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Newspaper
Grenfell Record And Lachlan District Advertiser
Location
Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
7
A reader laments widespread faking in poultry shows and condemns dishonest tampering. The piece recalls past abuses like tail alterations and white feather substitutions, warning breeders to avoid deceit while stressing practice standards. Also includes practical advice on gosling care, feeding, water access, and brood management.
Expert advice outlines seasonal poultry care, emphasizing varied diets, natural living conditions, and careful breeding. It notes that mixing two fowl varieties aids general health, with meat and plant foods used as supplements. Strong parent stock yields resilient chicks, while space limits favor two breeds and proper separation. Geese varieties Toulouse Embden crossbreeding is recommended.
An 1890s note reports on fertiliser trials with potash and phosphoric acid to boost apple color. Data from New York Station experiments show variable gains, dependent on year and soil. results suggest careful orchard testing before widespread fertiliser use.
The English National Rose Society offers practical rose planting tips including careful unpacking of nursery stock, proper trenching, and correct placement of roots. It stresses avoiding damage, watering at planting, and a longer, wider trench for stressed plants to restore vigor before final backfilling. The guidance covers bed preparation, spacing, pruning, and weed management to improve rose health and subsequent crops.
Professor Woll's handbook for farmers and dairymen notes water content in various feeds. Red clover hay 1 pound water per 100 pounds, potatoes 10 pounds, and corn cob meal 1 pound. The same proportions apply to wheat barley oats rye and pea meal, with other feeds like bran middlings rice bran oil meal cottonseed meal gluten and malt sprouts also examined. Brewers grains show 75 pounds water per 100 pounds.
A note describes a garden trestle design using 2x6 pieces for the main beams and 1x4 runners. The width is adjustable by moving runners, with options to add more runners and to adapt for hand use rather than horse power.
The Minne sot Agricultural Experiment Station reports that weed eradication hinges on rotating crops. It urges farmers to adopt a practical crop rotation among grain, grass, and cultivated crops to reduce labor and preserve fertility. Grass crops crowd out weeds, limiting seed production.
A historical report details green manuring experiments in Maryland, evaluating legume and cover crop performance. It notes soil improvements, yield implications, and the practical outcomes of the on-site trials, with reference to dates and local agricultural practices.
Fragmentary text discusses incentives, investments, and lines of policy with numerous garbled names and terms. It references assets, value, and potential future actions, but readable details are limited and no coherent event or outcome emerges from the corrupted passage.
United States Department of Agriculture offers a simple test for soil acidity using water, settling, and blue and red litmus papers. If blue turns red the soil is acid, if red turns blue it is alkaline. a color change within ten minutes confirms acidity.
The piece analyzes the American diplomatic scene from Franklin to Jayne Hill, noting shift from lavish to modest embassy styles as Kaiser Wilhelm II weighs the impact on U S prestige. It discussesTower’s tenure, Hill’s limitations, and Roosevelt era policy considerations for a successor ambassador.
A visitor tours the London and India Docks revealing miles of warehouses, vast displays of ostrich feathers, carpets, tea, and silks. The tour highlights the scale of trade under the new Port London authority and notes the duty arrangements and global variety of goods, with plans to continue the tour another day.
The sale for a Duchess of Mont rose necklace of eight rows of 412 pearls opened at 1000 pounds and rose rapidly by bids of 1000 and 5000, selling for 11,820 pounds. Other famous pearl necklaces include Empress Frederick’s 32 pearls valued at 150,000 pounds and Countess Henekel’s three-row piece once belonging to Naples’ last queen. The Kaiser recently attended a nitrogen-from-air lecture, declaring the future lies in air as well as water.
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