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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1912
Page
2
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes describe weekly reports under pastoral supervision and experiments by the Department of Agriculture. It discusses land and production challenges, the role of agricultural scientists, and the aim to spread rural information through practical investigations to help individual producers.
The department reports on New South Wales farming shows fallowing improves field readiness for wheat and tobacco crops. Despite dry conditions some districts record higher yields due to better cultivation, soil care, and irrigation adoption, with future prospects tied to irrigation expansion and improved leaf handling for better tobacco color and quality.
In the severest season since 2902 farmers are urged to use silage to preserve fodder. A combined pit and stack silo is described to conserve up to 190 tons of green feed and feed ewes efficiently. The method requires a dugout pit and compact stack, minimal overhead, and can utilize maize, sorghum, wheat and nitrogenous manure to produce palatable, long-lasting silage.
A historical note outlines crude petroleum oils for orchard sprays, contrasting prepared and unprepared red oil. It explains why certain oils vary in strength, potential harm to fruit trees, and the need for proper emulsions with soft soap and water. The discussion notes brands and marketing terms and advises growers to choose prepared or unprepared red oil for winter spraying.
Observations from a St Louis University incubator study detail optimal temperatures during early and late incubation, the necessity of regulating heat around 107 to 109 degrees, and the impact of ventilation on hatch rates. Experiments note cooling intervals, moisture management, and the importance of turning eggs to aid development.
An excerpt recalls a controversial lesson where a pupil is urged to imitate blackface and simulate violence as part of a drill. The dialogue involves a teacher named Donald and student instruction urging the pupil to repeat and exaggerate the actions. The passage highlights troubling attitudes and methods within the magazine’s past humor and social norms.
A fragmented oath references Eastern peoples and deities with phrases about blessings and protection. The text appears garbled and poetical, naming Ani and Allah while invoking unity and guidance. It reads as a ceremonial blessing or chant with unclear origin and multiple misread words.
A seaside train smash leaves a shaken but uninjured passenger and a puzzled fellow traveler. A frazzled inquiry about a woman sparks a theatrical misidentification, while a boy’s mischief ends with a week of school absence after a faulty strike from a yard toy.
Lorimer Slim, a failed writer, faces ruin as he contemplates drastic acts after another unpaid cheque and mounting debt. He hatches a risky publishing ruse with a dubious landlady’s counsel while weighing a dramatic escape from poverty through sensational crime for posterity.
In a chaotic tale set aboard the Yonga Baro estate, the Yonga Baro twins clash over who is eldest. A private agent seeks proof of birth while the brothers argue their rights, culminating in a legalistic, comic determination of seniority and a payday for the elder.
Researchers describe 2009 to 4000 BC remains showing Pref and Wotallisky bus fanning Vegetame Nhres with fish bones and rodent remains. Several Nifa Bynes were declared, one Womax Wag ate various fish before death, and a child’s hondsr of iow un old Temety reflects children’s dictates.
A garbled dialog captures a tense exchange about a woman’s age and secrecy. The muttered lines mix French sounding phrases with phrases about paying attention to a morning routine and a late revelation. The scene hints at social pressure and memory in a constrained setting.
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