Agricultural and Pastoral Notes for weekly farm guidance
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes announce weekly issues under Hon J L Trefié to summarize Department experiments. The notes promote dissemination via rural press to help individual producers access practical research on land and production methods and invite farmers to submit queries to the Under Secretary for Agriculture for space-limited answers.
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J. Ll. Trefié
Department of Agriculture
Hi Department
Two-Course Rotation at Bathurst Experiment Farm
The Bathurst State Experiment Farm adopts a two year rotation with a fodder crop for sheep followed by wheat. Rape and barley provide mixed fodder, boosting yield and soil health. Early sowing aids winter growth while skim ploughing controls weeds and preserves soil moisture for spring planting.
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Bathurst
Tt In
Eradication of Black Oats in Wheat Fields
The article outlines methods to eradicate black oats after wheat sowing. It stresses seed germination, timely ploughing, harrowing, and rolling to break clods, plus moisture management and timing for best germination, with notes on seed dormancy and follow up ploughing after growth. It also warns against reinfestation and suggests feeding green crop to sheep as a cost offset.
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McRoss
A. H. E. McDonald
Mystery Poker in an Australian Bush Camp
Three men gamble under a tallow light in a bush tent when a crucial hand unfolds. A betraying queen and joker clash as two old companions recount a buried camp feud. A missing gold pendant, forged loyalties, and a planned reveal end with a wary question: who kept the truth?
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Euchro
Clabe
Clabes
Hinllo
Jack
Smith
Coolgardin
Tod Greatheart
Ted
A Lowly Sense and the Beetle Brain Theory
A humorous clipping discusses German scientists Noll Haberlandt and France proving that some plants and water animals react to gravity. It describes a seashell style nerve chamber with lime balls as a gravity indicator and extends to trees and flowers with starch “time balls” in trunks and roots. A comic vignette follows Specknoodle household chaos as Mr Specknoodle floods his kitchen while washing a teacup.
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Fiante
Planta
Noll
Haberlandt
France
Dual-purpose Fowl Economics and Market Timing
The article argues for dual-purpose poultry, noting White Leghorns excel as egg layers but yield less profitable meat than Black Orpingtons or Silver Wyandottes. It compares early cockerel values, discusses market feeding costs, and states that chickens pay sooner, with March to August identified as peak batch periods for table poultry.
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Hawkesbury College
T College
Thompson
Worth Coast District described as premier winter tourist region
The Worth Coast District between the Munter River Valley and New South Wales is praised for its winter warmth from April to November and subtropical scenery. It highlights dairying and timber as key industries, towns like Edemere and Murwillumbah, and attractions along the Clarence, Tweed, and Hastings rivers, with long coastal panoramas and forested upper ranges.
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Northern Rivers
Munter River
New South Wales
Great Dividing Range
Queensland
Rivera
Clarence
North Coast
Tweed
Hirismore
Casing
Edemere
Listiore
Murwillumbat
Serul
Sehr
Liswere
Byron Bay
Mali
Deralle Uipelat
Leope Byron
Cape Plyron
Wea
Rancohow
Byron Day
Co-Operative
Murwillumbah
Norily
Wallaby
Richmond
Bellinger
Niambucca
Maclony
Hastings
Oroara
Dorrigo
Hastings River
Camden Haven
Comboyne
Colts Harbour
Bellingen
Bowra
Namnhooves
Nambuerns
Kempacy
Mackey
Port Miverque
Riet
Deering
Ian
Indians and the Frying Pan Folly
An agency on a western reservation discovers Indians using frying pans as toboggans. Hundreds slide down a mountain slope grasping handles and shouting, turning improvised cookware into a playful ride. The story notes the agent’s stock of frying pans dwindling as inquiries reveal the pans’ new use.
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India
Thoverum
Uncle Sam's Warde
Sequel to a Moving Picture Tragedy Sparks Debate
A 17 year old, Rom ald Tack, son of the Secretary for Internal Affairs in New York, was found dead by hanging in a bathroom tied to a looped cord after attending a cinema event. The display allegedly showed a man attempting an act of sexual assault. authorities speculate the youth reenacted it. The case echoes recent Granville theater incidents where children imitate on screen actions.
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Romald Tack
Artaien
Mack
Granville
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Australia
Holwarra
Jacques Bertilion
A Man
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Philafra
Mother Hubbard
Ted Greatheart
Paddieton
Yong
Cee
Greenaway
Greatheart
Robinson
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Fireonie
Tol
Greenie
Ted Grestheart
Hannan-street
Randy
Rpecknoodle
Speck Noodle
The
Worth Coast District
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