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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
3
A grower argues that severe pruning yields stronger rose growth. He notes roses reach seven feet in peak season and are cut back each August to about 18 inches, producing over 24 inches of new wood by spring. Despite expert rebukes, he maintains practical, profitable results from hard cuts.
The Hon T M Shakespeare MLC urges subscriptions to the Commonwealth War Conversion Loan as a peace victory. He notes past loans repaid, champions investing in 44 to 54 percent stock conversions, and calls on Australians to fund the nation's war obligations with gilt edged securities and optional call features. The appeal emphasizes national pride and security in Australia’s own bonds.
The article describes horse bot parasites Gam trophilus equi and G hemorrhoidalis, their life cycle from eggs on the horse to larvae in the stomach, resulting indigestion and possible fatal peritonitis. It outlines treatments including turpentine with egg white and linseed oil, carbon bisulphide under veterinary guidance, and preventative dressings with creolin, fish oils, oils of creosote, and singeing hair to kill eggs.
Australia’s only hope is population growth tied to a prosperous countryside. The piece urges cooperation among country life and capital city leaders to unite for rural welfare, warning against expropriation and social unrest. It calls for patriotic, practical action to revive production and curb dissatisfaction.
Inquiry centers across the state seek whether two Kikuyu strains exist Belian Congo and South African. Agrostologist report finds only one strain, native to Belgian Congo and British East Africa, not superior or harmful to stock. Kikuyu fits wetter districts, is summer grass and inferior to lucerne for long winter feeding. not recommended for arid regions. It outcompetes some weeds but has limited spread and smothering habit, unsuitable for alluvial flats planned for future cultivation.
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