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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
6
The article describes a 27th annual college field day event with participation from farmers and others. It mentions locations on university grounds and notes involvement of faculty and officials, including remarks from chairpersons and organizers.
Downey government agriculture expert outlined pig production feeding during wartime, comparing milk and barley based rations with greens like lucerne. He noted gains of pigs fed milk plus barley, emphasized protein from lucerne and vitamin A for growth, and discussed seasonal dry periods and farm demonstrations with Horsham Agricultural Society officials.
The document outlines long term wheat breeding and agronomy work at Longerenong College in the Wimmera district. It details variety trials including Ghurka and Magnet, crossbreds like Ghurka x CMG, and new lines such as Baldmin and Free Gallipoli. It covers soil types black and red, trial results, sowing times and rates, fallow and rotation experiments, mineral dressings including zinc sulphate, and grazing trials. It notes yields, weather impacts, and recommendations for Wimmera sowing and management practices based on 12 plus years of data.
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