"Constant Reader" (Londrigan).--Turkeys which turn black in the head and pass excrete of a thin and bright yellow color, are affected with diarrhoea. Give each affected bird six ...
Article : 93 words"Inquirer" (Wallup).--The complaint is an aggravated cold in the eye, which has developed into canker. Bathe the eyes with boracic acid and warm water and then anoint with ...
Article : 72 wordsA cow, a fortnight after calving, became sick. She was treated far impacted, and appeased to recover. Since then she has gradually gone stiff in tile hind legs. The owner is "Slim Jim" ...
Article : 117 words"J.B." (Woodend).--Give the affected birds a tablespoonful of castor oil and the same quantity of lukewarm water. Then knead the crop gently to work the water and oil through the ...
Article : 152 words"Old Subscriber" (Cowangie) has half a dozen draught horses afflicted with an itch all over their bodies. They are continually biting themselves, and rubbing against posts. A lot of ...
Article : 118 words"S.W.H." (Cranbourne).--The primary leathers are the large feathers on the wing, which can be seen when it is closed. The secondary feathers are those which can be seen when the ...
Article : 121 words"F.H." (South Hay, N.S.W.), intends erecting concrete posts for a fence around a building block. He asks:--(1) Would 4 x 4 in. concrete posts be suitable?--Yes, but 5 x 3 in. ...
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Advertising : 405 wordsA number of sheep owned by "Constant Reader" (Echuca) have been scouring, and two have died. The flock is feeding in a self-sown paddock of wheat. The animals that ...
Article : 1,833 words"K.L." (Merriwagga, N.S.W.) wants to know how to cure warts just coming on his cow's teats.--Warts are very infectious, and should be dealt with in their early stages. Smear with ...
Article : 122 words"Will You Tell Me" asks "Pet Calf (Ouyen) "How to hand feed a calf between three and four months old? For a time it was fed on cow's milk and oatmeal, and seemed to do ...
Article : 166 words"Beginner" (Dandenong), who started growing vegetables some time ago, finds that promising crops are being destroyed by pea mites. He asks, what protective action should be ...
Article : 252 words"Woolpress" (Glenlyon)--The following are particulars of a home-made wool press sent to us by a correspondent at Mt. Larnach some time ago. The press, he says, enables him to turn ...
Article : 343 words"I have eight young pigs four months old," writes "Curious" (Wangaratta). "They were given two packets of salts a few weeks ago, since when the hair about the heads and ears ...
Article : 164 words"Farmer" asks what is the matter with his cows, which, three weeks after calving, became quite stiff in the legs, and went off their milk slightly, although they continued, to eat well. ...
Article : 169 words"H.F." (Dimboola): The specimen is Prati[?] erects, or poison pratia. This native plant is closely allied to the lobelia. Both are recorded as having been poisonous to sheep. The ...
Article : 447 words"G.D.S." (Kerang) intends to propagate cypress (horizentalis variety of Lambertiana for hedge purposes) and daphne. Details of the operations are desired.--The early part of ...
Article : 847 words"My kangaroo pup, 7 12 months old," writes. "Cocky," (Eskdale), "is suffering from worms. What is an effective cure?"--Starve the pup for 12 hours, and give the following pill: ...
Article : 92 words"Pussy" (Lakes Entrance): asks how to cure a young cat which has a scam like red skin coming up from the corners of its eyes and half covering them. A fortnight ago it seemed ...
Article : 179 wordsAn eight year old heavy draught horse belonging to "Setter" (Ard[?] has a [?]ning sore on the glands between the upper port of its jaw and the [?] in the thrust ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 1 Sep 1928, Page 31
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