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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
2
Agricultural and pastoral notes focus on farming practice and rural life. The article discusses practical advice for the landowner, including crop management, livestock care, and seasonal workflows, presented in a periodical tone. It emphasizes efficient work and sustainable stewardship.
The article discusses seed breeding and its impact on vegetables and fruits, noting large losses among growers from inferior seed and the need to use proven stock. It argues for maintaining quality standards, recognizing artificial selection has altered crops and animal traits, and warns of a limit to improvement without losing essential qualities.
Reports from Gathure Baperimest Farm discuss liquorice cultivation as a potential local crop. Early trials show gross returns per acre, with high prices during the wet season prompting consideration of wider planting and soil eradication challenges. Further trials planned to assess feasibility and cost under Australian renditions.
Inquiries reach the department from farmers unable to obtain Sudan seed for experiments. Badan grass seed may be bought at 1/8 per pound from Sydney seedmen. It is sown at 4 to 8 pounds per acre in drills 3 feet apart. Seed must be renewed yearly, though acclimatized seed from one's own crop is preferable.
A Wagga farmer consulted the Department on ridding land of coree wild tobacco Cape weed and Foneh grass. The reply stresses drainage lime applications to remediate and frequent cultivation to expose creeping roots. Close leafy crops help smother sorrel. persistent use of matterk and thos is advised. Couch grass requires ploughing or daily removal.
The Chief Inspector advises topdressing lucerne with super phosphate using the wheat drill after a crop cut. Apply as early as possible in April from 1 to 1.2 bushels per acre, adjusted to ground, with superphosphate giving the greatest yield increase on wheat land and alluvial flats.
Veterinary officers provide practical steps to treat lire infestations in animals. They advise dipping affected stock, removing hair, and either destroying severely infested specimens or applying a corrosive emulsion made with standard carbolic soap and kerosene. Repeated applications every five to eight days follow initial dressing, plus dip disinfection of stables and rugs to prevent re infestation.
The article warns about a weed known botanically as Bulbine bulboem rising in interior pastures during spring. It is described as a lily family plant that is often reported poisonous though dangerous mainly when livestock are very hungry. It could spread widely if not controlled.
Agricultural note warns that sorghum risks poisoning cattle if fed during certain stages. Animals may be exposed when a crop is damaged or grazed and only safe after turning the stalks out and allowing wilting.
Discussion from Mr. P. Powley on selecting draft horses for farm work noting that lighter, strong animals suit road work better than heavy legs. Stresses good feed and ample fresh water, warns against fast drinking, and cites a yearly worming mix of kneeed off turpentine. Recommends draught horse rations of Algerian water chaff in buckets.
Reported concerns over downy mildew threats to grape crops cite early signs and potential spread across vineyards. Agricultural researchers emphasize monitoring moisture and canopy conditions to manage disease risk and protect yields.
The text discusses risk from downy mildew and black spot in Cumberland County vineyards. It warns weather changes will foster infections and recommends early spraying as shoots reach a few inches, using a copper or lime based mix to prevent both diseases. It explains disease signs such as white downy patches on leaves and spores indicating fresh infection.
A discussion of experimental breeding aimed at understanding fecundity transmission in poultry. Researchers compare pullets from high producing dams to those from untested hens, then mate pullets with corkerels to test inheritance. Early results suggest higher fecundity in progeny, but authors warn against drawing conclusions from a single experiment and stress careful preparation and multiple trials.
Raynham secures welcome from the Dowager Duchess as he navigates family scheming and American imposture. Lawyer Ambrose Prince and son uncover a blackmailer still at large, while Raynham and Tom Comboyne balance trust and deception in the shadow of the new regime.
Dramatic wedding attempt for Mien Dorothy Walpole and Major Austin Murray collapsed when the ceremony could not proceed due to missing registrar authorization for a Church of England home ceremony. Guests gathered, a reception followed at a private home, and the couple wed quietly the next day.
The piece recalls Walter Johnanne-Douglas, praised as a favorite pupil of Reseke, delivering songs from Ve Wigmore Hall to Allied troops in Ghent. His recital featured English ballads and French chansons, stirring Belgians and French as they remembered liberty and past glories.
New York heiress Lorena Carroll seeks £4170 a year from a trust after her late father Joseph D. Carrell left £400,000. She lists expenses including apartment share, clothing, travel, education, and social duties to justify the increase, with the court to decide.
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