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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
Practical notes warn fowl cholera as a deadly, fast-spreading disease. Advice covers prevention in small flocks, early detection, quarantine, medicine, and humane culling. It also discusses breeding for color, head shape, and plumage, emphasizing strain selection and avoiding excessive inbreeding to improve vigor and marketable traits.
The article explains ripening cream by pure culture starters, naturally prepared starters, and self ripening. It details lactis cultures, acidity development, and risks of overripe cream. It covers pasteurized skim milk starters, clean equipment, and maintaining proper dairy conditions to avoid spoilage and ensure butter quality.
The article summarizes farm guidance on culling fowl for better layers and sale value. It covers traits to discard such as deformed legs, cross beaks, thumped backs, thick necks, and lumpy movement, and advises keeping only birds with sound conformation and good mothering potential. It also notes market dynamics and the importance of keeping strong, well-connected stock, especially among show-ready breeds like White Leghorns with deep yellow legs and proper comb shape.
The article advises keeping spare clean pots of the same size for transfers. Dirty pots should soak in water overnight, then be scrubbed and dried before reuse to prevent growth of harmful organisms and maintain healthier atmospheres in the greenhouse.
A low cost stump burning method uses a galvanised cylindrical furnace placed over the stump. Smoke exits via stove pipe, with a damper door beneath. The furnace can be winded to improve draft and quickly burns out large stumps leaving buried roots sometimes burning deeply.
A West Australian farmer offers a sketch for a water tank loading platform to ease unloading full tanks from lorries wagons or other vehicles. The design uses four milled top rollers and front edge positioning to receive the tank as it leaves the vehicle, with pins securing each corner. A smaller bottom platform carries the tank while moving, and the stationary platform sits slightly lower than the wagon platform to allow one man to slip the tank onto the stand.
Guidance on cream handling and pasteurization to maximize butter yield with minimal loss. Advice covers heating milk to 189 deg to 210 deg F, rapid cooling to 70–73 deg F, adding starter, and ripening before churning. Cautions include avoiding excessive heat, maintaining proper temperatures, and sourcing starter from dairy schools for robust cultures.
A reported device described as an effective service illustrated by a smooth pole between a cow’s forelegs and near the udder, suspended by two straps. The text notes it has been found satisfactory in preventing cows from milking themselves.
A fragment describes a cow fitted with a device wrapped around the flank and a white chain to the halter, implying the animal cannot reach back to cheat her muster. The text suggests a method to enforce proper identification and handling of cattle.
The text argues against saving defective breeding sows and urges considering cow dairying qualities before mating. It stresses fodder conservation for dairy farmers, suggests a well-stocked poultry operation linked to dairy work, and notes growing demand for dual‑purpose cattle. It asserts feeding cannot capably boost milk sales from any cow.
A historical report outlines large bee wax harvests in Gambia from Kommbo and Hogni districts. Natives collect crude wax, transport it to a wan house, melt it in pots, and press it into blocks using a braid press and grass layers. The process removes water and impurities, yielding refined wax after about a day and a half before moulding.
An article in the Journal of Agriculture explains parthenogenesis in bees, noting virgin queens lay drones, drones have no fathers, and crossbreeding effects. It warns against sourcing drones from a single hive and emphasizes queen quality and timely vigor for honey gains.
A historical note describes plank drags or floats used to level rough land in parts of America. It explains three logs eight feet long with progressively larger diameters, holes for chains, and knots to keep them from drawing together. The method relies on adjustable log action to leave the ground in a smoother shape.
A vintage collage of fashion notes and home recipes. Rose linen frocks and foulard house dresses described with embroidery and lawn trim. Then quick cherry preserve steps, gooseberry jelly, Melbourne style desserts, and simple meat sauces. Easy kitchen tips blend with quaint garment notes.
The article highlights fresh strawberries cherries and gooseberries signaling seasonal abundance for housewives. It provides recipes including Strawberry Cornflower and Strawberry Short-Cake with steps for mixing baking and serving, noting warm weather and varied menus.
A garbled dialogic scene shows characters arguing about truth, memory, and class, with clipped exchanges about education, marriage, and a poet. The tone mimics a public reading or staged comedy, featuring mockery and social banter among young and old voices.
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