Agricultural and Pastoral Notes Promoted by Minister Trofé
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes issued weekly under Minister of Agriculture J. Trofé supervision. Department of Agriculture acts as central resource, aiding individual producers and the state with land and production inquiries. Readers may send questions to the Under Secretary of Agriculture in Sydney for pertinent, land related information.
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Hom. J. Lb
Departmente of Agriculture
Gydnay
Thes Colina
A Lesson from the Dry Spell for Australian Farmers
In the drought era Farmers weigh the Plough-and-Sow method against fallowed land. Fallowed seed beds promise early germination and stable area, while ploughing late risks reduced sowing area and poorer seed. Dept aims focus on Federation wheats and improved varieties, including Purple Straw and Tudinn. Oats and barley cross breeding progress noted at Glen Innes and Cowra silos deploy hollow concrete blocks for economy. Tobacco yields rise with irrigation. drought limits some crops. An NSW dairy cattle association plans herd testing to boost milk and butter yields with government-certified records.
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Department of Agriculture
Cowra
Farrer
Manitoba
Glen
Glen Innes
America
Dairy Expert Warns Against Pushing Stud Records
The Chief Dairy Expert condemns stimulating cows for high record butter outputs for stud purposes. Analysis of 1,205 Guernsey cows shows high fat producers often fail to cal, with 21 percent of cows yielding 650 lb fat not in calf. He warns that pursuing high records may harm reproductive power and cites a breeder seeking to own a high-record cow born before a record attempt.
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Guernsey
United States
Guernseys
Ealf
United Purebred Dairy Cattle Breeders Form Association
During Royal Show week in Sydney a movement formed to unite breeders of all dairy cattle classes. A committee drafted a constitution for a new United Purebred Dairy Cattle Breeders Association with the Minister of Agriculture and Chief Dairy Expert aiding inception. The aim is to remove opposition and foster progress among dairy farmers amid global competition.
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United Dairy Cattle Breeders’ Association
Sydney
Iis
United Purebred Dairy Cattle Breeders’ Association
Ahd Tle
Pruning Orchard Apricot Trees For Strong Central Branches
Proper pruning directs apricot growth to sturdy, low heads and prevents weak limbs. Fruit on one-year wood and old spurs means selective thinning, not drastic shortening, to balance load and minimize sun damage. Severe winter pruning can correct biennial yields, with summer thinning and January pruning as needed. White lead wound paint protects large cuts from borers and fungi during healing.
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Wade
The Lost Reginald Revealed In Australian Hotel Meeting
In a Katoomba hotel, Mr. Foote learns a man named Marks claims kinship as the lost heir to Captain Blundell, showing a strawberry mark as proof. Foote plans to keep the claimant close for his commission, while Mrs. Foote distrusts the visitor, hinting at deeper secrets and possible deception.
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Reginald
Amy
Silas
Tam
Phut
Katoomba
Foote
Mote
Mr. Foote
Marke
Isi
Europe
Mr. Marka
Blundell
Engslana
Mr. Marks
Hell
Mr.Foote
Sehr
Mr. Marke
Mr. Fools
Mary Gale
Mary
John Gale
Mr. Woote
Reginald Waltz- Inez
Australia
Melbourne
Thomas Diluvian
Alia
Feote
Zor
Thes Vicktor
Senne
Hema
England
Marka
Sydney
Gylyaster House
Dorseat-street
Woolloomoolag
Mrs. Foote
Reginald Blundell
Marks
Mystery of the Carbuncle and Reginald Blundell Unfolds
In Sydney a group at Sylvester House investigates a series of letters and a strawberry mark linked to Reginald Blundell and impostors. Carbuncle Brown turns out to be the real bearer, triggering a family reunion and a lively dinner reveal in which disguises, claims, and the golden thread of inheritance collide.
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Sydney
Foote
Veandah
Sabor
Bassilly
Silas
Reginald Blundell
Mr. Foote
Blundell
Reginald Marka
Gantleamoan
Carbuncle Brown
Tancy Carbuncle
Reginald Blandell
Carbuncle
Mr. Footy
Mrs. Foote
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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes
Agricultural
New South Wales
Constitution of the Association
Minister of Agriculture
Scarlet Butterfly
Charles C. Russell
Manuel
Ainge
Diluvian
Poote
Mr. Foots
Sylvester House
Puneny
Mr. Brown
Bmr
Via
Tryson
Brown
Ben
Mrs. Paton
Captain Hatch
Grown
Diggings
Agnes
Minnie
George
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