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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
Weekly agricultural bulletin issued under oversight of the Department of Agriculture. It compiles practical experiments and recommendations for land production, aiming to aid individual producers. Questions for the Under Secretary of Agriculture in Sydney are invited and will be answered as space permits.
The piece reviews drought impacts on fodder and water, noting stock losses and the cost of forethought. It compares pastures, outlines economical rations with and without pickings, cites farmer experiences in Riverina and Wogga, and discusses native fodder, horse feed, and Tamworth pig breeding trends.
Australian pig breeders report Tamworths thrive in warm climates with rugged grazing. Crosses with Berkshire Middle York and Poland China show strong growth and fat bacon potential. Canadian and US tests debunk slow maturity fears, with over 200 pedigreed sows sold in ten years signaling rising demand and bacon profitability.
The department recommends continuing wheat sowing in dry seed beds with seed treated for smut using blowstone and lime. If the ground is dry, ensure seeds are fully dried after treatment to keep them dormant until favorable conditions appear. untreated seed risks smut in the resulting crop.
Comeback demonstrated value on four late wheat plots at Wagga Experiment Farm last year. Due to unfavourable conditions two paddocks could not be worked in June. In fallowed land Comeback and Bunyle yielded 21 1/2 bushels per acre for Comeback and 12 1/2 bushels for Bunyip. In non fallowed land yields were Marchall's No 4 104 bushels, Federation 14? bushels, Bunyip 10 bushels, Firbank 134? bushels, Comeback 117? bushels. A sowing of skinless barley yielded 303 bushels per acre.
In Sylvester House Australia the boarders stage a mock trial over the Blundell patrimony as Carbuncle challenges secret claimants amid a chorus of residents. Mr Foote pushes the plan while Mrs Foote resists Mauric’s involvement and Maurice faces social pressure.
In a Melbourne Sydney tale, Mr Foote and Mrs Foote clash over two claimants to a lost heir. Marks vanishes, Brown asserts, a board of Sylvester House plots to expose impostors before a pivotal Melbourne reunion aboard a voyage to England. Captain Smith offers to buy the boarding house as parties scatter for the future.
Four men contend for the role of heir to Mrs. Blundell after Reginald Blundell’s disappearance. Foote reports a likely claimant, Carbuncle Brown, while Colquhoun Webber and Smart weigh affidavits and marks. The lawyers plan to let Mrs. Blundell recognize her son if possible, or take other actions as needed.
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