How to Grow Sweet Peas This Season
The article advises careful trenching and drainage for heavy soils to avoid waterlogged roots. It recommends subsoil drains filled with rubble to move surplus moisture, thorough bed digging with manure, and a light lime dressing. It notes avoid overloading with surface manure and suggests varieties from seed stores. After sowing, avoid liquid manure until buds form, then use floraphos periodically, and prune fading plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fyerich
Wool Report Shows Improved Demand In Sydney Market
Wool report notes improved demand over the past fortnight with general and sustained activity since the London wool auctions. Continental sections provide solid support, Bradford steady, and Japan bidding freely. Catalogue featured brands like in fiamena and BC WOOLBROOK from Grookwell. Southern wools opened well, New England wools included but quality varied. central western wools were topmaking with dust and burr. Principal quittances list various bale rates and buyers from Crookwell Guyra Armidale and more. sale set for Thursday 17th with about 3976 bales in the catalogue.
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Shute Bell Badgery Lumby Ltd
Sydney
London
Bradford
Japan
Fiamena
Woolbrook
Grookwell
New England
D. G. Clements
Crookwell
Pearson & Sons
Guyta
W. B. Kingdom
Armidale
SIR EARLE PAGE TO RETIRE FROM FEDERAL MINISTRY
Sir Earle Page plans early retirement from the Federal Ministry and likely the Federal Country Party leadership. He may announce retirement before year end and possibly resign his Federal Parliament seat while retaining it during this Parliament. Post Office revenue for seven months to Jan 1 exceeded the budget by £65,000 and topped the 1936/37 period by £583,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlée Page
Federal Country Party
Petunias Return to Bloom with Careful Feeding
Gardeners are advised to re-clothe petunias in foliage and flowers after pruning. Apply fertilizer or annual manure between the plants, lightly fork in, then water to move plant food to the roots. Petunias, especially Austral frilled and ruffled strains, reward kindness with bright blooms.
Winter Flower Seeds Offer By Shepherd & Son
A 110 year old firm promotes a Gay Garden Set for sowing now to yield winter flowers. The pack includes 12 seed varieties like snapdragons pansies and delphiniums and post free in Australia. The offer uses a 2/6 price and guarantees replacements if seeds fail.
Wool Report notes steady market with Japanese support
Country Producers Selling Co says sales showed little change from last week as the Japanese section aids the market. Growers accept lower values while hoping private sales reduce carryover before the next auctions on February 21 and March 1. highlights include 5 bales 2244-0 for L BE Southwell and 35 bales 16a for W Keys Manilla.
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New England
Southwell Esq
Hall
Southwell
Longworth Weemelah
W. Keys Esq
Manilla
Early Australian settlement and pest issues and notices
A historical note outlines early plant and animal introductions in Australia with rabbits and prickly pear causing widespread impact. It mentions a ship named Lightning spreading rabbits, eclipses visible in Australia, electrified fences used by U.S. farmers, Armidale Council spending on town kerbing and guttering, and a three year R A Scholarship at Mawkesbury College awarded by the Royal Agricultural Society.
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Sfamilair
D. G Stead
Ayith
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
South Atlantic
North Pacific
R. A
Mawkesbury College
Royal Agricultural Society
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Katie Pastleship
Aw.a
Fisk Radiola
Ervice
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Papua
New Guinea
Fiji
Radiola
FISE
E. N.S. Maunder
Countryoducers Selling Company Ltd
Ceresan
Rayer
Dalgety & Company Ltd
Inc
England
Mr. Boman
J. T. Robertson & Co
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
Petunias
Wool Report
Sir Earle Page
P. L
Shepherd & Son Pty. Ltd
Sy. Ltd
GPO
U.S.A
Cere
Asta
Ideal Radio
H.mlv
Cree ST Galan
Martar
Foden Valer
H. C. Dengate
Industi
Astros
Aunt Marys
Tilock & Cer Ply
Tillock & Co. Ply, Ltd
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