Lime and Magnesian Limestone Benefit Soil and Pasture
Agricultural guidance outlines lime as essential for soil bases to prevent acidity and leaching losses, with magnesian limestone offering added magnesium. Lime improves pasture, boosts clover vigor, and enhances soil texture while supporting phosphate nutrition. standard rate is about 10 cwt per acre, best applied autumn to winter alongside coastal pasture renovations. Early ploughing and winter fallow maximize maize yields. May ploughing outperforms June and August ploughing by several bushels per acre.
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Sydney
Department of Agriculture
The Value of Your Business Connection
The article discusses advertising and brand protection as a global issue. It cites a British Parliament remark by the Board of Trade president on March 27 last year, urging brands and trademarks be kept alive through advertising. It warns traders that failure to maintain visibility risks losing their name and trademark, with high costs to regain.
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Australia
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Ublic
Weevil Pest Threat To Sweet Potatoes Warned In NSW
The sweet potato weevil Cylas formicarius threatens crops on the North Coast of New South Wales. It damages tubers in field and storage, with adults and grubs feeding on stems, leaves, and tubers. Life cycle from egg to adult can be 30 days in warmth, with winter activity reduced. Prevent spread by using clean tubers from weevil-free areas, remove infested tubers, burn or boil, rotate crops, and locate seed beds away from main crops. Control includes arsenate of lead sprays and dipping young plant tops during planting.
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New South Wales
Too Silly for Words Protest Against Poison Baits
The Maitland P P Board heard a protest by the F S P C A against rabbit poison baits described as too silly for words. The R S P C A urged netting and digging as better methods and warned poison harms birds and ants, costing millions in ecological damage. The board decided to forward the department's questions and supply requested information.
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F.S.P.C.A
Maitland P.P
Department of Agriculture
R.S.P.C.A
Australia
P.P
Aussies Help Army Truck Clear Bridge with Tyre Trick
A Brisbane Courier Mail note tells of a U S Army truck blocked by a bridge clearance of 11 ft 6 in. The crew unloaded none, the boys suggested lowering tyres to gain clearance. The stunt earned two young Australians nickels and dimes in a tarpaulin muster.
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Brisbane
U.S. Army
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