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  2. Help Through the Farmers' Information Bureau

    "Comeback" (Traralgon) asks if bran would be suitable to hand- feed to sheep on poor pasture. If not could it be used with linseed meal or good oaten straw.-- ...

    Article : 98 words
  3. CONDITIONING A HORSE

    "New Chum" has a four- year- old colt which he cannot get into condition. It is desired to show him at the end of August.-- Offer four feeds daily, consisting of the ...

    Article : 137 words
  4. TUBERCULOSIS SYMPTOMS

    "Wants to Know" has a cow with a thick neck. She is in good condition, and otherwise is perfectly healthy. Is it possible she has tuberculosis?--There is nothing in ...

    Article : 92 words
  5. CATS AILMENT

    Treatment for a Persian kitten with a cold in the eye is sought by a Welshpool reader. The kitten also has fleas.-- Obtain 1oz. of 5 per cent. argyrol, and an ...

    Article : 78 words
  6. LUMP ON PONY

    "E.M." (Port Fairy) has a pony with a hard scaly lump, and a mattery sore just above the tail. The animal is constantly rubbing it against trees, etc. What ...

    Article : 89 words
  7. SCOURS IN HORSES

    A flight horse owned by "Samuel" (Ombersley) scours while trotting. He can be worked in the field all day without manifesting this trouble.-- Some horses scour ...

    Article : 86 words
  8. SWELLINGS ON HORSE

    "Mailanbool" (Bambill) some months ago blistered a swelling on the near leg of his horse. Apparently the treatment was effective, but another swelling appeared on ...

    Article : 127 words
  9. JIBBING HORSES

    "Poor Cocky" recently inquired what can be done for a jibbing pony?-- Here is a remedy from "Another Cocky," who states it was given by John Haines, the ...

    Article : 259 words
  10. EAR AND THROAT TROUBLES

    "Cocky" reports that his cow holds its head on one side, with the ear hanging down. It has a hard lump in the throat, which makes swallowing difficult. The cow ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. DISTEMPER

    A brief note from "Thologolong" says he has "a pack of dogs which become dopey, start to run at the nose, breathing becomes difficult, and they die in a few days." ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. GREASY HEELS

    "Dad" (Willaura) states that his mare, which has been working all the season, has contracted what is apparently greasy heels. The four heels are discharging pus with a ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. HORSE'S WIND TROUBLE

    "Cocky No. 2" (Byrneville) has a gelding which developed a cough last harvest. Since then the trouble has become worse, breathing has become almost impossible, ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. BITCH WITH RHEUMATISM

    "My two and a half year old bitch is troubled with rheumatism in her hind- legs. What can I do to help her?" writes "Rural." --As a preparatory to treatment, let her ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. ITCH TORMENTED HORSES

    "I have been using your Carbox now for four years. I had horses that would scratch the fences down and kick all night in the stables. One rubbing eased ...

    Article : 131 words
  16. DEATH OF CALVES

    "Anxious" (Tynong) had two calves die within a week. The animals sniffled and had a slight trace of blood from the nostrils. while the bottom lip was swollen ...

    Article : 161 words
  17. HORSE'S INTERNAL PAINS

    A horse belonging to "X.Y.Z." (Barellan) has lost his appetite, is in considerable pain, and is constantly pawing the ground.-- Obtain from the nearest chemist ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. MASTITIS

    After having been in milk for three months, a cow owned by "New Chum" (Minyip) showed a sudden drop in her yield. She is gradually coming back in ...

    Article : 172 words
  19. PIG'S RECTUM TROUBLE

    Protrusion of the bowel or intestine is reported by "Anxious" (Mirboo North) in his three- months -old pigs. They are fed on pollard, bran and skim milk.-- ...

    Article : 118 words
  20. SCABS ON PIGS

    "M.T." (Tyres) has several pigs with sores on their bodies and heads. They are like dry scabs which deepen and spread wider.-- This may be mange, although it is ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 239 words
  22. DRY OFF THOROUGHLY

    Information is sought by a Newham reader on the extent to which faulty drying off can cause mastitis in cows. (2) She also seeks treatment for a scum over ...

    Article : 153 words
  23. DEATH OF CATS

    "Daisy" (Pennyroyal) asks why her cats should die between the ages of three and six months. The animals are drowsy for about 12 hours, lose their appetite and ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. HORSES' ATTACKS OF CHOKING

    While eating, "Cocky's" (Donald) horse slobbers, and sometimes has attacks of choking, during which the muscles of the throat and the windpipe draw up tightly. ...

    Article : 137 words
  25. HORSE DRIBBLING

    "Malleeite" (Ouyen) owns a horse which has not been "doing well" for some time. The teeth have been attended to, but there is a continual dribbling of greenish ...

    Article : 184 words
  26. LOSING CONDITION

    "Subscriber" (Castlemaine) reports that his horse, eight years old, loses condition and gets very mopey while working, which is usually only for five months of the year. ...

    Article : 582 words
  27. COW'S TEAT CUT

    Referring to a recent request for advice concerning the treatment of a cow's teat which had been cut by barbed wire. "Cocky" (Picola) kindly writes:-- "I had ...

    Article : 152 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 323 words
  29. WORMS IN DOGS

    "Greyhound" (Officer) has a dog which, although cleared of worms, soon becomes infested with them again.-- To prevent dogs becoming infested with worms they ...

    Article : 106 words
  30. CONTAGIOUS ABORTION

    "Meeniyan's" cow recently slipped her calf at five months. Our corespondent asks whether the cow should be kept or sold for beef? The cow probably has ...

    Article : 80 words
  31. HEIFER NOT BREEDING

    "X.Y.Z." (Apsley) has a two-year-old heifer which has never come in season. She is in good condition and apparently is quite healthy.-- Give the heifer half a ...

    Article : 85 words
  32. HORSE NOT THRIVING

    Although it eats well, "Buffalo River's" seven- year- old horse is very poor. While being fed the animal stands with the front legs crossed and keeps moving the hind ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. FEEDING DAIRY COWS

    "Ration" (Inverleigh) asks if crushed peas and crushed oats, with oaten chaff and bran, would be a good ration for dairy cows, also the food value of cotton seed ...

    Article : 136 words
  34. FLUKE IN CATTLE

    "Mug Farmer" (Koetong) asks the best cure for fluke in cattle. One member of his herd, which died, was found to have a liver badly infested with fluke --Fluke ...

    Article : 292 words
  35. REARING PET LAMBS

    "Old Subscriber" (Undera) has to rear a number of lambs owing to their mothers having abandoned them. The cows are nearly dry, and apparently the milk is not ...

    Article : 159 words
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