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Detailed lists, results, guides : 330 words"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 ...
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Article : 129 words"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"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. ...
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Article : 73 words"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 ...
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Article : 150 wordsA 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 wordsA 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"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 ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 18 Nov 1933, Page 54
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