A Method for a Wheat Farm Notes on selection and sowing
Agricultural notes discuss selecting coning ears and hardening grain to improve wheat yield. Steps include marking productive plants, separating and threshing dozen largest heads, sowing in rows, and progressively expanding selected seed over four years. Field trials cited show large yield gains from selection. Emphasizes pest control, spraying for moths, fumigation for scale insects, and fruit fly measures.
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Longerenong College
Victoria
Federal Tower
Rat-Proofing Bags to Curb Rice and Wheat Losses
A correspondent asks about jugging bags with a soak to deter rats from tearing them. Report notes seeds like wheat may be treated with poisonous solutions, but fodder bags cannot. Proper remedy appears to be making barns rat proof to store the bags.
Threshing Lucerne Seed for Small Farm Lot
A farmer with a small stock of weedy lucerne seed asked how to thresh. The Chief Inspector advised to thresh on a strong canvas bag or tarpaulin with a hoeing wind and then winnow by tossing husks in an open area until clean seed remains.
Orchard Fight Against Pests Notes Difficulties
Fragmentary notes describe efforts to combat codling moth and pests in orchards. Mentions Seales and efforts to manage trees with treatments and timing. Readers are urged to consider methods to protect fruit and maintain yield.
Guidance on Submitting Fruit for Identification
The department notes that many fruit specimens arrive from various growers without descriptions of tree habit growth ripening time or local names. Forwarders should provide full details including tree description ripening period and any district name. Send at least three typical specimens and any additional helpful information.
Testing Skimmilk With A Simple Separator Check
A reader sent skimmilk to Wallace's Farmer to test fat loss from separators. A 0.5 percent fat test means 24 lb of fat daily on 600 lb of milk, escalating weekly and yearly. Regular sampling, proper speed, and temperature control prevent fat loss and ensure consistent skimming.
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Wallace
Similar Cows In Nebraska Herd Show Similar Outputs
The University of Nebraska agricultural department kept daily records of two cows in the herd to compare their feed and production. The cows were so alike that distinguishing the best was difficult, prompting a detailed report on each animal’s performance.
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Agricultural Department
University of Nebraska
U.S.A
Sydney Canvas Homes Move Sparks Debate In Suburb Plan
Critics challenge the Government canvas suburb scheme to ease half-time laborer housing by moving families to the sunny area beyond Daceyville. Backers led by Minister for Works Mr. Griffiths praise healthful tent life, while a committee including Brennan and union officials push for improvements. Plans include three-room canvas dwellings, weatherproof walls, boundary spaces, state-supplied groceries, a telephone exchange, bi-weekly health talks, a sanitary inspector, and new laundries and lavatories to boost health and comfort.
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Daceyville
Sydney
Botany
Lilyville
Griffiths
Brennan
E. J. Kavanagh
M.L.C
D. O'Sullivan
General Labor Union
A. Vernon
United Laborers’ Union
KE. Dwyer
Seery
J. C. Eldridge
Board of Health
Maiden
Canvas
Golden Mile
Kalgoorlie
Babcock test settles profit among two cows
A comparative study showed one cow's two year feed cost £13 7s 3d while another cost about 1s 5d per year more. Despite lower feed, the second cow produced five times as much. The Babcock test clearly indicated which cow was more profitable, resolving the dispute beyond doubt.
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Babcock
Court of Appeal
Bees and Honey Prospects for a Bright Harvest Season
The article notes strong honey flow prospects in parts of the state. It advises beekeepers to boost comb building, manage swarms, and protect extracting combs from wax moths. It also covers hive placement, brood space, and winter protection for supers to maximize honey production this season.
Understanding an Army Corps Structure and Size
The passage explains an Army Corps as a large unit around 40,000 men, split into three infantry divisions with cavalry, artillery, and dental troops. It notes a separate cavalry brigade for scouting and corps troops like field hospitals, telegraph, and supply units. Each infantry division holds about 10,034 men, 1,780 horses, and 306 vehicles, totaling 38,883 men, 12,797 horses, and 1,543 vehicles for the corps plus artillery.
The Lay Clere Lady Clerk Wanted Bass Voice
The rector posted a peculiar ad seeking a clerk but specified a bass voice. Fifty women gathered. one claimed the job while noting a bass voice was needed. The rector revealed the misprint had altered the ad, causing the confusion and leading to a humorous dismissal.
Father’s Contribution and a Moral Question
A missionary sermon and collection at a church prompted a little girl accompanying her father to ponder Africa’s natives. At home she asked if Africans wore clothes, receiving a negative answer. She then wondered why her father put a button on the plates, revealing a child’s keen, perplexed moral reflection.
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Africa
Church of Home
Robert
Robert Waugh
Waugh
Ted Besar
Bob
Land of Shadows
A Summer Day at Glenmere Hall with Hugh and Glen
A vivid scene unfolds on a terrace and lakeside as Glen and Hugh confess a quiet love beneath a willow. Family elders watch, notes from Glen’s violin fill the air, and playful Ben enjoys a swan nest beside them. The group ends, hoping for more peaceful summers with Sir Gerald hosting future gatherings.
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Glen
Hugh Bevan
Hugh
Nell
Edward Ross
Sir Gerald
Little Ben
Gwen
Ella
Benjamin
Sir Se
Homes of the Pass in the East End Parish Life
Robert Waugh, a parish curate, rides a tram with working families and poor neighbors in London’s East End. He contemplates holiday plans, comforts his ailing mother, and aids a dying charity case, illustrating devout duty amid urban hardship.
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East End
Hugh Bevan
Robert
London
First-class Hiccough Cure Chronicle
Fragmentary OCR text presents a scattered dialogue about a winter hiccough cure. It mentions sedate economical choices and a dawn timing remark. The passage reads like a dyspeptic, mispunctuated dialog with possible names or placeholders and no clear narrative arc or verifiable events.
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W. G. Ashford
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Beale
Lens
Mainoa
Jess
Showll
Canvas Homes
Army Corps
Dora Rudgell
Coifybright
Mr. Waugh
Victoria Park
Eppa
Cabs
Nenoe
Kisling
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