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  2. THE FARMERS' INFORMATION BUREAU HELPS YOU

    A kitten four months old (writes "Persian," Ballarat), although apparently healthy, has almost lost the use of its off hind leg. It is continually twisting and trembling when asleep ...

    Article : 135 words
  3. Fruit and Flowers

    "Gardener" (Cohuna) has planted the seedlings of cabbages, but the leaves and stems are being attacked by aphis. Arsenate of lead has not been effective and he desires to know if ...

    Article : 377 words
  4. BREEDING TROUBLE

    Difficulty is being experienced by "Anxious" (Benjeroop) in getting a number of his cows in calf. The bull has been used on them several times without result.--Your trouble may be ...

    Article : 717 words
  5. COW TROUBLES

    "New chum" asks: "What is the cause of cows kicking at their udders? The teats are sore and cracking, and the skin on the nose to cracking. The cows are fed with a quarter ...

    Article : 523 words
  6. TO PRESERVE TOMATOES

    "Mallee Cocky" (Ouyen) asks how to preserve tomatoes for use during winter.--The Government expert (Miss Knight) gives the following details:--Select tomatoes that are fully ...

    Article : 714 words
  7. BARS FOR SEVEN HORSE TEAM

    Mr S. Pole, of Torrita, has kindly sent along the diagram reproduced above, in answer to a request by "Poor Cocky" (Rankin Springs) for a sketch of swings suitable for a seven-horse team ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 117 words
  8. General

    "Reader" (Echuca).--The specimen has been identified by Mr J. W. Audas, of the National Herbarium as Cyperus rotundas, known commonly as the nut or nut sedge. It belongs to the ...

    Article : 119 words
  9. WARTS AND GREASY HEELS

    A correspondent at Ede, "E.T.S.," has a hack with a wart the size of a very large pea on the inside of her fetlock which gets knocked, bleeds freely, and seems to be ...

    Article : 214 words
  10. ROCK PHOSPHATE

    "Calcium" (Murrengower) wants to know the composition of rock phosphate, its commercial value, and whether it exists in this State?--The agricultural chemist (Mr W. R. Jewell) has ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. ELM TREE TO KILL.

    "Elm"' (Maryborough).--The best time to use the poison is in March, as the downward course of the sap takes the poison to the roots. The method adopted to kill trees with the arsenic ...

    Article : 326 words
  12. COWS MILK AFFECTED.

    A milking cow" (writes "Milkmaid," Snake Valley) "has thick yellowy matter in her milk, which looks like little curds in the strainer. What complaint causes this? Can it be cured. ...

    Article : 352 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 259 words
  14. HORSE AILMENTS

    Sand in horses and wheat engorgement are two sources of great trouble to farmers in wheat areas, particularly in the Mallee. "Anxious" (Nyah West) wants to know the best remedies ...

    Article : 1,367 words
  15. SCALY LEG

    Worried" (Vic.).--The scale on the legs and feet of poultry is caused by an insect which find its way into the crevices and under the scales and multiplies very quickly. Damp and ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. HORSE'S DEATH

    "Little Englander" (Willah) had a draught horse die after an illness of three days. The animal was first treated for sand colic, having been given a drench of bicarbonate of soda (one ...

    Article : 200 words
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