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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
2
The notes describe weekly department updates under J. ti Trois for agriculture, aiming to aid individual producers with practical solutions. Departments provide educational material and publish scientific findings to improve soil management and farming methods. Farmers may request information via inquiry to the appropriate agricultural office.
A dairy science discussion notes that cow performance varies beyond breed type. Professor Trueman argues averages and heredity govern herd results, stressing long term recordkeeping, selective culling, and emphasis on fertility and internal quality for sustained milk production.
In countries with large scale agriculture soil exhaustion followed prolonged fallowing and mineral fertilisers. Mixed farming with rotation boosts cereal yields and profits. wheat and sheep can sustain soil fertility if properly managed.
The Department promotes reliable guidance on crop rotation and sheep integration with wheat, urging farmers to stay informed and responsible for soil fertility. It cites European long history of fallow, humus buildup, and mixed farming as keys to sustained yields, noting vegetable matter is essential and can be replenished through fodder crops and stock feeding.
A Harley Street physician offers practical advice for holiday prep. Improve foot care with boric acid soaks, proper socks, sturdy boots, and breaking in footwear. Build stamina by walking daily, wear comfortable clothing, avoid belts, and eat well while sleeping seven to eight hours nightly.
The piece reflects on Canada’s old legacies from Fort Garry to Viking lore and notes Winnipeg’s Home Re-union Association. Winnipeg businessmen form a guarantee fund to bring families of workers, aided by volunteers, with four hundred people transported in six months. The writer praises self-help and urges Australia to adopt similar efforts.
The New South Wales Christian Endeavour Union organized a Spring Flower Distribution to bring flowers to suburban homes and city districts. Volunteers collected, packed, and delivered about 4000 bouquets through 66 agencies at depots like Circular Quay and Central Station, with kindness noted by recipients including Ragged schools and hospitals.
Blackwood's Magazine portrays Ceylon as a jewellike landscape unspoiled by railways and hotels. The voyage description highlights Adam's Peak, terraced paddy fields, and jungles while lamenting modern intrusion and praising the land’s enduring beauty and spirit.
A Strand Magazine article describes a unique plaster cast of Sandow created from a living figure. Professor Ray Lankester promoted the project to preserve a musculature type of the era. The mold required over a month and careful stillness during each stage to capture the tense standing pose and intricate details.
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