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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1924
Page
2
Weekly notes issued under the Minister of Agriculture. Practical guidance for farming and pastoral work designed for men on the land, with emphasis on timely agricultural practices and rural concerns.
Advice to potato growers on preventing moth infestation from harvest to storage. Emphasizes removing stalks and foliage, sealing bags, storing in airtight rooms, periodic fumigation with carbon bisulfide, and alternative primitive methods when rooms are unavailable to protect yield and profits.
A Forbes district farmer, W. Ash, tested Department of Agriculture methods against take-all and foot-rot on a 112 acre paddock. After two-year fallow and careful soil and crop treatments, the 1924 inspection showed the field near the town centre as the best, with eight bags per acre and minimal disease, supporting the department’s effectiveness in disease control.
The article outlines key factors in harvesting and curing tobacco. It stresses selecting the right ripeness level, proper barn yellowing before curing, and avoiding uneven color or scorch. It warns about ventilation and careful handling to prevent streaking and leaf damage impacting quality.
A historical report outlines how contamination occurs when milking from newly calved cows or unsettled cows introduces spoilage and foul flavors into butter. It notes common sources such as dirty separators and equipment, with bacteria and improper handling causing unclean taste in butter products.
A discussion stresses joint effort between farmer and factory manager to ensure pure butter by thorough cleaning and careful processing. It argues that combined attention prevents off flavors and produces cream as clean as possible for proper aging and production.
In this fragment the author discusses an aftertaste phenomenon labeled as unclean flavour, noting it appears later after fasting and as fat melts on the palate. The text links the faint to a developed form of the initial fault and suggests that causes and remedies for unclean flavours apply to this stage as well.
An article warns that kerosene powered motors in dairies risk tainting milk and cream with fumes. It notes backfiring leaks and exhaust as main sources, urges separating motors from the dairy line, and recommends exhaust pipes run above the roof line to vent away from the cream room.
The text describes wind direction affecting fumes from a dairy pipe. It notes an elbow in the pipe near the roof with a drilled bole to drain condensate. It warns that roof water from the dairy must not be exposed to exhaust to avoid tainting the water supply.
A periodical notice urges poultry farmers to invest in high quality breeding stock rather than cheap replacements. It cites the Agriculture Department on the benefits of selecting well pedigreed birds and warns that buying poor stock yields low returns.
The text critiques breeders for lacking knowledge of poultry breed type and character. It argues that originators should establish standards and require proper industry knowledge to prevent a severe setback in breeding quality and physique. It urges skilled breeders to work with goats, stressing knowledge as protection for the industry.
The article argues that neglect and complacency in poultry farming risk lowering quality. It urges state or local inspection focusing on flocks, better genetics education for breeders, and tighter controls on breeding stock sources to elevate industry standards.
Agriculture notes urge farmers to breed pullets in small hatches and provide proper feed and range after ten weeks to prevent small eggs. Emphasizes checking stock size, improving breeding stock, and avoiding repeated mismanagement that lowers profits and egg size across generations.
In Nice during Carnival week Colonel Green and his friend Edmund H. Martin join Princess Cara Sagastisi for a dining departure that reveals a private club behind casino doors. The princess lures them to a secret room where high stakes and a legendary gambler Baron Ennesberg are discussed, with eyes kept closed on the journey.
Doctors say proper Tea like Bushells aids hydration and acts as a tonic for tired brain and muscles. Ordinary Teas carry tannin dust that remains suspended, while Bushells uses a mechanical process to remove the dust, leaving clean tea leaves from Ceylon.
John Davey founder of tree surgery and an ardent tree evangelist died recently. He likened tree decay to cancer, developed cavity filling methods, and promoted antiseptics and cement fillings to save living trees. His work inspired conservationists and earned high praise from editors and peers.
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