Northern District Wheat Crop Competition Report
Twenty blocks of wheat were inspected across Wirrabara to Jamestown with 18 entries judged by W C Johnston. The report details season rainfall, disease pressures including Red Rust and Takeall, soil use history, fallow preparations, seeding in May, and rates of superphosphate fertilizer for varieties such as Reldep and Sewari with notes on rust impact and weed presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Murraytown
Jamestown
Wirrabara
Lucerne
Haydie
Warlgo
Reldep
Bencabhin
Dundes
Warigo
W. Laurie
Woolford
Warning against dipping off-shears at Western Division conference
Country Life reports a warning to stockowners at the Annual Conference of P.P. Boards of the Western Division in Hillston. Mr. Colin Blimer urged not to dip off-shears until shear cuts are heard, citing recent sheep losses believed linked to infection carried into dips. Field trials of DDT and Cammucane progress in Central Division with promising results for Gammexane in fly strike and overall dip efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Life
P.P. Boards
Hillston
D.D.T
Colin Blimer
Division of Animal Husbandry
Department of Agriculture
Blumer
New Year’s Eve Ball Brings Jamestown Crowd
The Parish Hall in Jamestown hosted about 300 attendees for a New Year’s Eve Ball. A balloon dance, streamers, whistles, and a late night Auld Lang Syne singalong highlighted the celebration. Reverend H. Price gave a short address before midnight and supper followed with Mrs. F Stegeall’s orchestra providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
H. Price
Adles
F. Stegeall
Ron Coops
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eudunda
Lehmann
Ft. Cove
Anent
Dairy Farmers
R. J. Finlayson, Limited
A. C. Masters
Gladatone
Simmill
S.A. Egg Board
Northern District
W. CG. Johnston
APEX
DOZ
W. L. Palmer & CO
Ayr Street
A. C. Thomas Boring Contractor
Phon
Dalgety and Company Limited
Wncurporsrea
Engiana
Dalgetys
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