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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 05, 1942
Page
4
The Department of Agriculture warns NSW potato output must rise 50 percent next season and seed shortages loom. Dusting tubers with derris reduces moth-infested storage losses. apply soon after digging and bag quickly to curb moth eggs. Use well ventilated sheds, keep tubers dry, and store in bags to preserve derris-treated seed.
The text explains that both oranges and lemons are rich in pectin, aiding jelly making for jams and conserves. It describes making lemon pectin extract by peeling, removing membranes, grinding, soaking, cooking, and straining, and notes lemon juice can improve jelly sets. a teaspoon of lemon juice per cup of fruit is advised with pipe pears.
Mercury or quicksilver derives from cinnabar ore a sulfur mercury mix yielding vermilion when pure. It is roasted to separate mercury then condensed and stored in iron flasks. Indians used cinnabar for paint. miners sometimes find cups of pure mercury in pockets. Mercury’s malleability at low temperatures helps it be beaten into tissue-thin sheets and its use in gold mining and war materials boosts prices.
Farmers respond to contract growing for the Department of Supply though seed shortages limit expansion. About 1400 tons of vegetables worth £15,000 have been contracted, with spring contracts expected to rise. Port Macquarie leads, Manning district lags, Macleay and Hastings show room for improvement. Only one Gloucester farmer has signed for irrigation based crops. a woman farmer has half an acre of cabbages. Seed quantities remain tight for carrot beetroot silver beet parsnips rhubarb onions leeks. potato contracts require official forms. Pumpkin and some vine crops may be over supplied. excess tomatoes may be used for canning. Seed growers needed. next season’s output tied to seed availability.
Government officers warn that many young men have left lucrative non war jobs for munitions work to avoid military service. A nationwide manpower survey may reveal unregistered recruits and reskilling, with many expected to be drafted or reassigned to military duty.
The National Savings Campaign promotes £10 National Savings Bonds to back the war effort. Investors may buy multiple bonds, with limits per person at £250 in war savings certificates and 10 year term. Bonds pay 3 percent interest semiannually, with flexible purchase options and bank safekeeping.
A Vichy agency report states 55 additional hostages have been executed in Lille, outlining a drastic escalation in wartime retaliation. The report adds few operational details and cites no independent verification.
The Division of Plant Industry plans vegetable seed production alongside large scale crops at Yaneco. This season 80 acres at the Leeton Experiment Farm and Riverina Welfare Farm at Yanco will grow seed crops chiefly carrots parsnips and beetroot with onions lettuce silver beet and leeks also sown. The aim is to produce enough seed to sow 4000 5000 acres next season.
A Nazi made shell fell among Australian lines in Syria and failed to explode. Investigators recovered soil and a note stating the line the best I can do. The incident illustrates the level of sabotage exercised by Nazi occupied territories to hinder Hitler’s war effort.
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