A milking cow owned by "Irrigator" (Rochester) has within the last two months had three attacks of acute pain. She fell over, bellowed and kicked violently. After ...
Article : 158 words"Inquirer" (Vic.).--For ducks to lay in time for the eggs to produce ducklings for Christmas week they would need to be hatched about the end of February or the ...
Article : 67 words"How can I cure a fistula from which my horse has been suffering for some time?" enquires "W.S." (Moe).—With the means at your disposal it Is impossible to ...
Article : 143 wordsDuring the past nine months "N.G." (Torquay) has had three aged mares die. Each was first found lying down, groaning and frothing at the mouth. Then followed ...
Article : 152 words"Inquirer" (Hamilton) wants t0 know when Lambertiana cypress hedges should be trimmed?--There are no special times. Do trimming as often as is necessary to ...
Article : 63 words"Taken Down."--We cannot suggest the cause of the lameness on the information you supply, but remove the shoes and turn the mare out on soft ground, if possible for ...
Article : 77 wordsI am seeking information about the treatment of a sick cow (writes "W.D," Koetong) After calving she had some trouble in getting rid of the cleanings, and ...
Article : 167 words"Subscriber" (King Island) owns an aged mare with a bruised coronet. A lump the size of a cup developed inside of a fore leg, ultimately swelling right up into the ...
Article : 682 words"Constant Reader" (Blackburn) asks what can be done to get profitable crops from plum and pear trees? Notwithstanding strong growth and profuse flowering ...
Article : 174 words"W.H.W." (Korumburra) turned an aged draught horse out with its shoes on When brought in a month after it was lame and discharging a frothy blood-tinged ...
Article : 136 words"Gentle Annie" relates that her cow, calved a month, became sick, went proppy on her forelegs, her throat and head swelled up and the swelling went all along ...
Article : 140 wordsHorses are dipped in this country only for itchy legs. This is caused by a particular kind of mange mite. The animal should be .made to stand in the dip with ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 340 wordsDuring the last four or five weeks two horses that generally are lively (reports "J.R.," Croydon) have become sluggish. They froth at the mouth when driven, and ...
Article : 80 wordsI rode my mare in good condition, and always frisky, two miles every week to a neighbor's place (states "Heart Sore." Omeo Valley). The other day, after she ...
Article : 109 words"Helped Before" asks what should be done to check the shot hole disease which seriously attacked his apricot trees this season? The fruit was practically unfit ...
Article : 111 wordsA mare nine years old, owned by "Subscriber" (Coramba). after having been worked in the winter, came in coughing and trembling. She was rugged and ...
Article : 122 words"Will pigs arid fowls fatten on skim milk, boiled mangels and potatoes, with plenty of green feed and shop scraps, but without pollard or grain?" asks "Constant Reader" ...
Article : 108 wordsFarmer" (Yinnar).--Specimen I is Acer poeudo-platanus or the common Sycamore. 2 Is Populus alba or white poplar. These European trees make satisfactory growth ...
Article : 34 words"Wayback" (Marrawah) had a pony die suddenly. When opened the liver was in a rotten state on one side, while the lungs and kidneys were three times larger than ...
Article : 247 words"How can I remove a horny growth on a cow s back? asks "O.K."--If the growth is in association with a brand, the condition is a "Brand Cancer." In any case the ...
Article : 77 words"Stung" (Leongatha) asks if ragwort plants should be cut before or after flowering and at what stage the seeds become fertile--These perennials are on the ...
Article : 104 words"Subscriber" (Brim) asks:--(1) "How should a pup six months old that had distemper some time ago be treated. It has ceased to grow, is very thin, and often has ...
Article : 195 words"Valleyite" (Tara Valley).--The following is the correct formula for arsenical poison for rabbits:--One kerosene tin of pollard, 8oz. arsenic, 4lb. sugar. Place the pollard ...
Article : 210 words"What is the best treatment for a fat draught mare that got overheated on January 1 and has not yet recovered?" enquires "K.S.McL." (Annuello):--Your mare should ...
Article : 144 words"Can you recommend any cure for red water in a cow?" enquires "Beginner" (Yarram). "Is it a fact that the progeny of pure bred cows will not be pure if the ...
Article : 117 wordsA mare 16 years old, owned by "Horse Complaint" (Merton), early last year started to scour, and has been doing so ever since especially when driven. She eats well but ...
Article : 108 words"As I have two dogs that seem to be getting distemper," writes "Bowser" (Ungarie. N S W). "will you give me a good cure for that disease?"--There are several ...
Article : 114 words"How can I get rid of fleas on a young setter puppy?" asks "Warracknabeal?" "Washing with phenyle has done no good."--Wash your dog with ordinary laundry ...
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Advertising : 142 words"What do you advise me to do with a very fat Jersey, nearly five years old that will not get in calf?" asks "Wants to Know" (Kyabram) She was syrineed. ...
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Advertising : 126 words"Cocky," writing from Strathbogie, asks how to get a heifer which calved last October, to come in season again?--There are no means at your disposal whereby you can ...
Article : 90 words"Panmure" complains that for some time a small fly (somewhat similar to the ordinary house fly) has been annoying his cows Because of its activities they are afraid to ...
Article : 235 wordsMy pony (writes "Hardup," Foster), has developed a lump on the bone below the knee. What is the trouble? (2) Which is the best food for a pony in training?--This ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 30 Jan 1932, Page 46
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