I have a cow that has started to suck herself (writes "G.H.," Murrayville). How can this be prevented?--Sticks tied along either side of tire neck in the form of a ...
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Article : 137 words"Scottie" (Molyullah) has raised passion fruit plants from seeds in boxes. He wants to know if it is necessary to bud the seedlings, and the most suitable time for ...
Article : 128 words"L.K." (N.S.W.).--Your fowls have contracted roup. Isolate the affected birds Wash the head and syringe out the nostrils with a solution of permanganate of potash. ...
Article : 77 wordsI have found grey-bodied vermin with light amber colored beads and four legs on each side infesting my dog (states "G.G.P.," Danyo).--Your dog probably has lice ...
Article : 140 wordsDuring the last four months (states "Very Worried." Gippsland) four milking cows in good condition have died. They first appeared rough in the coat, a bit ...
Article : 524 words"How can a hole in a cow's teat be cured?" asks "Yarragon's Bluey" (Yarragon).--Wait until the cow goes dry. Then, with the aid of a match, apply a very ...
Article : 97 words"Mallee Planter" (Annuello) asks when pepper trees, raised from seeds, should be placed in the positions they are to occupy for breakwind purposes?--Prepare the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 wordsA horse has greasy heels, bites and stamps her feet. The owner. "Wishes to Know" (Marnoo), asks what he should do--Clip all hair off the legs from the hoofs to the ...
Article : 153 wordsA--Entrance pens on the left (not shown), bath and draining pens. B--Slide and decoy pen and position of bath. C--Section of bath. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 32 words"Perplexed" (Orford) ask what should be done with pine trees which have started to wither at the tips. Some of them have assumed a badly scorched appearance? ...
Article : 82 wordsAs S.A.P. has been used for poisoning rabbits, would a bait picked up by a dog cause it to lose the power of its hind quarters and drag its legs for a few yards and ...
Article : 101 wordsAfter a pony owned by "Good-un" (Bannerton) had bolted with a buggy pole, a lump developed on her chest between the foreleg. At first it was soft, but after a ...
Article : 62 words"Palm" (Box Hill) asks what kind of soil is necessary for palms in pots, and the most suitable time to re-pot those requiring more root room?--The compost which gives ...
Article : 120 wordsSome of my young heifers (writes "Reader." Merrigum) have pink eye.--Pink eye occurs during summer, and is caused by the action of flies and dust. Put a few ...
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Advertising : 231 words"Would the fact of a cow being very fat account for her not getting in calf?" asks "Crossroads." Another cow had a calf three years ago, and was very sick. She was ...
Article : 105 words"C.F.F." (Loch).--Celesia cretica, or the Cretan mullein, is the name of the specimen. It is useless, and should be eradicated, Prevent seeding by keeping the ...
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Article : 201 words"What should be done to remove a wart on a cow's teat which forms a scab and has to be picked before any milk can be drawn?" inquires "Sue" (Lake Boga).--The ...
Article : 76 wordsInquiries are made by "Looking For Something New" (Inglewood) about New Zealand oats, which are mostly used for feeding racehorses.--There is a variety of ...
Article : 211 words"Cocky's Boy" (Mitta Mitta) writes that he uses chaff tea mixed with the calf's food to prevent scouring, and recommends giving each calf two fresh hen eggs, shells ...
Article : 118 wordsMy Pom puppy, two months old, after having attacks of frothing at the mouth, died in about 12 hours (state "Bunny." Violet Town).--The dog died from ...
Article : 185 wordsFor the past three weeks my cow due to calve on March 19. has refused all food except a slight picking of green grass and does not chew her cud (states "Old ...
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Advertising : 323 words"My cows refuse to eat stacked maize ensilage, even when bran is mixed with it." writes "Subscriber" (Bena). "Can anything be done to entice them to eat it?" ...
Article : 99 words"Helped Before" (Meredith) enquires "whether it is advisable to sow onions in ground that has just grown a crop of peas, the right time to sow, and the best ...
Article : 79 wordsA pig owned by 'C.H.' (Barnawarratta) suddenly became paralysed in all four legs, which, when touched, seem to be very sore. The animal hes only on its right side ...
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Advertising : 50 words"Glenluce" has a heifer on her first calf which has lumps in her teats. These break and blood comes away. Nearly every morning there are small clots of blood in the ...
Article : 73 wordsA Lower Tarwin correspondent, "Subscriber," reports that some of his young pigs three months old, nice and fat, have died two hours or so after feeding. His ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 5 Mar 1932, Page 52
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