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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
2
Agricultural and pastoral notes for the landman weekly tested under Hon W C Orahamas supervision. Satetar Agriculture notes based mainly on the Department’s oversight. No 440.
In November orchard notes a Trait Expert advises thinning young trees to prevent crowding and promote fruiting wood on lower branches. Remove suckers and excess shoots on vines. Thinning fruit aims for even spacing, better color, and higher prices. Harvesting requires careful picking and packing, with attention to early cherries and quick handling of apricots and peaches.
The Farmers' Bulletin No. 72 on Spraying presents enhanced guidance for fruit growers controlling disease. It notes prior editions were well received and promises more complete instruction with updated methods and reduced labor and expense.
The text explains lactic acid cultures or starters from pure microbial cultures enhance Cheddar cheese. It covers preparation from milk and culture powder, maintaining purity, and how vitality affects flavor. It notes variability due to soil, climate, and transport, with occasional starter instability across regions.
The text warns of difficulty in predicting or stopping undesirable organisms and advises immediate action with a fresh starter. It suggests removing the old stator from the factory, taking extra precautions when forming a new starter, and thoroughly sterilizing all cans vessels and components. It recommends obtaining the mill from a reliable source and heating it to a higher temperature than normal.
The report covers the history of Silvermine white maize from Illinois to New South Wales. It notes drought resistance and early maturity, its decline due to feed value biases toward yellow maize, and recent renewed value as white maize gains acceptance. It describes plant and grain characteristics, yields, and regional suitability, including Northern Tableland and Western Slopes.
The article explains how brooding outcomes vary widely due to changes in procedure, equipment handling, and stocking levels. It stresses proper brooder capacity, space per 100 chicks in the first week, and reducing numbers as chicks grow to ensure successful rearing.
Fragmentary note cites a land battlefront near She Balaen and Omer Gor with unclear context about trug conflict. Authorities or commanders not named. No clear dates or outcomes available.
Polly steals keys from her father to free Edward Roblin from Goshen Jail. They flee toward the mountains with Polly coerced into marrying the outlaw Claudius Smith. Roblin chooses bandit life to protect Polly, but two armed men await as dawn nears, forcing a grim halt in their escape.
A WWI era verse mocks Liberty Loan fundraising while urging support through bonds. Doreen speaks of Twenty Million, Ginger Mick, and a public plea to buy bonds as a gesture of friendship and memory for those at the front. The piece contrasts festive rhetoric with calls for national duty and individual sacrifice.
Edward Roblin, fearing pursuers will kill Polly, signals surrender to a stranger during a tense roadside standoff. Joe Westbrook and a companion intervene, revealing identities amid a perilous escape attempt and a warning to treat Polly kindly.
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