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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
2
A hen must receive balanced raw materials to produce eggs. Overfeeding harms lay and fat hens offer poorer returns. Feed three times daily with a mix of soft and grain foods, include lime shells or bone meal, and provide green vegetables. Water must be clean and fresh.
Advice on digestible feeding. Break down large roots and hard grains. Mix low and high quality foods to boost palatability and absorption. Cook potatoes to aid digestion and vary daily rations as practical.
A 19th century note describes an effective stump extraction technique. It reports lifting 500 or more stumps daily using a single pulley and anchor rope setup. The limp lines are cut, stumps left, and a stout stump serves as the anchor for the pulling rope.
A pair of steady horses are hitched to the rope and pulled toward the anchor stump. With a steady pull there is no jumping or jerking, and they will pull away smoothly as if dragging a loaded wagon. Use about W ft of 1 in rope.
An Australian bee keepers conference discusses the scale insect Eriococcus coriaceus causing timber blight and its impact on forests in New Zealand and New South Wales. Entomologists describe the scale’s life cycle, honey dew production, and natural enemies, noting October and November peak activity and implications for beekeeping and honey quality.
Milk records are widely discussed as essential for farmers. The article urges weighing milk twice daily to stay in step with modern practices and ensure accurate measurements for farm management.
A fragment notes using the spring balance to quickly determine loose or profit per cow. It emphasizes there is no time like the present to implement this method for daily bookwork and assessing outcomes.
Canon Bates vicar of Balham is mourned as he dies after a 32 year tenure. He witnessed Balham grow from a country village to a southern London suburb with a rising working population and subdivision needs.
The article notes Champion Shire offspring Mimm Champion wheaten laurels at age two, bred by D. Crawford and owned by E. J. Wythes, with detailed lineage and farm origin. It also surveys wheat and rape cultivation, rotations, and dry farming, including rotation benefits presented by G L Button and G Lindon, stressing soil health and seed quality for arid districts.
In Dublin a jury awarded 278 damages to Miss Marguerita Fitzgerald of Kincullen County Dublin after James O Driscoll an electrical engineer and merchant failed to marry her. He blamed the executors of his father s will which barred marriage for five years to preserve assets and support the family business. The case traces courtship from 1904 to 1910 and reveals letters and assurances of marriage despite the will s restrictions.
Expert guidance covers choosing fruit sizes for four across packing, securing fruit to prevent movement, and proper top clearance in the case. Methods include using wood-wool padding, raising the top fruit layer, and employing a board to settle fruit with a rocking motion to equalize level without damage.
At the Adelaide Dry Farming Conference practical papers urge widespread adoption of dry farming in low rainfall districts and emphasize rotation to restore soil fertility. A plan favors fallow rape barley wheat with fodder crops, and notes that ploughing and green manures recover soil, while continuous wheat fosters weed problems and soil exhaustion.
A reader's page presents various instructions for clothing care and home maintenance. It covers dyeing and finishing fabrics, mushroom sauce preparation, washing and ironing guidelines, stain removal, whitening and whitening agents, and methods to brighten laces, curtains, mirrors, and plumes.
A dated guide lists seasonal mushrooms and versatile recipes. It describes freshness tips, then outlines Fish and Mushroom Sauce, Mushrooms au Gratin, Baked Mushrooms, Macaroni and Mushroom, Mushrooms and Bacon, Mushroom Pie, and Stewed Mushrooms Brown with butter, stock, onion, and lemon juice.
A collage of comic vignettes and courtroom anecdotes features characters like Mr Smith and Mrs Ganbel in playful exchanges. Scenes touch on love, work, sea travel dreams, a pantry prison, and a judge’s plea, all delivered in a light satirical tone with local color and dialogue.
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