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  2. FARMERS' INFORMATION BUREAU -- Continued

    A double-barrelled question has come from "Cow and Dog" (Stawell). He wants to know how to make a cow on her second calf "produce cream," (2) A half-bred 12 ...

    Article : 396 words
  3. CANDIED HONEY

    "Avon Plains" asks if boiling will prevent honey from candying? -- There is no reason to believe that it will. Candying in honey is affected largely by the type ...

    Article : 103 words
  4. SOOTY MOULD

    "Anxious" (South Hay, N.S.W.). -- It would be useless spraying your mandarin trees at present for sooty mould or scale infestation which has caused the sooty, ...

    Article : 129 words
  5. LAMB AILMENT

    A Glengarry reader reports that after his lambs have been marked for 10 days they can scarcely rise. The animals remain in the one spot for long periods, and seem ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. DOG TRAPS

    "Where can the Bunyip dog traps be obtained?" asks "Reader" (Walwa). -- We have been informed that as this brand of dog trap was imported it is probably ...

    Article : 79 words
  7. GENERAL

    Pine trees belonging to "S.S." (Officedale) are dying as a result of a kind of white powder which settles on them. They are about eight years old. -- To determine ...

    Article : 53 words
  8. VEGETABLE CULTURE

    Vegetable O (Shepparton) inquires what are the best varieties of cabbages, cauliflowers, Brussel's sprouts, and French beans for the early market, also the ...

    Article : 240 words
  9. BELT DRIVEN MACHINERY

    "S[?]apphire Bill" (Horsham) asks whether a straight or cross belt is to be preferred for ail engine-driven chaffcutter Also, is a long belt beter than a short one? -- There ...

    Article : 189 words
  10. TOBACCO CULTURE

    "Werribeeite" (Werribee). -- Your best plan would be to write to the State Tobacco Expert (Mr Coghlan), Department of Agriculture, Treasury Gardens, ...

    Article : 85 words
  11. COW'S BALD PATCHES

    A month ago "Watlido" (Portland) rubbed kerosene on a cow which was infested with lice. This treatment caused small bald patches on her back. Sump oil has ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. ORCHARD AND GARDEN

    "Alma" (Maryborough) has an almond tree approximately 30 years old which has not bloomed for some years. Can anything be done to make it bear? -- It is extremely ...

    Article : 248 words
  13. LEAKING ROOF

    "New Farmer" (Upper Pakenham). -- You might try plugging the nail holes in the galvanised iron with a fairly thick cement. A more effective job, however, ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. FEEDING VALUE OF RYECORN

    "Has ryecorn, which was stooked, stacked and chaffed, any feeding value?" asks "R.B." (Woorak) -- According to English authorities, rye cut before flowering and ...

    Article : 131 words
  15. ROUP OR CANKER

    "N.S.W. 02" had Black Orpington fowls which were quite healthy when on range, but when placed in a pen with a number of cockerels, six of them and a rooster ...

    Article : 279 words
  16. FERTILISER FOR TOBACCO

    "W.T." (Jardee, W.A.). -- The fertiliser used at Pomonal, which has resulted in an improvement in the quality of the leaf grown is either dried blood or castor meal. ...

    Article : 155 words
  17. PITTING SWEDE TURNIPS

    "What is the correct way to pit or store swede turnips?" asks "Turnips" (Yallourn). -- Several methods are used. The most common is to pull the turnips, top and tail ...

    Article : 279 words
  18. ALMOND NOT BEARING

    Almond trees belonging to "Turnips (Yallourn) do not flower. Half the new shoots die, leaving the wood dry and hard. There are reddish brown spots and patches ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. LOSS OF SHEEP

    "Worried" (Forrest) recently treated some breeding ewes for footrot. The animals were put through a bath made with a preparation containing arsenic. In the ...

    Article : 238 words
  20. LEMON NOT BEARING

    "Warragul" (Darnum) states that a lemon planted four years ago has grown into a shapely tree, but the fruit falls off when about the size of a pea. -- This may be a ...

    Article : 163 words
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