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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
10
Agricultural and Pastoral Notes advise selecting ears with uniform size, shape, and dent, and minimal space between grains for better weight and uniform flowering. Deep grain can reduce weight if it lowers starch quality. well filled tips are not sole indicators of yield.
The Poultry Expert urges starting incubation promptly for heavy breeds and timing hatches between June and mid August to secure winter eggs. Light breeds like Leghorns should begin laying earlier, with July or August hatches favored to avoid winter moult and maximize future egg production.
The piece argues for early hatchings to avoid the poor performance of late chickens. It notes July to mid August hatched heavy breeds lay best in autumn, August to mid September for light breeds, and warns late hatchings waste resources. Policy suggests prohibiting October to December hatchings to protect the industry and economy. It cites U S Department of Agriculture and wartime conditions.
A discussion on diversification in farming linking livestock with crop production. It cites historical practice in rotating crops and pairing dairying or fattening livestock with orchards. It notes U S and NSW similarities and cites an American apple grower illustrating the approach.
A Sacramento Valley deciduous fruit grower testified that to market crops profitably he must keep a dairy herd, preferably pure bred, to maintain soil fertility and provide steady employment for field workers. Since he sells cream, he also raises pure bred pigs to use skim milk.
An Australian traveler notes Chicago stock yards use live weight pricing for hogs cattle and sheep with no auctions and prices per 100 lb. The system relies on commission agents and packers. A South Coast proposal would weigh pigs at abattoirs selling by the pound with 20 percent deduction for weight loss and weighbridges enacting new pens and auction by the pound.
New South Wales has fully outpaced Victoria South Australia and Western Australia in bulk grain handling. Of 11 million bushels capacity in emergency country elevators seven to eight million will be ready before next harvest. Contracts at end of December averaged 9 378 pence per bushel for storage.
The NSW government reports rapid progress on 15 emergency country grain elevators totaling 71 facilities at an average cost under 944 per bushel. Foundations for the Sydney terminal elevator at Globe Island are underway. A second shift is being arranged to speed construction, aiming for six million bushels of storage before next harvest amid past mice and weevil risks.
Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham announces new financial help to farmers to follow land this year in order to sow wheat next season. An advance of five shillings per acre will be provided for fallowed land, secured by a lien on the next crop, with conditions on ploughing and cultivations to keep farmers on their holdings.
Mr W McRitchie, representative of the Primary Producers Union on the Chrondrometer Committee, says the current machine gives erratic wheat weights. He notes whiteheads and debris alter milling value and urges a larger chondrometer weighing 10 to 15 lb to improve accuracy for growers.
The fragment hints at J R Browngedge and aprem scene or reel. Details unclear but notes a premiere or prem- event tied to Browngedge.
John Bridge and Co Ltd report final appraisements for the 1917 18 season to be held June 24 to July 8. Old clip wools must be consigned now under War Precautions Wool Regulations. Rabbit skins, tallow, hides and sheepskins show varied rates with exporters and hat makers supporting the market, while uncertainty looms post wool acquisition. The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers Association notes all unappraised wool has been dealt with and a late June clearance is planned.
The Leucanthemum, known as Marguerite or Ox-eye Daisy, is a hardy perennial from Europe allied to chrysanthemums and prized for simple cultivation. It seeds easily, thrives in ordinary soil with moisture, and breeding efforts have produced varieties like King Edward VII. plant now, seedlings three feet apart, to bloom through summer and autumn alongside sweet peas and other annuals.
The writer regards this as one of the best early varieties. When young the leaves are bright green fringed and crimped with erect inner parts. Ohio lettuce forms a compact cone shaped head with few outer leaves. Tender and crisp it suits our climate. Sow onions beans carrots celery esdlves and herbs and early tomatoes.
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