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  2. Help Through the Farmers' Information Bureau

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 330 words
  3. PASTURE FOR CHICKS

    "W.G." (Yerong Creek) seeks details of a suitable pasture upon which chickens can be reared each year. He asks if green onion tops are suitable for feeding to ...

    Article : 118 words
  4. COW'S UDDER AFFECTED

    "F.R.M." (Mittyack).--Your cow may I have slipped her calf, but there should have been a noticeable increase in the quantity of milk, had such an accident taken place. ...

    Article : 129 words
  5. LICE ON CALVES

    "Luminous" (Glen Forbes) asks what is a safe and effective remedy for lice on young calves.--A weak kerosene emulsion is cheap and effective. This is made with ...

    Article : 68 words
  6. COW'S BROKEN LEG

    "Kerang" destroyed a heifer which broke her leg when crossing a channel. The break was between the hoof and the knee. "Could anything have been done for her?" he asks. ...

    Article : 146 words
  7. MARE'S INJURED KNEE

    "Jess" (Pomonal) writes concerning a mare which developed a limp a few weeks ago. The knee became swollen, with the appearance of fluid around the joint. ...

    Article : 77 words
  8. HORSE SLOBBERING

    "Meddler" (Drouin) asks the cause of an aged horse slobbering. His tongue is constantly hanging out. Also, what to do for three weeks' old chickens which have a ...

    Article : 300 words
  9. FRUIT AND FLOWERS

    "Amateur" has two Black Eagle cherry trees on which the fruit sets but falls of immediately afterwards.--The trouble is due to lack of cross-fertilisation with [?] ...

    Article : 82 words
  10. GREYHOUND QUERIES

    "Geelong" has a greyhound bitch with a yellow discharge from the lower passage. Her brother has matter in the corners of the eyes. (3) At what age will a ...

    Article : 182 words
  11. PIGS WITH LICE

    Pigs purchased by "Anxious (Douvale) are badly affected with vermin. These latter bury their heads in the skin. Washing with kerosene and phenyle has failed to ...

    Article : 171 words
  12. HORSE BREEDING

    "Old Subscriber" (Corryong) asks if it is possible for a mare which came in season four days after having been served, to be in foal. She refused the horse when tried ...

    Article : 162 words
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    Advertising : 320 words
  14. SCALE ON CITRUS

    "Farmeress" complains of a scale which is affecting her orange tree. The leaves are covered with a substance resembling soot.--Fumingation is the most effective ...

    Article : 364 words
  15. CAT WITH DIARRHOEA

    "E.W." (Lauriston) has five cats which, are badly affected with diarrhoea.--Discontinue feeding milk for several weeks. Obtain the following pills from a chemist: ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. FOALING TROUBLE

    "Unlucky" (Beulah) had a mare due to foal last month, but the foal was so badly twisted that the entire womb was turned inside out. The foal never survived, and ...

    Article : 162 words
  17. MUSCOVY DUCKS DYING

    "D. and D" (Bonika).--The poppy heads, when eaten to excess, would produce a form of paralysis. The best remedy would be to give half a cupful of milk with half ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. LUNGWORM IN CALVES

    "Cup Day" (Buffalo) has been having trouble with his calves. The symptoms are quick breathing or panting, general loss of condition, and coughing. A post-mortem ...

    Article : 178 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 418 words
  20. MORTALITY AMONG POULTRY

    "Hens" (Vic.).--The cause of death was liver disease. There is no cure for the trouble. All birds should be buried or burned at once. (2) Spraying the whole ...

    Article : 80 words
  21. DIPPING FOWLS

    "D.W.C." (Griffith, N.S.W.).--A dip for fowls can be made with four gallons of water, a pint of kerosene, and half a pound of soft soap. Dissolve the soap in ...

    Article : 73 words
  22. RED MITE ON POULTRY

    "Constant Reader" wishes to know how to rid his poultry pens of red mite, and asks for a description of the mite.--When fully grown the red mite is about 1-16th of an ...

    Article : 141 words
  23. GENERAL

    "Reader" (Mincha).--There is nothing you can sprinkle on the hay to prevent mice from attacking the stack. Anything that would deter mice from eating it would ...

    Article : 150 words
  24. COW WITH DYSPEPSIA

    A heifer belonging to "Clover." Heywood, has been ill for three weeks. She has been dosed several times, but is still affected with a heavy breathing, and is ...

    Article : 143 words
  25. BLOCKED TEAT

    A heifer belonging to "Dunolly" returned to the bull after apparently having been in calf for seven weeks. (2) A cow has an obstruction in the teat. If something ...

    Article : 207 words
  26. COW'S UDDER AFFECTED

    "Straight Bit" has a heifer with a yellow discharge. Two quarters of her udder appear to by drying up. (2) What should be done with a horse which has a sore ...

    Article : 187 words
  27. CANARY COLOR

    "Canary" (Shepparton) mated a green crested cock canary with a variegated crested hen, and the progeny were two crested green chinks and one light brown ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. Advertising

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    Advertising : 32 words
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