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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1924
Page
2
Agricultural notes describe rabbit control using calcium cyanide in powder and pellet forms. Methods include hand application at burrow openings and blown powder, with efficiency, safety cautions, and cost comparisons for small farms and larger clear-ups.
A Waring notes repeated sheep losses from overgrazing on young green grass. In cases of thousands of sheep, rapid grazing followed by rest leads to fatal rumen overloads. Post mortems show packed stomachs. Advices gradual introduction and staged grazing to prevent deaths.
A summary of the Department of Agriculture bulletin on herd testing and evaluating dairy cows. It notes early farmer beliefs that milk quality could be judged by milk veins, feel, or color, and discusses how testers and judges standardized assessments during herd rounds.
An investigation into ropy cream at a coastal district dairy found infection in cow milk linked to contaminated drinking water and soldered seams in can tins. After isolating water sources and replacing tins the cream quality returned to normal.
A compact guide to making passion fruit pulp for long preservation. It explains selecting fruit, extracting pulp, handling whole versus strained pulp, bottling in jars, and pasteurizing in a hot-water bath to maintain flavor and bouquet for domestic use.
The article explains how worker bees secrete wax, the impact of honey flow on wax yields, and the importance of using foundation to boost comb production. It warns against waste from damaged or untreated combs and urges apiarists to melt and reuse damaged wax to reduce disease risk and increase wax output under the Apiaries Act.
Walter Duranty reports in the New York Times on a Soviet stage Civil christening at the Free Opera House during the 60th anniversary Congress of the Communist party. Isadore Duncan and children danced to Ave Maria as a child tied to Klara Zetkin and Bukharin was dedicated to communism before 4000 in attendance. A Cincinnati Enquirer critique questions reverence to God and patriotism amid the Red International ceremony. A door notice about knocking ends the item.
A lengthy courtroom scene ends with James Squires found not guilty after a dramatic defense and a moral taint surrounding diary forgeries. Ettie, Tilly, Stella, and John Davidson Squires pursue healing as Stella reveals James’s dying confession and the couple reconciles with a hopeful future.
Poet praises H G Wells for relentless writing while condemning other authors for toiling and taking breaks. The piece playfully contrasts Wells’s output and stamina with waning writers who rest and fish, noting Wells writes volumes and reshapes classics without pause.
A reader notes rising costs of vegetables eggs and meat and questions tea bills. Bushells Tea is advertised as freed from dust with a blend of young leaves promising forty extra cups per pound and superior strength and flavour, claimed as best and purest. A separate item mentions wireless enthusiasts in Norway hearing bagpipes broadcast from Aberdeen.
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