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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
4
Apiary guidance discusses jarrah honey on the coastal plain with widespread nectar flow and nectar management. It covers hive spacing, queen laying, centric extraction with 4 and 6 frame machines, free wheel devices, gear engagement, and careful handling from comb to storage, including straining and cooling to preserve flavor.
Western Australia gains a favorable name for Swandown brand lambs in export markets. A report by Agent General Sir Hal Crilebatch praises the lambs and notes price competitiveness against other Australian crosses. The Department of Agriculture highlights Downs type advantages and prizes fund supported by donors and Vita Lick Company spurring better breeding and feeding to establish a sound export lamb industry.
A lodger voices long experience with apartments, challenging Mrs Pincher in a tense exchange. The quarrel hints at arranged housing dynamics and lingering tensions within a boarding setup.
Reported questions by Senard Johnston to Sir George Wearcey Me on December 4 involve payments for damage to transport and wheat losses in Western Australia. The article notes a 1932 agreement allowing Permanent Military Forces to assist settlers with machine guns to protect crops against locusts, with costs borne by states and no extra pay to personnel.
Heat apoplexy in pigs is likely during hot weather or excessive exertion, with feverish early stages and final struggle before death. Snake bites complicate cases, causing sudden death or paralysis. treatment is difficult, but keeping pigs cool and hydrated with clean water and green feed is advised.
The Tariff Board notes that Australian wire drawing advances reduced fencing wire costs from £16 to £63 and then to 100 WW, with galvanised iron pricing returning to prior levels. Imports match Australian prices, while Britain imposes higher duties. Wages in Britain remain higher, making local fencing wire cheaper if duty-free.
A dramatic shift from despair to confidence marks a surge in wool values. World wool conference in Budapest prompts optimism about trade, with Australia’s expected clip value rising to £50,000,000 from £37,000,000. Japan expands purchases from 40,500 to 639,000 bales, with forecasts near 1,000,000. Breeders benefit from higher ram prices and pasture improvements aided by increased superphosphate use, boosting wool production and protein feed value.
Advice outlines a pig constipation protocol with calomel dosing, epsom salts, and feeding adjustments. It recommends a morning calomel mixture, table salt rodding, exercise after administration, then epsom salts, and a diet of lean foods with green produce. An emulsion of powdered phosphate and mineral acids is added on day three to aid digestion, continued for fourteen days in severe cases.
Raymond asks what she would say if he threw a kiss and Cathleen replies that he is the laziest man she has ever met in a playful exchange.
A historical note explains a right angle layout technique from a straight line AB. From point X, measure XC along AB to set off a right angle, using a 8 unit tape and a taut line to point D. The resulting angle CXD is the right angle with various described alternatives for accuracy.
In a fragmented diary style entry the piece mentions dairy cows and horses along with numbers and brands. It refers to teams and individuals such as Withers and Bernard, and includes scattered figures and locations. The text is highly garbled but centers on livestock and associated activities.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Fay Wheates and Chaff Prime Outer Chat with scattered words like tiny pan and date marker 1/4, but no coherent events, names, or locations emerge for a proper summary.
Instructional note on producing neatsfoot oil for harness care drawn from the Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. Detailed step by step method describes cleaning, heating, skimming, straining, boiling, and bottling the finished oil for consumer use.
The excerpt emphasizes keeping separator cream and separator rooms clean, floor scrubbing, and drying conditions to ensure a sweet odor and lean environment. It discusses temperature control to minimize bacterial development and improve cream quality before cooling and separation for butter production.
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