07 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
1
Walker’s advertises splendid photo frames in oil oak and metal in post card size cabinet and panel shapes. Frames come in styles to fit from one to six photos. Bring your photos along and we will suit your requirements.
A Western Australia visitor reports a shift from sole wheat to mixed farming across Great Southern and eastern belts. Farmers install small sheep flocks to hedge against drought, dingoes, and market risks while cream and butter industries expand. Local groups push for freezing works at Fremantle and Northam butter factories as Dowerin boosts dairy output and agricultural shows offer war savings prizes.
A report from Moira Tartawan describes sowing Sudan grass on 16 December in rough fallow near the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Growth varied with soil type from loamy to dense clay, with seed ripening on 7 March and plants reaching several feet in height. Stock fed on the grass, which required minimal rain to keep it growing, though drainage issues hindered the old swamp ground.
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates total farm product value at 19.44 dollars per unit with gains over 1916 and 1917, noting about 76 percent from crops and roughly 24 percent from animals and animal products. The report highlights a surge in land and agricultural figures alongside legal questions in Southern Rhodesia involving native land claims and the British South Africa Company.
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