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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
4
These notes describe weekly Motu trials under the oversight of Hon. J. L. Ty Hewlvare with emphasis on Department experiments led by Milmieter. The piece discusses agricultural practice and rural issues facing landowners and farmers.
The Richmond Hiver district faces slow pasture renewal as paspalum degradations threaten dairy yields. Planter's Friend rotation, two ploughings, and diverse crops including wheat oats cowpeas vetches and maize are proposed to rebuild soil fertility, improve grazing value, and create a resilient two year rotation with phased reseeding and fertilization.
The Dairy-produce Division reports three years of hard-testing across associations in New Zealand. Results show average butter fat per cow rising from 219.74 lb to 236.40 lb in 1910-11 and 1911-12, with one association increasing from 218.77 lb to 241.56 lb per cow. The system promises profits as farmers identify and discard unprofitable cows, while recognizing industry-wide growth must be gradual.
In Auburn yards several fowls died recently arousing concerns of an epidemic. Experts and the Bureau of Microbiology find no definite disease from post mortems. Heat stress and weather conditions are cited as possible death causes, with high poultry populations and normal mortality rates discussed.
The Farmers' Handbook published by the Department of Agriculture guides farmers through yearly management, soil chemistry, crop rotation, and livestock care. It stresses moisture conservation, district adapted varieties, affordable farming practices, and practical methods for immediate profit and long term fertility. The 750 page guide covers soil types, manures, implements, fencing, silos, and stock diseases with emphasis on usable, non technical guidance. It is available from the Government Printer in Sydney.
Rita writes a new tale published by special arrangement. The narrative introduces many delightfully portrayed characters and holds reader attention until the end.
Lieutenant Maude leads a perilous plan to recover the British Red Howitzer under heavy enemy fire in a rocky Khotal valley. Sergeant Travers and Arvin marshal seven artillerymen and scouts to haul the limber up a steep slope, retrieve the gun, and return it to British lines amid fiercest bombardment. Three men die, several wounded, and Maude, gravely injured, vows the gun will be recovered, honoring a family pledge and the fallen.
A historic warning on carbolic acid warns it is a valuable antiseptic yet highly dangerous. It notes frequent hospital use by operators and cautions against soaking wounds or bandages, as skin absorption can cause poisoning. A New York surgeon reports a finger turning black after prolonged contact with a two percent carbolic solution.
A man in an East Coast carriage feigned assistance to a nervous woman claiming she had lost her London ticket. He tore a corner from his own ticket, handed it to her, and she passed the gate collector with the altered ticket. At the gate, the man claimed he had matched the torn portion, exposing a successful fraud.
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