Transport and wool content rules debated by associations
The Graziers Association questions if lorries need road licenses when used entirely within private property. The Craffers Association notes licenses should be for road use only, with individual representations to be considered on merits. In wool news, officials propose labeling standards for part wool blankets, with minimum wool content ranges and warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crafters' Association
State Transport
Bridge Street
Sydney
British Wool Federation
America
Grassland management boosts dairy output by 38 percent
An Agricultural Gazette study by A F Emmett of Bodslia details turning 180 acres into 22 paddocks for pasture improvement. From 1929-30 to 1930-31 the alluvial farm saw milk rise from 470,024 lb to 631,449 lb and butterfat from 1,690 lb to 22,002 lb, with rainfall changes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Emmett
Bodslia
Emmett
Regulators Establish Fruit Fly Controls for New South Wales
New South Wales orders practical fruit fly measures across the state under the Plant Dictates Act. Growers must collect and destroy fallen fruit, manage Seville oranges, and spray foliage in designated areas with a arsenate lead solution ahead of harvest. The schedule covers Cumberland and Northumberland counties and coastal zones, detailing times and districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehali
Seville
Cumberland
Northumberland
Coun
Camden
Cook
Hunter
New South Wales
Gertingong Harbour
Westmoreland
Cook and
Ema
Bilpin
Theounty
Mt. Fengo
North Cumberland
Farming upgrade boosts pasture carry capacity and yield per cow
The report notes a shift from an old to a new system increasing cattle numbers from 69 to 80 and lifting pasture carrying capacity by 33 percent. Average production per cow rose with butter-fat up 661 lb and milk up 1,301 lb. best daily milk records improved, while six month averages surpassed prior peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett
Bny
Bodalla
Plant poisoning in sheep investigated by agriculture dept
Investigations by the Department of Agriculture Kaynean-Armed show that the common plant known as summer grass or lambs tongue may be poisonous to young growth. Poisoning occurs when sheep lack other forage and graze on this plant predominantly after harsh winters or drought. Toxic agents vary and peak when pasture is uneven in composition, requiring multi-season studies to clarify cases of sudden lamb losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
East Moree
Narrabri
Moree
John Ford
Hotel Victoria
North
Frank Gavin Duffy
Wiliam Vicars
Brennan
Ford
Ss Wall
Department of Agrculture
Kaynean- Armed
Agricultural Gazette
Medicine Promotion Alleges Safe Pain Relief Sale
An authenticity challenged notice markets a medicine called MATIC LOT as a miracle pain remedy. The ad claims the product can be bought in Wellington from A. A. Dubie and G. W. Griffiths and touts a featured medical practitioner’s favorable record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lla Wueree
Ana Prenert
Wince
Iolani
Wellington
A. A. Dubie
G. W. Griffiths
Harvesting Guidance for Millet For Forage and Feed
Guidance stresses timing for millet cut to maximize palatability and nutrition. Aim for green, pliant stages, avoid overripe feed, note moisture keeps crop tender, silage cut after heading but before tipping, millet suitable for grazing sheep and cattle and can be fed young, best variety Japanese, sowing possible until late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Thistle Silage Trials and Noted Growth on NSW Coast
The article discusses the silage potential of thistle as fodder, noting past trials by pastoralists near Wee Was, with limited adoption. It highlights A Barlow of Woodleigh Narromine mixing thistle with rubbish and Truss to produce 1000 tons, and lists the Liverpool district as a stronghold where thistle has overshadowed native pasture, transforming vast tracts from rich green grass to thistle dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee
A. Barlow
Woodleigh
Narronine
Fragmentary note on stock losses and plant aliases
The fragment discusses mortalities among stock and observers reporting to the local inspector of stock with details of causes, movements, and affected stock. It warns not to confuse the term lamb tongue with the plantain variety sometimes puzzled or misidentified.
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Graziers' Association
Wilt Carter
Hurstville
Grafton
Clarence River
A.S.N
Glén Innes
Mann, Henry
Little Rivers
Nymbuida
Clarence
Tarcutta Creek
Borambols Station
Paddy Crichton
Dalmorton
Middle Adelonce
Soantry
Del‘norton
Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. Ltd
GPO
Goldsbro
Wool and Produce
FAT
Edward's Sheep Dips and
Western Assurance CO
Eetohode Noy
Australia
H_ C
Reinhard
Kenscheni
Krushen Salta
Malta
Kruschia
Mides
Winchcombe
Carson
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Winchcombs House
Brides
A.M. L&e. Co. Ltd
Bligh Street
Amlandseoy
Pitt Son and Badgery Limited
New Zealand
L Loan & Mergantile Agency
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