Land and agriculture notes from Sydney department
The notes explain weekly fare supervision by Hon J L Treg minister and emphasize Agriculture Department experiments helping individual farmers. It highlights farm education, dissemination of scientific results, and invites queries to the Under Secretary of Agriculture, Sydney, for relevant information within space limits.
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J. L
Fimenta of Agriculture
Eclentife
Hie
Sydney
Taras
Viticultural Expert Recommends Winter Sulphuric Acid Cure
Mr M Blunno the Viticultural Expert endorses applying a solution of sulphuric acid in winter to eradicate black spot in grape vines. He notes a past viral outbreak under wet conditions and cites a Cabramatta vineyard where three-weekly winter treatments left vines disease free. Multiple annual applications may be needed to destroy dormant germs in the bark.
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M. Blunno
Blunne
Digesse
Cabramitha
Friendly Insects and the Value of Beneficial Bugs
A summary of a Farmers Bulletin by Australia’s Department of Agriculture explaining the role of beneficial insects in pest control. It notes W. W Froggatt, government entomologist, outlines how parasitic and predatory insects aid crops, how to distinguish helpful from harmful species, and cautions against destroying nonpests like ladybird beetles. Free copies are available from the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Sydney.
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Department of Agriculture
W. W Froggatt
Australia
Froggatt
Sydney
Palestine Wheat Trials Show Hardiness and Threshing Difficulty
A wild Palestine wheat from Mount Hermon shows extreme hardiness but threshing is difficult. Cowra Experiment Farm tests reveal germination depends on sowing depth, with 1 inch deepest optimal in sandy soils and 1 inch to 2 inches recommended for dry, light soils. In heavy clay loam, 1 inch depth yields best germination, with deeper planting reducing viability and causing irregular growth.
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Mount Hermon
Palestine
United States
Cowra
Depths to Low Oats and Maize Seed Depths
The experiments show oats germination best at 1 to 2 inches in light soils, with deeper sowing viable in heavy clays though results vary by texture. Maize favors deeper sowing. shallow seeding causes late, irregular germination and poor seedling development.
Wheat sowing depth study at Roseworthy College
At Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia Professor Perkins and Assistant Experimentalist W J Stafford report experiments on the best wheat sowing depths across soil types. Traced to 1908 drought impact and subsequent trials in sandy soil, light sandy soil, and heavy loam.
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Roseworthy Agricultural College
South Australia
Perkins
W. J. Stafford
Journal of Agriculture
Marriage Memories in a Family Farewell
A humorous overheard exchange at a wedding features family members and friends commenting on the bride and groom. Fathers mothers sisters and the best man share quick lines while the crowd reacts with cheer as the ceremony ends and the couple departs.
Obeying Orders in a Dusty Parlour Incident
A mistress attempts a door to the sidling-room but finds it locked by Bridget, who holds the key. The exchange turns on obeying orders and a parlor dust condition, with a bargain about not letting dust be seen in the morning.
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Bridget
Home Sweet Home Absurd Breakfast Room Banter
A comic exchange in a hotel dining room features a fussy commercial traveler and a weary companion debating morning offerings. The pair riff on eggs, breakfasts and the buffet fate as they joke about hotels serving inconsistent dishes. The silent traveler finally reveals home as the ultimate solace.
Mouse Nest in a Klondike Beard
A traveler in Alaska recalls a cold Caps Nome winter when a mouse nested in his beard for warmth. The creature made a cozy den, dropping beans from the larder into the nest as companions woke to the unexpected intrusion.
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Alaska
Caps Nome
Point of View on Canada and Australia in a Travel Memoir
A speaker reflects on life in Canada and Australia, noting contrasting views from tramp harvester to first class traveler. He weighs poverty and abundance, land swindles, climate, and real estate, praising Canada’s growth while acknowledging Australia’s harsh winters and dangers. He concludes every country offers perspectives, then returns to oysters as a metaphor for viewpoint.
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Canada
Tucker
Australia
Christ
Dominion
Spencer
Winnipeg
Curry
Charles Dickens
Winnipeg “Saturday Post
Shaye
London
G. B. Shaw
Sydney
N.S
Wales
England
Medicine Halln
Alberta
Kipling
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Eether
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Growlers
John Burroughs
Maize Growing in Cold Districts at Bathurst Farm
Mr T W Peacock of Bathurst Experiment Farm reports in the Agricultural Gazette on ten years of maize trials at Bathurst State Farm. He outlines soil moisture, rainfall patterns, drill spacing, seed treatment, and fertilization, noting best results from quick maturing varieties and methods that store soil moisture. He describes fodder use, crop rotations, and yields on upland wheat lands and irrigation areas with 60 to 80 bushels per acre.
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T. W. Peacock
Imanager Bathurst
Peacock
Bathurst
Harily
Bathurst State Farm
Cocke
Hawkesbury Agricultural College
Bathurst Staite
Phonograph Parody of Lovers’ Resolve
Overheard dialogue parodies phonetic speech as Phrederick Phinephun presents two lovers, Phairest and Franklin, pledging a future together before Franklin flees and Frances faints, leaving the scene unresolved in a humorous phonetic sketch.
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Phrederick Phinephun
Phatrest
Phair
Phancy
Phather
Pherewell
Phranklin
Phrances
Ebenezer Earns Praise Then Faces Sudden Clearout
In a staged scene Ebenezer is singled out for praise by Maxim Multigraft the millionaire founder. The industrious worker hopes for a raise or promotion but is abruptly ordered to clear out this week and warned about rivals opening a competing show elsewhere.
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Ebenever
Maxim’ Multigraft
Frounoier
Ebenezer
Muttigrift
Winter Weather Scenes From A Grim Street
A bitter wind blows snow through the air as policemen flood the scene with red swollen faces. Carmen drive amid the cold, carmen slap their chests while a hansom rides through the storm. An old passenger jokes about not seeing a butterfly all day while the driver nods grimly.
Fruitgrower reports bandage spray cut grub numbers
A New South Wales fruitgrower at Gunning says he could not spray many trees due to an unforeseen cause and used bandages on them to combat codlin moth. He notes he destroyed up to fifty grubs under the bandages while trees sprayed ordinarily had only one or two grubs found.
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Gunning
New South Wales
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