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  2. Be Helped Through the Fanners' Information Bureau

    Mr. H. W. Baines, of "Sunny Banks." Mirboo, writes:--"I had experience with several vicious bulls, and found that the best way to quieten them was as follows:--Cut about six inches from ...

    Article : 211 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 350 words
  4. APPLES SHOW ROT

    "G.R.S." (Boort) wants to know the cause of Five Crown apples suddenly developing rot while ripening. The tree is about 10 years old and bears fairly well, but about one-third of ...

    Article : 142 words
  5. HORSES EAT SAND

    A matter of some anxiety to "Puzzled" (Kerang) is the fact that his 10 working horses display an inclination to eat sand and dirt both before and after feeding. Recently he ...

    Article : 189 words
  6. SALE FOR FERNS

    A Nowa Nowa reader wants to know where she can market ferns. They are long and narrow, and stand about 2ft. high, in bunches of 50 to 100.--Get in touch with Messrs Gill & ...

    Article : 230 words
  7. COW SLIPS CALF

    A happening altogether too common, [?]tunately, is reported by "J.H.R." (Yarragon). A cow due to calve on August 24 appeared to have slipped her calf. She was syringed, and then ...

    Article : 175 words
  8. A DRAUGHT FOAL

    "Butteris" (Urana, N.S.W.) has written that a draught foal has lately gone forward in the hocks. It is about 7½ months old, and was weaned at about five months. "It has had a ...

    Article : 82 words
  9. SIMPLE METHOD OF LIFTING OUT FENCE POSTS

    The above sketch, which is reprinted at the instance of "Gippslander," was originally furnished by Mr F. Oakey, of Billa Bula, Seaspray It shows a simple, inexpensive and effective ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 111 words
  10. General

    "Interested" (The Mount).--The shrub for warded by you is Hakea suaveolens, or sweet-scented hakea. A native of Western Australia, it is often cultivated in gardens. ...

    Article : 31 words
  11. HEIFER HARD TO MILK

    "Constant Header of Weekly Times" (Rainbow) complains that his heifer, recently calved, is hard to milk. He wants to know if anything can be done to cause the milk to flow more ...

    Article : 162 words
  12. CARTAGE COSTS

    "Kangaroo" (Mowndah, N.S.M.) wants to know what a man is worth a day who keeps himself, works and feeds his 10 horses on chaff at £8 to £9 a ton, hauling logs and carting ...

    Article : 731 words
  13. LUMPS ON TEATS

    Two cows belonging to "Ignorant" (Mornington) have small lumps on their teats and up the udders. They are feeding on clover and rye grass.--The trouble is known as cow pox. It ...

    Article : 84 words
  14. COW QUERIES

    A series of three questions has been forwarded by "Hard It" (Colacok). First, he asks if hay chaff tor cows should be damped before feeding, as it has been found that the animals ...

    Article : 253 words
  15. COW WITH TWIN CALVES

    A resident of Officer (Gippsland) has a cow with twin calves which were born dead. As the membranes did not come a way properly he was advised to pull on them gently while the cow ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. DEHORNING A BULL

    "W.C.H. (Galaquil East) has a Jersey bull that is beginning to get vicious, and he wants to know how he can best remove the animal's hours. The bull is 14 months old.--The ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. CALVES AND BULLS

    Mr W. Leach, of Welshpool, were.--In reply to "Constant Reader" (Noorat), with respect to calves dying suddenly, the symptoms point to blackleg. I would advise him to ...

    Article : 355 words
  18. HORSE STAMPS FEET

    A [?]y heavy, with a lot of hair on her feet, stands and stamps both her front and mad feet. She is owned by "W.S.N." (Beech Forest).--The cause is a small mite which gets ...

    Article : 81 words
  19. HORSES COLLAPSE

    Five horses owned by "Hardup" (Glencoe west) collapsed while working. "They seemed to lose the use of their hind legs. They were with 2oz. turps and one pint milk, ...

    Article : 236 words
  20. Fruit and Flowers

    "Forty-years' Subscriber" (Bittern) asks if peanuts, could be grown in that district on a small scale, and what methods should be followed.--Peanuts have been produced with a ...

    Article : 129 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 56 words
  22. FERRET WITH DISTEMPER

    "G.J. " (Avoca).--Your ferret has distemper. Wash the eyes and syringe the nostrils with a weak solution of permanganate of potash. Dry with a soft cloth and [?]int the eyelids with ...

    Article : 963 words
  23. BUDDING APPLE TREE

    "P.P.C." (Big Pat's Creek) has an apple tree, two years old, grown from a seed, and wants to know, when budding it, if he uses the fruit, also how the bark is cut to insert ...

    Article : 129 words
  24. HORSE WITH SORE EYE

    Thee questions affecting the health of horse are asked by "Constant Subscriber" (Euchuca) One animal has a sore eye from which exudes a watery-looking fluid, together with thick white ...

    Article : 170 words
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