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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
4
New South Wales farm crops, with limited concentrates, form balanced rations and reduce waste by proper feeding. Key goals include providing sufficient feed for maintenance, growth, and milk production. ration composition depends on cow weight and milk yield. emphasis on digestible nutrients and nutrient balance rather than mere intake.
A fragmentary discussion on fertiliser effectiveness and limits. It notes issues with supply material, costly inputs, and repeated use without adequate results, hinting at practical constraints on boosting fertility. The text references common reliability and farming practice challenges without clear solutions.
Measures for controlling pig diseases emphasize drainage, raised hygienic troughs, and dry, sunlit pens. Recommendations include spraying muddy areas with copper sulfate or kerosene solutions, stocking pens to allow drying, and isolating or thoroughly cleaning young pigs to prevent infection. Readers should contact local veterinary officers for guidance.
Agricultural guidance details how field moths affect grain and how storage methods reduce risk. It covers silos versus stacks, cleaning and sealing practices, heating to kill larvae, and fumigation options using carbon disulphide and related compounds, plus safety cautions and operational steps for experienced handlers.
A brief item notes concerns about wound infections in sheep during the shearing season as farmers seek ways to reduce losses. The report highlights disease risks, early diagnosis, and potential treatments affecting flock productivity.
Guidance from the Department of Agriculture Stock Branch on preventing wound infections in sheep during shearing. Recommends sanitizing sheds and tools, disinfecting floors, removing contaminated soil, keeping pens clean, and marking sheep in clean areas. Discusses windbreaks for orchards, criteria for tree growth, spacing, and management to protect fruit and health.
Practical notes on heat and airflow in chick brooders. Maintain safe temperatures 0 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit for newborns, gradually lowering about 3.4 degrees weekly to six weeks, and keep chicks from crowding to prevent mortality. Manage early warmth, evening crowding, and space to avoid restricted movement and nesting issues.
The article discusses preventive measures during dipping and shearing to protect flocks from diseases. It notes some trouble but emphasizes herd immunity, urging owners to follow recommendations and minimize infections during handling and burial considerations.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions health topics and stores, with scattered terms like Western Stores and Baran Teaetree. Key readable items include Hogs and money matters, but the text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or clear entities to report.
A subsidy under a regulation passed by the Commonwealth Government sets a payment of 107 per ton with a maximum 20 tons per primary producer who used fertilizer in the 12 months ending 0th fame. The scheme, administered by the Department of Commerce in New South Wales, requires applications from primary producers and details are available at post offices.
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