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  2. SHEEP DYING FARMERS' INFORMATION BUREAU -- Continued

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 492 words
  3. WHEAT EXCISE PLAN

    The Premier of South Australia (Mr Butler) recently suggested an Excise and bounty scheme for the wheat industry which would ensure growers a minimum ...

    Article : 270 words
  4. CAROB BEAN TREES

    "E.A.K." (Murrayville) asks where seed of the carob bean tree may be purchased, how long it takes to raise seedlings, and if the trees would be a success in the Mallee?-- The ...

    Article : 254 words
  5. HORSES EAT BARK

    "A.M." (Dookie) asks what is the deficiency in a horse's diet when the animal chews bark off trees. There is plenty of salt available. The trouble has manifested ...

    Article : 298 words
  6. HOW FROST HARMS PLANTS

    "X.Y.Z." (Iraak) wishes to know if it is the frost which actually damages peas, beans and vines or the sun after the frost? He mentions the belief that the sprinkling ...

    Article : 234 words
  7. TURKEYS WITH ROUP

    "Pull Both Ways" asks what is wrong with his turkeys. The birds have dry sores on their heads, and in some cases, there is a discharge from the eyes. There ...

    Article : 390 words
  8. PINE TREE PROPAGATION

    "Gippsland Reader" (Mirboo North) asks what measures should be adopted to raise Norfolk Island pine seedlings.-- The seed ripens towards the end of the summer, and ...

    Article : 289 words
  9. GRASS FOR COWSHED ENTRANCE

    "X.Y.Z." (Catani) asks for suggestions for grasses to sow or plant at the entrance of a cowshed where the concrete ends. He says he could fence the area off until a ...

    Article : 178 words
  10. DISEASED CROP

    "Wants to Know" (Mickleham).-- The samples were submitted to the Government Biologist for examination. A departmental pathologist will be visiting you to make ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. PIG BREATHES HEAVILY

    "Mud Puncher" (Burrumbeet) has a pig which a neighbor says has swine fever. The animal seems to have a bad cold, breathes heavily, and draws its stomach ...

    Article : 171 words
  12. Tractor Service Section

    "It Pops Along" (Greta) submits several questions about a fairly old model tractor. (1) It boils continuously, although the whole cooling system has been dismantled ...

    Article : 312 words
  13. CONDITION OF WATER

    "L.P." (Ballan).-- Is the tank filled with rainwater, or with water from some other source. If the latter, the trouble almost inevitably would lie in the nature of the ...

    Article : 135 words
  14. DOG'S TEETH

    "Sheepman" (Moulamein, NS.W).-- If a dog is properly fed and is not encouraged to catch sticks or stones its teeth will retain their sound condition for several years. Soft ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. ORCHARD AND GARDEN

    "X.Y.Z."-- As you have failed to state the district where you live, and have indicated that the annual rainfall is "30 points" (is this 30 inches?) we can only offer a ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. GENERAL

    "F.K." (North Bendigo) wants to know of a method of controlling sour- grass, a yellow- flowered weed with bulbs at the bases of the stems.-- This appears to be ...

    Article : 88 words
  17. PLANTS IDENTIFIED

    "Traralgon."-- The grass appeared to be Pennisetum clandestinum, otherwise known as Kikuyu, a species which provides good feed during the warm months of the year, ...

    Article : 243 words
  18. USING THE BOAR

    "Berkshire B'dale" enquires "how many times is it necessary for a boar to service a sow to obtain the best results?"-- One service only is required ...

    Article : 33 words
  19. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,172 words
  20. WHEATS FOR GISBORNE

    "Constant Reader" (Gisborne) inquires concerning the best variety of wheat to sow in the Gisborne district. The rainfall is 30 inches.-- For grain on clean land ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. KEEPING QUALITY OF MEAT MEAL

    "W.C." (Stawell) asks how long meat meal will keep?-- We do not know of any deliberate tests to settle this question, but we know of users who keep stocks for ...

    Article : 74 words
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