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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1919
Page
2
The article warns of a two foot pest moth and its caterpillar attacking maize sorghum oats and fodder in the United States. It details detection signs including holes in stalks sawdust like material and pupation near roots and urges immediate stem splitting destruction and reporting to the Department.
The Chief Inspector of Agriculture discusses storing farmyard manure with cement basins and lime to fix nitrogen, reduce weed seeds, and speed soil action. A separate report on the Tweed River banana disease Bunchy Top attributes root decay and drought flood cycles as main causes, with lime and fertiliser adjustments advised for recovery and prevention.
Historical notes from the Agricultural Gazette discuss malformations in cattle, notably bone-chewing osteomalacia, traced to mineral-poor soils on acidic granites. A 1900 inspection linked soil exhaustion to bone weakness, with Dr. Dodd documenting curved spines and emaciation in cows, amid drought conditions and long-term pasture degradation.
Lord Raynham faces a deadly trap after Lord Arthur Comboyne is shot. Adela Maidment counsels him to stay and fight the conspiracy with her support, while the Prior's House plots threaten arrest and exposure. The pair vow to endure together until Senator Alabaster arrives.
Raynham meets Rupert Prince and officers Dalrymple and Giles at the castle. Prince hints at a Scotland Yard inquiry to clear up the crime mystery and identify the killer with minimal delay. The weapon, a Browning pistol, is found and will be tested at the inquest while Lord Raynham weighs traps laid by Captain Dalrymple.
A fragment notes Sudan grass and Buna grass as drought resistant fodder options. It mentions an Agriculture Department bulletin No. 126 and signals ongoing discussion about cultivation and policy guidance for farmers.
Fragmentary text appears as a cryptic linguistic puzzle from an Orchard piece. It hints at a physiological origin theme with a distorted phrase about the most characteristic feature being unusual. The passage is garbled and difficult to fully interpret from the OCR fragment.
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