Advice is sought by "Dog Lover" (Shepparton) regarding the treatment of a dog that has canker in the ears. The unfortunate animal, a retriever, is also covered ...
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Advertising : 491 words"New Arrival" (Conuna)has 12 weeks old chickens which have dark insects on their bodies The birds lose the use of their legs and cannot stand They eat ...
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Article : 84 words"I.J.McK." writes that he has not seen anything published which would suggest that it is inadvisable to feed apples to cows. "Some folk." he says, "claim that the ...
Article : 101 wordsRecently "Trafalgar Again" was given advice respecting sows and a horse. He now asks for information on the feeding of a sow for the first fortnight after she ...
Article : 266 wordsAbout three weeks ago "F.M " (Mildura) had to use two horses for discing. One of them was much lighter than the other. The latter since has become stiff in both front ...
Article : 176 words"Anxious" (Quambatook) is worried about the losses of fowls and ducks. Seven ducks died within two hours They lose the use of their legs, go into a coma, and lay ...
Article : 144 words"Would Like to Know" (Nullawarre Nth), states that parrots are eating grass and clover seed which he has just sown and asks the best way to poison them.-- We do ...
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Article : 214 words"Tomato Grower."--You have omitted the name of your district, and this, combined with the lack of information concerning rainfall or soil, makes it very ...
Article : 328 words"H.S " (Musgrave) seeks advice concerning "a good cure for cracked hoofs in a cow."--Obtain from the nearest chemist cantharides 10 grains, red iodide of mercury ...
Article : 87 wordsDuring the last 12 months at Tabbita (N.S.W). "A.B" has been building up a flock of poultry. Recently the birds, which have the run of the open country, began ...
Article : 268 wordsExtensive details have been supplied by "Coliban River" concerning a draught mare. A couple of years ago she began to limp a little, and later showed signs of "chest ...
Article : 305 wordsA cockatoo owned by "D.B." (Glenbuntly) has no appetite, and has yellow and green droppings. The bird vomits its food. It is fed on black and grey ...
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Advertising : 124 wordsParticulars of the death of a mare are furnished by "Regular Reader" (Flinders). About 6 p.m. the animal, which had previously seemed to be quite normal, and ...
Article : 108 words"Subscriber" had a bed of mixed stocks last winter, the majority of the plants having been double ones. The bed was allowed to go to seed, but as is usual, only ...
Article : 119 wordsA four-year-old filly belonging to "R.J " (Balliang). although in fair working condition, does not appear to be thriving. She appears to have lampas rather badly, and ...
Article : 103 words"Cowslip" (Kingston) writes about two calves on the bucket. They seem to have a twitching of the muscles, just like a horse with tetanus, only they put their feet ...
Article : 120 words"G.J.F." (Thorpdale) asks at what age various shrubs and trees should come into bloom.--This depends on the growth made rather than the age of the plant. However, ...
Article : 178 wordsA complaint from "C.T." (Boort) indicates that the milk from one of his cows curdles when scalded.--Either the cows are going dry or they have a certain type of ...
Article : 63 wordsAn aged pony belonging to "Dairy Farmer" (Bayles) has developed small lumps on different parts of its body, and a swelling and rash on the legs. The ...
Article : 166 wordsA 12-months-old valuable Greyhound bitch belonging to "J.L." cut one foot between the outside toe and the inside. That was about four months ago. When running ...
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Advertising : 277 words"What is the cause and what the [?] for club-root in cabbage" asks "Old scriber."--This disease is caused by an organism which lives in the soil, and which ...
Article : 340 wordsA filly foal dropped six weeks ago had a very large udder, from which the milk simply runs away. Both mare and foal are doing well (reports "R.S.." Griffith. ...
Article : 54 wordsSeveral pigs owned by "Constant Reader" (Tullamarine) have died about a fortnight after weaning. The animals are fed on waste from restaurants and hotels, ...
Article : 173 wordsA complaint has come from "Mallee Hen" (Yarrara) that his three-year-old heifer has been breathing very hard and loud for more than 12 months Nevertheless. ...
Article : 89 words"Darkey."--To make lime water for a foal, take two or three handfuls of quicklime and an equal amount of sugar, and place in two gallons of water. Stir a few ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 16 Feb 1935, Page 54
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