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  2. Help Through the Farmers' Information Bureau

    "Inquirer" (Ballarat).--Suitable food for young chickens can be prepared with equal parts of boiled rice, flaked oatmeal and biscuit meal. Mix well together and feed ...

    Article : 99 words
  3. RAM'S DEATH

    A four-tooth ram owned by "Country Reader" (Gelantipy) died recently. He had been drenched for worms. A post-mortem examination of the carcase showed an ...

    Article : 125 words
  4. DISCOLORED MILK

    "Molly" (Coromby) asks why the milk from her aged cow turns a "pinky" color half an hour after milking? The animal is fed upon damped chaff and bran, with a ...

    Article : 97 words
  5. SHEEP BREEDING

    "Very Grateful" (Lawloit).--The sheep and wool expert of the Department of Agriculture states that it would be unwise to mate an eight-months-old ram with ...

    Article : 150 words
  6. COW'S SKIN DISORDER

    "Anxious" (Minima) has a cow until a skin disorder, like a hard scurf. The condition continues from the neck along the spine to the rear of the shoulder, causing ...

    Article : 202 words
  7. HENS WITH DIARRHOEA

    "J.C." (Kooloonong) has white Leghorn hens that contract diarrhoea and lose the power of their legs. Australops and other fowls running with them are not affected. ...

    Article : 89 words
  8. LUMPS ON COW

    A succession of lumps on his cow's jaw is reported by "Would Like to Know" (Picola).--Your cow has actinobacillosis. This disease is not listed for compensation ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. DISTEMPER IN DOGS

    In reporting that his puppy died recently from distemper, a Geelong reader asks what should be done as a safeguard against the disease?--Distemper is such an infectious ...

    Article : 160 words
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  11. CATTLE DIE

    Several young cattle belonging to "Tarwin" have died recently. The cattle have been running on hill and river flat country and there is a fairly heavy growth of ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. DEATH OF SHEEP

    "D.R." (Katandra North) has four-tooth ewes running on lucerne. They are in good condition, about a month off lambing and become mopey for two days. and go ...

    Article : 138 words
  13. MENDING A PIPE

    Recently a correspondent sought advice on the best method of mending a hole in a water pipe. The sketch reproduced herewith has been furnished by a reader who ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 116 words
  14. MARE IN POOR CONDITION

    "Mug Cocky" (Carwarp) has a three-year-old mare which is worked constantly, eats and drinks well but is in very low condition. Water is passed very seldom, ...

    Article : 155 words
  15. COW WITH METRITIS

    "Strawberry" (Drik Drik) has a cow that has been losing condition for some weeks. Recently a yellow or white jelly, like discharge was noticed.--Your cow has ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. CABBAGES FOR COWS

    "Anxious" (Wodonga) asks about the value of cabbages as a fodder for dairy cows.--There is little nutritive value in cabbages, and apart from the provision of ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. LOSS OF HORSES

    A Tulllbigeal (N.S.W.) reader had four horses die recently from what he suspects to be silage poisoning. A trembling of the legs was followed by inability to swallow. ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. HORSE WITH STRANGLES

    "G.G." (Great Western) wishes to know how to treat a horse recovering from strangles. An offensive discharge continues from under the throat. (2) A treatment ...

    Article : 190 words
  19. MARE WITH LAMINITIS

    Stiffness in the joints of the legs of his mare, which is a fortnight off foaling, is reported by "Inquirer" (Oaklands. N.S.W.).--Your mare has developed ...

    Article : 122 words
  20. HORSE'S SWOLLEN LEG

    A draught horse owned by "Disappointed" (Werrimull) has developed a swollen leg, which, he says, according to veterinary books, resembles "elephant leg." ...

    Article : 79 words
  21. CHRONIC MASTITIS

    "Over Anxious" says his Jersey heifer, which freshened 13 weeks ago, got impaction a fortnight after calving. She was given three drenches, each containing 1 lb. ...

    Article : 178 words
  22. COW NOT CLEANING

    "Constant Reader" (Wood Wood) states that his two-year-old heifer, which calved on June 1. had difficulty in cleaning. She has been douched with a weak solution of ...

    Article : 129 words
  23. SPLINT ON COLT

    The appearance of a splint on the inside of a colt's front leg, just below the knee, is reported by "Mallee Farmer" (Rosebery). His cow also is hard to milk, having a very ...

    Article : 122 words
  24. WORMS IN HORSES

    "Farmeress" (Patchewollock) is having much trouble with worms in horses, and recently lost a foal from this complaint. The same correspondent seeks an ...

    Article : 205 words
  25. PULLETS AND DUCKS MOULT

    "New Chum" (Narmulla).-- Pullets hatched early in the season and brought on to lay by stimulating and heating food often go into what is termed a "false ...

    Article : 73 words
  26. TAINTED MILK

    Taint in a cow's milk is reported by "Curious." who states that the animal's breath has a similar odor.--The taint is due to something the cow eats, and removal ...

    Article : 70 words
  27. DUCKS DYING

    "L.B." (Chinkapook).--The cause of death was probably a poison. Corned beef or the water in which it was boiled, would cause the trouble if used in any quantity. ...

    Article : 32 words
  28. JOINT RHEUMATISM IN DOG

    A Branxholme reader reports that his greyhound bitch. 11 months old, appears to have a severe soreness in the muscles and bones, and shows lameness. The animal ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. HORSE'S CRACKED HOOF

    "An Old Subscriber" (Ararat) reports thai his horse is lame in one foot, the hoof being cracked up into the bam The hoof appears to be growing down, and ...

    Article : 166 words
  30. MATING FOWLS

    "Barred Rock" (Ballan).--As a rule the male bird should be running with the hens for at least seven days before the eggs are incubated or placed under a hen. The ...

    Article : 70 words
  31. AFTER-EFFECTS OF DISTEMPER

    Writing from Nagambie, "Major" states that about nine months ago his dog had an attack of distemper. It recovered, but now has nervous twitchings of the muscles ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. COWS TAKE FITS

    "Wayback" (Terang) reports that two of his cows are subjected to fits of about 10 minutes' duration. They get quite stiff and shake all over. The animals receive a ...

    Article : 77 words
  33. HEIFER'S HARD QUARTERS

    "Constant Reader" seeks advice about a heifer which freshened about 10 days ago. Two quarters are very hard, and a little milky substance comes from one, but ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. HORSE PARALYSED

    "Wayback's" (Antwerp) 3½--year-old horse has been in a sling for the last three weeks, owing to leg weakness. The animal eats and drinks well, and is able ...

    Article : 79 words
  35. FOWLS WITH CANKER

    "M.E." (Romsey)--The trouble is canker of the throat and windpipe. Paint the mouth and throat with glycerine and tannic acid. Then, with the bent end of a ...

    Article : 56 words
  36. COWS WEAK HINDQUARTERS

    "M.P.W" (Bolton) states that his cow has lost the use of her hindquarters, and is unable to walk. A couple of days before having gone down she jumped the ...

    Article : 124 words
  37. COW LOSES APPETITE

    Following an attack of impaction for which she was drenched, a cow belonging to "Raslen" has lost her appetite Chaff. bran, and green feed are available for the ...

    Article : 74 words
  38. MARE'S INJURY

    "What Causes That?" (Serviceton) states that his mare got staked in the muscles of the hind leg. Bathing with hot water and iodine seemed to heal the wound, but ...

    Article : 132 words
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