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Advertising : 663 wordsFowls owned by "Worried" (Berwick) are in good health, but have a discharge from the nostrils and whitish nodules in the mouth.--The birds are developing chicken ...
Article : 207 words"How long are eggs fertile after the cockerel has been removed?" asks "Helped Before" (Stawell).--The eggs remain fertile for about a week to a fortnight, after the ...
Article : 97 words"G.C.J." (Lakes Entrance) asks for information concerning Angora goats.--Angora goat hair is known as mohair, and its value on the London market at present is ...
Article : 185 wordsA 20-year-old mare belonging to "Scudda" (Shelford) has gone lame apparently in a front leg or shoulder. The trouble has been in evidence for about two years, and ...
Article : 225 words"Worried" (Kaniva) has a Cocker spaniel which is very wayward and chases sheep and fowls. When told to desist it takes no notice.--A question very similar to this ...
Article : 280 words"Helped Before" (Gippsland) states that his filly, rising three years old, appears to be suffering from a form of colic. This becomes particularly noticeable each time ...
Article : 140 words"Riverside" (Antwerp).--The cause of the pullet biting its shank probably is infestation by lice or parasites. The bird's shanks may be infested by scaly leg mite. ...
Article : 144 words"Berkshire" (Lucknow) has had trouble with his farrowing sows. In three instances the litters all died after birth, this, too, notwithstanding that the piglets seemed ...
Article : 143 words"R.C.M." (Deniliquin) reports that a sow which he recently purchased has developed a dry cough with a slight discharge from the nostrils accompanied by heavy ...
Article : 221 wordsAbout six months ago "Natimuk's" draught colt got a plough chain hook a the side of his mouth. The gash this caused healed satisfactorily. Now, ...
Article : 114 wordsInformation regarding antidotes for poisoning in dogs is sought by "A.W." (Bendoc).--This subject has been dealt with in The Weekly Times three times during the ...
Article : 372 wordsA 10-months-old foal owned by "Helped Before" (Bunnaloo, N.S.W.), is very lame in the fore legs, the heels of which are swollen and sore. She walks on the point of ...
Article : 150 wordsLately a white scum has appeared on the eyes of some of the fowls belonging to "Amateur Farmer" (Goulburn Valley). The condition spreads until the birds become ...
Article : 126 wordsA cow on her second calf suddenly developed a large swelling under the joy She also has had a cough for the last three months. The owner, "Poor S.L.," suspects ...
Article : 213 wordsFrom "One of the Mugs" (Maffra) comes a request for information on the preparation of a Clydesdale filly for the show. He asks particularly about feeding and the ...
Article : 551 wordsSeveral questions relating to red water in cattle are asked by "Wanted To Know" (Monbulk).--The type of red water found in Victoria is due to errors in feeding ...
Article : 227 wordsTwelve months ago a draught mare belonging to "Gippsland" (Cann River) had strangles which left her with a bad smelling discharge from both nostrils, and thick ...
Article : 275 words"Brooder" (Vic.) intends shortly to purchase 60 day old chicks, and asks if The Weekly Times Farmers' Handbook contains matter relating to the brooding and rearing ...
Article : 246 wordsMortality among lambs is reported by "Interested One" (Glenloth). The animals have been running on a wheat crop and on grass land. They get bloated, froth at the ...
Article : 213 words"Regular Reader" (Winchelsea) asks if anything can be done to prevent a cow getting milk fever. She had this trouble the last time she freshened, and is due to calve ...
Article : 134 words"J.W." (Doctor's Point) has a greyhound bitch which seems to come on season when really ready to race. The correspondent asks if there is any powder he can give ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 22 Aug 1936, Page 14
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