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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
11
Advice on lawn fertiliser distribution stresses using a filler like sand to avoid burning. Divide total product into portions for marked areas and avoid filler when castor meal is included. Cautions include avoiding soluble compounds on leaves, washing into soil, and prudent use of farmyard manure to prevent pests and weed seeds while noting benefits of fine decomposed manure.
Measures to suppress the first brood of cooling moth focus on destroying overwintering grubs by scraping trunks of loose bark and inspecting cracks for sheltering grubs. Remove broken branches and fill cocooning sites with putty or a sealing mixture. Routine treatments may be combined with punting, as grubs may cluster around trunks on smooth bark and light soils.
Famous names such as Sir Harry Lauder Peter Dawson Gladys Moncrieff and Captain Frank Hurley are said to endorse Heenzo a quick acting economical remedy for coughs colds and bronchitis. A bottle priced at 2/1 can be mixed at home to yield a pint of family cough remedy suitable for adults and children.
The best use for the material is to form a compost with leaves, grass cuttings, foam and sani.
Old lawns show signs of nutrient deficiency and poor care. Proper fertilising watering and mowing can rejuvenate lawns of couch buffalo and Kikuyu though sodbound soil heavy clay or tree roots may hinder progress. Severe weed infestations require arsenic treatment followed by reseeding and fertilising. heavy mowers on wet soil worsen conditions.
When preparing hive material beekeepers should plan for migratory work and use standard size hives. The common eight frame full depth hive with double square-edge le bar frames is popular, with deep bottom boards and solid covers. Some prefer ten frame hives and interchangeable full-depth supers, but avoid mixed types and ensure solid construction for transport.
The London Farmer and Stock Breeder reports dairy cows at Preston England sold well despite the war. Milking Shorthorns dominated with Friesians and Ayrshires. Cows in milk reached £150, many sold around £120, lowest at £48, showing cattle maintaining value and strong demand.
Proper egg cleanliness starts with adequately partitioned nests about 13 inches by 9 inches, one nest per five hens, topped with a layer of hulls or similar material. Keep houses clean, spread absorbents like hulls or sawdust, collect eggs twice daily, and cover eggs in rain to reduce soiled shells.
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