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Rifle Ammunition

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

The Minister for Agriculture (Sir Charles Latham) recently discussed the question of supplies of 0.303 and 0.310 ammunition with the Federal Minister for Supply as the Agriculture Protection Board is anxious that farmers should obtain adequate supplies of ammunition for the control of vermin.

Novel Farm-Made Spray Outfit, L G. Hayward

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

When it became apparent that their power spray unit was unable to spray all the trees in their area in accordance with the pre-arranged baiting schedule, the committee of the Eastern Hills Fruit Fly Baiting Scheme called a meeting to discuss ways and means of augmenting the service. Following upon the discussion, three of the committeemen evolved the cheap and effective spray plant described below.

Leaflet No 1001 - Aerial Baiting For The Control Of The Little Plague Grasshopper (Austroicetes Cruciata Sauss), C. F. Jenkins

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Aeroplanes have been tested for grasshopper control in many parts of the world during the last decade but the insecticides used have been in either dust or spray form.

The aerial distribution of bran bait is quite a recent development in overseas countries and was tried for the first time in Western Australia during the spring of 1949.

Leaflet No 1002 - Swine Paratyphoid (Salmonellosis Necrotic Enteritis), C R. Toop

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Paratyphoid is an infectious disease of pigs which is likely to make it appearance wherever pig raising is practised.

It may occur in an acute septicaemic form which is often rapidly fatal and accompanied by serious mortality and in a sub-acute or chronic form known as necrotic enteritis which is characterised by unthriftiness and scouring. The out breaks occurring in Western Australia are principally of the acute type and they are usually associated with the introduction of pigs from saleyards.

Leaflet No 256 - Climbing Cut-Worm Or Tomato Moth (Chlorodea Obsoleta), L. J. Newman

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During the past spring caterpillars of various kinds have been unusually prevalent. In some instances they have been so numerous as to constitute a plague.

The caterpillar most in evidence was the larva of the Climbing Cut-worm or Tomato Moth.

Bulletin 104 - The Stickfast Flea, John G. C. Campbell

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The insect which forms the subject of this Bulletin has raised great consternation in certain parts of this State by the trouble which it has caused amongst Poultry.

Fleas in general are notorious on account of the discomfort which they cause to man and animals, but, in this country none has a more evil reputation than the Stickfast Flea.