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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
8
Question of manure and late sowing due to rains. Victoria and New South Wales departments urge larger superphosphate dressings as sowing proceeds. Early application boosts plant vigor, ear development, and drought pest resistance, with benefits for final yield and grain quality despite higher costs.
In the House of Representatives the Prime Minister explained that Western Australia and other states had not agreed to provide a specific wheat quantity for New South Wales. Supplies may not be drawn from WA stocks under pooling, and sales to NSW and others are treated as overseas sales with pooled proceeds.
At the Basterd Districts Racing Association meeting on Wednesday Maurice Edwards proposed that associated clubs allot yearly sums and at the WATC subsidise a similar amount for a race for WA bred horses. Delegates agreed the plan was sound and would improve the thoroughbred breed. It was resolved to approach the WATC committee about the proposal.
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