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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1924
Page
2
Farmers in Nilpa emphasize tight even packing of silage to avoid air pockets and spoilage. Proper technique requires experienced workers to distribute material, keep edges high, and use two men for spreading and stamping. Cutting silage to short lengths improves density and reduces heat, while slow filling minimizes heat damage.
Guidance on trench or silo work describes daily trimming and packing to fill a tub, maintain compaction, and consolidate material. It stresses nightly tramping for a week after initial filling, with attention to side edges and sealing with waste soil or earth if needed to prevent leaks.
An article describing how a pasture benefits from a mix of grasses and clovers. It explains that diverse grasses plus clover produce a more uniform, higher quality feed, while pure grasses can fail in dry seasons. Recommend testing suitable grasses with clover and ryegrass for best results.
The article discusses silage as a defense against dairy shortages and the decline of milker quality during lean periods. It notes the difficulty of maintaining herd weight and vigor, the limits of high milk yield cows after extreme lactation, and the balance of diet for steady production. It cites Glen Tone Dairy as evidence that cows can fatten after feed gaps, and emphasizes silage as a practical solution supported by pamphlets from the Department of Agriculture in Sydney.
Agricultural note discusses use of farmyard manure and artificial manures to improve soil texture and crop growth. It notes animal manures vary in cooling heat, decomposition rate, and moisture retention, with cow and pig manures slower and moisture holding, sheep manure concentrated but potential weed seeds, poultry manure highly concentrated needing careful application and possible drying for spreading. It advises on surface or shallow incorporation, and cautions on fresh poultry manure and composting to avoid negatives.
Garden guidance explains making liquid manure from poultry or pig manure and using it to boost lettuce cabbage and leaf crops. It cautions against applying when soil is dry and suggests staged applications and water-soluble chemical fertilisers for small plots.
The article explains applying nitrogen in various forms such as sulphate of ammonia and nitrates dissolved in water, with rates like one to two hundred weight per acre. It notes legumes need less nitrogen and emphasizes phosphoric acid from superphosphate or bone dust hay for rapid yields, plus potash as part of a complete fertilizer.
A NSW farmer reports to the Department of Agriculture on managing a boree with swollen hoof tone and a hole from the sole. He describes removing shoes, trimming diseased tissue, and packing the cavity with tar and coverings, with daily dressings as the new horn grows.
The article explains tuberculosis in pigs, caused by the tubercle bacillus, typically spread when pigs eat contaminated food. It recommends tuberculin testing of cattle herds, separation of pigs from cattle pastures, heating dairy products to 180 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, boiling offal and refuse, slaughtering suspected animals under supervision, proper disposal and disinfection of pens, burning waste, and ensuring fresh air and sunlight in sties to control the disease.
This passage discusses how horses ingest internal parasites via grass or water and how the lifecycle proceeds within the digestive tract. It notes symptoms like constipation, intermittent diarrhea, poor appetite, weight loss, dull coat, and the importance of mouth and fecal examinations with microscopic analysis to detect parasite ova or immature forms.
A preface on Australian patriotism and a memoirish chapter recounts Tetsu Gakusha's early life in Japan and his escape from hardship, voyage to England, shipwreck rescue of the captain's daughter, and the start of a life abroad. The piece contrasts minority voices with national identity and cites Dr. Nitobe's The Japanese Nation. The narrative ends with a transition to a tea advertisement featuring Bushells.
A group of ambitious engineers searches desert in Coconino County for an iron meteor believed to weigh up to a million tons. The project, financed by a wealthy mining company, uses expert drillers from the California oil fields to uncover a rare iron meteorite with potential platinum iridium and diamonds, valued at tens of millions per ton.
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