"Crop" (Maribyrnong) has a crop of oats and barley about a foot high which are lying down flat. He asks, "Would it be safe to feed a cow and horse on it?"--If you start by ...
Article : 118 wordsA small lump developed high up in [?] hind teat of a cow. The owner, "Anxious" (Gerangamete), states that the cow is newly calved. The lump cheeks the flow when milking, but ...
Article : 143 wordsOf eight dogs owned by "Saltbush" (Hay, N.S.W.) four suddenly became very ill. They have lost condition, their eyes are sunken and a thick discharge is coming from their noses. ...
Article : 85 words"Would a copious discharge of white froth from the mouth and nostrils of a cow that died suddenly be a symptom of nightshade poisoning?" asks "X" (Pyramid Hill).--The ...
Article : 74 words"Penguin" (Wimmera).--Poultry tick in the fowl house would cause the fowls to become poor, and contract weakness and diarrhoea. Examine the perches at night, using a strong ...
Article : 76 words"Disgusted" (Loch).--If you bare the tip and the sides of the top mandible of the beak level with or below the soft centre, the bird will not be able to break the shell. Another ...
Article : 87 words"Which is the correct way to milk a cow?" inquiry "Dud" (Cobram East)--"Two front teats first or one front and back teat at a time? Should the hands be made wet or left dry? ...
Article : 102 wordsTwo years ago I bought a cow in very poor condition, and she has not picked up since (states "Farmer," Nagambie). As I am going to turn her out for six months, would it be ...
Article : 89 wordsA short while ago a yearling steer belonging to "Bullswool" (Corryong) appeared to be blown up on one side, and the next day it was dead. There is an abundance of rye grass and clover ...
Article : 84 wordsAn inquiry recently came to hand from "A Reader of 18 Years" at Bundoora for particulars of the construction of a home-made appliance for pressing and baling manger hay. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 112 words"Can you tell me whether it is safe to work an aged draught mare that suffers from severe palpitation of the heart?" asks "Wondering" (Irymple) "or to breed from her?"--Get as ...
Article : 73 words"Reader" (Manangatang) owns an aged gelding with a swelling along its belly, and extending to both hind and front legs. The sheath also is swollen. The horse is spelling, and shows ...
Article : 80 wordsWriting from Warracknabeal, "Constant Reader" wants to know "whether a bull could carry and spread the germs of mastitis, or could a herd of cows become affected through a cow ...
Article : 103 wordsLast year a cow in the herd of "Very Worried" (Leopold) went off her milk, and both her milk and breath had a peculiar odor, somewhat like ammonia. As she was losing ...
Article : 157 wordsA correspondent, "Helped Before," writing from Ganmain (N.S.W.), relates how a horse has gone blind through eating paddy melons. Last February this horse went blind, but got ...
Article : 109 wordsA five-year-old horse in splendid condition was bought by "Constant Reader" (North Mirboo). As soon as he started ploughing he began to lose condition, and had a sore shoulder ...
Article : 153 words"Is there any cure for three lumps as large as hen's eggs high up the udder of my cow, and is the milk fit to use?" enquires "Bogan Bill' (Birchip).--The lumps may be caused ...
Article : 58 words"X.Y.Z." (Stawell).--We regret that last week we told you to wash your horse for the cure of lice with "Kymac" dip every day for four weeks. This was an error, and what we ...
Article : 54 wordsTwo of the cows in the herd of "Old Subscriber" (Lucindale, S.A.) have had calves, but are unable to get into calf again. They persist in reluming to the bull.--This is a very ...
Article : 262 wordsAlthough a 12-year-old horse owned by "A.C.W." (Seymour) has been treated by a veterinary surgeon for parasites and had his teeth dressed, he continues to lose condition ...
Article : 92 wordsA heifer owned by "A.I." (Hamilton), which calved last May, has been coming back to the bull every fortnight. She often has a white discharge, which is very thick and like a clot. ...
Article : 76 words"Is ordinary slaked lime given to pigs?" enquires "Porker" (Kyabram) "and what proportion should be given to each animal?"--Ordinary slaked lime for agricultural purposes ...
Article : 44 wordsLast week a cow near calving, which has been dry for three months, seemed to be in pain (relates "Dairyman," Kilmore). Her teats have broken out badly and her skin has cracked and ...
Article : 112 words"What is a good medicine for a birch, 12 months old, that has gone off her food? (enquires "E.G.B.," Noorongong).--Get this made up at the chemist, and give one dessertspoonful ...
Article : 60 words"Constant Reader" asked advice about a cow that was not well after calving, and was told she had uterine trouble. "As she will be calving again soon," he enquires, "what should be ...
Article : 168 wordsIn addition to a sort of mange which causes my aged horse to rub the hair off his neck and shoulder, he has become swollen in the sheath (states "J.M." (Ultima).--Improve the ...
Article : 105 words"Forty Years Subscriber" (North Gippsland).--Your sheep may be affected with fluke. Write to the Department of Agriculture, Melbourne, and ask them to supply you with the literature ...
Article : 92 words"Puzzled" (Woodstock).--We regret we cannot suggest the cause of the sudden death of your cow. It does not appear to have been the result of a poisonous weed. ...
Article : 34 words"Farmer' (N.S.W.) repeats an age-old question: "Is there any way of making a tough cow easy to milk?"--Tough cows are always a problem. Vaselene, if used freely on the hands ...
Article : 56 words"Hard Hit" (Ballan).--The mare died from colic, or, in other words, from the effects of acute indigestion. The sudden change from green to dry feed was more or less responsible. ...
Article : 187 words"How should I treat a sow, about 350lb. weight, that gradually lost the use of her legs and went down?" asks "S.F." (Mulcra). "She has to be helped up, and when standing, her ...
Article : 85 wordsSince my cow slipped a seven-month-old calf (writes "Cow Cocky," Pearcedale) she has come on to her milk fairly well, but a lump has formed at the back of the udder, which is blue ...
Article : 142 words"Is there any way of curing a mare with a fistula?" asks "W.D.P." (Munoon). (2) "A row has bad cores in her teats which make it difficult to milk her."--The treatment of ...
Article : 104 words"D.A.H." (Berim River).--The cat, apparently, has a growth. Paint it with strong iodine tincture every day, and see if it improves after a fortnight. It certainly is not hydatid. The ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 19 Sep 1931, Page 52
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