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  2. Help Through The Farmers' Information Bureau

    "F E B." (Lakes Entrance).--Write to the Chief Veterinary Inspector Department of Agriculture. Melbourne 62. for an application form and full par[?] of the pure ...

    Article : 63 words
  3. FATTENING FOWLS

    "Chooky" (Gippsland)--You can obtain from Mr. E. E. Davis, bookseller, 201 Bourke Street. Melbourne, C.1., the following books dealing with fattening and ...

    Article : 53 words
  4. REARING CALVES

    "Alex H" writes that he is sending whole milk away now instead of separating. Consequently. there is no skim milk available for feeding the calves. He asks: (1) It ...

    Article : 298 words
  5. GREYHOUND'S SORE MUSCLES

    "Courser" (Allansford district) states that his greyhound had an attack of influenza three weeks after she came in season. She appeared to have recovered in five weeks. ...

    Article : 155 words
  6. CAT AFFECTED IN HEAD

    A letter from "Dert" Wolon[?] that his [?] years. [?] pears to [?] with [?] ...

    Article : 214 words
  7. LUMP ON HORSE'S HEAD

    "Llewin" (Wandin) reports that his 16-year-old horse has a lump on the head behind the ears. It broke, and has been discharging for a few weeks. Lately the ...

    Article : 96 words
  8. TREATMENT FOR VAGINITIS

    "What is the strongest amount of corrosive sublimate that can be used for washing out cows that have had vaginitis?" asks "Dairy Settler" (Shepparton). He also ...

    Article : 152 words
  9. CONDITION OF PONY

    Advice is desired by "A New Reader" (Ardmotis) respecting a pony which apparently caught ch[?] the [?] when fed with dry chaff the annual [?] choked ...

    Article : 170 words
  10. YEARLING HEIFERS

    Information is sought by "Farmer's Daughter" (Gippsland) regarding the cause of the death ol a yearling better that had been fed on milk and Meggitt's Meal ...

    Article : 291 words
  11. HONEY FOR STOCK

    "L.J.McC" (Tcoan) inquires if honey unfit for table use has any food value for horses and cattle? He has found that they well eat it raw --Honey is a useful ...

    Article : 241 words
  12. TERRIER HAS COUGH

    A small terrier owned by "Seaweed (Port MacDonnell Bay) has a cough. After she had her last litter she developed the habit of scratching holes in the ground ...

    Article : 91 words
  13. A MASTITIS PROBLEM

    "Troubled" (Nyora) wonders if it is possible for mastitis to be in a herd of cows, although there is [?]o evidence of stringiness or clotting a the milk --The woest ...

    Article : 180 words
  14. SPLITTING LOGS

    "J.W.B." (East Doncaster).--It is quite an ordinary practice for such logs to be split by blasting with gelignite. A hole is bored into the log with an auger, and into this ...

    Article : 111 words
  15. LUMPS ON HEIFER'S UDDER

    Treatment is sought by "Wayback" (Warburton) for small lumps, like blind boils, on the udder of a 2½-year-old heifer. Our correspondent asks if the addition of ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. ORCHARD AND GARDEN

    "Mrs D. T." (ByaduK).--All hydrangeas are pink unless grown in a soil free from lime and containing iron. If lime has been used in the soil, it is doubtful if the plants can ...

    Article : 108 words
  17. MUDDY WATER

    "King Cole" (Bungeet) asks how he can clarify muddy-colored water?--One of the most satisfactory methods is to use fine, freshly-s'aked lime at the rate, of ...

    Article : 127 words
  18. LAMBS AND FILLY

    Of 40 lambs owned by "Beginner," seven or eight have eyes that are pink in color, and have a white scum over them. (2) A three-year-old filly. when working, gets ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. ROOSTER'S SWELLING

    A Rhode Island Red rooster belonging to "C.B." (Horsham) developed a swelling of the crop, which assumed the size of two fists. A post-mortem examination revealed ...

    Article : 79 words
  20. DEATH OF YOUNG PIGS

    Weaned at the age of six weeks, pigs owned by "Perplexed" have been dying They have developed large red scaly sores. particularly underneath the body A few ...

    Article : 160 words
  21. FEEDING CHICKENS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 84 words
  22. TRIMMING CYPRESS

    "Jacky" has a cypress drive. The trees are spreading so widely that they are overhanging the track. He asks if it would be advisable to lop the offending branches ...

    Article : 118 words
  23. Tractor Service Section

    STEAM ENGINE -- "Worker" (Yea).--The regulations concerning a steam engine driver's certificate provide for exemptions on farms, orchards and vineyards or where ...

    Article : 137 words
  24. FOWLS EAT FEATHERS

    "Constant Reader" (Pomborneit) seeks the cause of fowls picking out feathers near their tails.--Examine the birds for lice infestation. If parasites are evident, dust ...

    Article : 121 words
  25. DEATH OF A DOG

    A dog, apparently in good condition, suddenly behaved as though a bone was stuck in the throat. Examined a foiled to reveal any obstruction. The dig was given a ...

    Article : 246 words
  26. REARING LAMBS ON COW'S MILK

    "Would Like to Know" suites that he is rearing lambs on cow's milk All of them are doing well except one, about two months old The knees of this lamb were ...

    Article : 137 words
  27. GENERAL

    "Tree-lover" (Mt. Gambler).--According to the National Herbarium, both leaves were from the same kind of tree. Brichychiton populneus, the kurrajong. or ...

    Article : 447 words
  28. TRAINING A STAGHOUND

    "Dog Lover" (Lockhart).--The nature of the training must depend upon the work to be undertaken. We assume that you will be using the dog for private field coursing. ...

    Article : 166 words
  29. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 129 words
  30. HELPING BOGGED SHEEP

    Mr J Hawthorn, of Barrapoort, has thoughtfully sent along some hints on the handling of sheep that have become bogged in dams and streams--a trouble often ...

    Article : 127 words
  31. COW AND PET LAMB

    From "A E P." (Taradale) comes an inquiry concerning a cow which calved oil July 23 after a drench the previous night. Since then she has not been able to rise. ...

    Article : 393 words
  32. REARING MUSCOVIES

    "Duck Rearing" (Porepunkah) seeks advice regarding the renting of a property 30 miles from Melbourne to undertake the rearing of Muscovy ducklings for the table. ...

    Article : 137 words
  33. THRUSH IN THE HORSE.

    "E.K." (Geelong) inquires "How does thrush affect a horse? Will it cause the animal to go lame?"--Thrush is a discharge from the cleft of the frog. At first ...

    Article : 294 words
  34. PULLETS NOT LAYING

    "X Pert" (Wandin) has pullets hatched last August and September that laid fairly well, averaging 57 eggs each in four to five months. Lately many of the birds have ...

    Article : 144 words
  35. COW HAD IMPACTION

    "Trixie" (Strathfieldsaye) had a cow that died, presumably from impaction, after having calved. She failed to pass any manure for 12 days, and was given ...

    Article : 232 words
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