover except to curb diseases. It reviews alternatives like composting, minimal water use, and letting stock trample residues, plus occasional nitrogenous fertilisers to speed rotting without harming the next crop. Maize growers planting cow peas or soy beans in rows are noted as a favorable practice.
Veterinary officer G L MecClmont notes dairies should prepare dry cows before calving with good feeds and concentrates. Starting six weeks prior, plus roughage, prevents digestive issues and can lift milk yield by 100 to 300 gallons over the prior lactation, making the investment pay.
The Minister for Lands Mr Sheahan urged Lysaghts Pty Ltd to restart wire netting production citing their past two thirds of NSW requirements. He suggested diverting some migrant labor to Lysaghts while Rylands Bros. continue providing netting. A Lysaght spokesman agreed, saying production could then address the shortage.
New South Wales National Herbarium reports multiple specimens of Balsify Tragopogon porrifolius, a European native now naturalised in eastern Australia. Chief Botanist R A Anderson notes it is a stout biennial in the daisy family with purple-tinted flowers and edible tap-root and leaves, mostly found on waste land and not considered troublesome.
Victorian market notes oats as the cheapest stock feed on wholesale and retail levels. Wholesale oats run £2/5 cheaper than wheat and £1/3 cheaper than pollard per 2000 pounds, while bills show oats being 3/6 per bushel for oats versus 6/8 for wheat and 2/2 for pollard. Retail prices show oats at 4/6, wheat at 8/3, pollard at 2/6, with oats saving 13.8 per 2000 pounds versus wheat, and no advantage versus pollard at retail prices.
The Division of Animal Industry cautions cattle owners on branding methods. It warns that branding on the rump damages valuable hide and stresses correct heat and touch. Properly heated, quick one second branding with a single iron yields best results. avoid wet skin, overbranding, and misplacement. use small brands for calves.
Severe outbreaks of a form of jaundice affecting sheep in New South Wales and Victoria over twenty years have been linked to grazing heliotrope. Losses reach up to 50 percent in some flocks, disrupting the Southern Riverina fat lamb industry. Research indicates deaths occur after extended plant grazing, prompting calls to prevent sheep access and explore weed control methods.
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