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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
3
Weekly notes issued under Hon W G Ashford MLA Minister of Agriculture N S.W. based on Department experience and aimed at Australian rural readers with practical guidance and timely advisories.
Agricultural note urges NSW farmers to mark and select high promising maize plants over upcoming weeks. Emphasizes variety, type, and uniformity to raise yields, citing US Department of Agriculture results showing wide crop variation and potential gains from careful seed selection and year-by-year improvement.
The article discusses selection methods for maize under NSW conditions, favoring plants that perform well under adverse conditions and marking ears at glazing. It also covers fertiliser guidance for wheat, suggesting reduced rates of superphosphate where previous crops failed, and presents University of California findings on phosphoric acid retention in soils, noting surface retention in loams and clays and deeper movement in sands.
A North Coast reader asks about processing cassava roots. The procedure covers washing scraping grinding separating starch through a fine sieve, repeated washing until clear, drying the starch, then making tapioca flour by drying and heating, and pearl tapioca by forming shot-like masses and drying.
The Stock Branch outlines tick poisoning in calves cows and dogs along New South Wales coast. Early laxatives and enemas aid relief with oil and aromatic spirits formulas for horses pigs and cattle, plus careful handling of nux vomica. remove the tick at once as symptoms appear. A lawyer and physician exchange quips interrupt the text.
The Sydney Royal Agricultural Show unfolds with live scenes of farming might and national vigor. Among exhibits are 1100 horse entries, Hereford and Jersey cattle, prize ponies and racing, dairy breeds like Ayrshire, while the Grand Parade marks the show’s highlight. Canine displays and poultry, pigs, and women’s crafts attract crowds as the community basks in a festive spirit and wartime resolve.
The Radium Institute of London reports on medical uses of radium including various applicators and radium water. A dose must be repeated over time, with high cost and limited immediate benefit, making radium beverages unlikely to rival established remedies.
Since the twelfth century about eight million tons of copper have been mined and used in major nations valued at £480,000,000. Experts warn that current ore reserves may be exhausted within a generation, risking higher costs unless vast new deposits or alternative metals emerge. The article even speculates whether aluminium could replace copper.
In an ancient conflict between China and Mongolia a Chinese emperor facing siege ordered life size figures of beautiful women to be placed on Ping city's walls. A message to the Mongol commander Man-tun’s wife falsely claiming the figures were a gift led to the siege’s lifting as Mao-tun withdrew.
According to La Nature Dr L Sarasin has created artificial silk from the slime of seaweed cast ashore on Normandy Norway Scotland and Canada A British company is said to be exploiting the process with a promising future predicted for the venture.
Protect the children and their refreshments while banning Cheap Jack from the Showgrounds. Collectors may not exploit crowds and hawking is barred as a public nuisance. Public gratitude goes to the committee for suppressing undesirable activities. The Show flaunts vast educational sats and displays the finest stock and agricultural exhibits, proving its mission.
Sam Watson, known as John Watson, is helped by Sir Gerald and Mrs. Ross during a Scottish homebound journey. Family scenes unfold with the Betys, Hugh, Glen, and baby, as plans for winter warmth and a quiet return to Ross Cottage are described alongside Betty’s loyal housekeeper duties and Nell the kitten.
Betty sits with a black kitten on her knee in the morning room as Uncle Gerald retrieves the pet from Nell the dog. He hides the kitten in a bookcase basket while recalling family mementoes and planning a ride to Madison that afternoon with Captain Montgomery and Betty. The scene shifts to Betty and Montgomery greeting distant kin as they reflect on home life and the autumn of age.
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