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  2. Help Through the Farmers' Information Bureau

    "X.Y.Z." (Somerville) has a herd of cows not giving a satisfactory test He asks if it could be raised by altering the feed?--The test of a cow is more or less an ...

    Article : 315 words
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  4. MATING GEESE

    "Inquirer' (Leitchville) asks whether a gander hatched last September can be mated with geese this season? --Yes, providing the gander is well grown. It is ...

    Article : 46 words
  5. COW SCOURING

    "Cow Boy" (Euroa) reports that a cow has been scouring for the last two months, and is losing condition She has been given a patent drench twice, followed by one ...

    Article : 195 words
  6. GROWTH IN MARE'S EYE

    A young mare owned by "F.C.B." (Waitchie) has developed a small growth in the corner of one eye. It resembles proud flesh, and is the size of two large ...

    Article : 186 words
  7. BORDER COLLIE

    The origin and breeding of a Border Collie is sought by "Dog Lover" (Warracknabeal).--The origin or these dogs is rather obscure. Many people have ...

    Article : 247 words
  8. WOOD IN HORSE'S HOOF

    Several weeks ago "Constant Reader's" (Avoca) eight-year-old gelding ran a piece of wood into its off front hoof, just above where the hair starts to grow. It has been ...

    Article : 157 words
  9. RETURNING TO BULL

    An aged cow owned by W.A.M. (Goolgowi, N.S.W.) has had to be returned to the bull several times. She has been milking for about six months, and is in ...

    Article : 168 words
  10. FERRET WITH FOOT-ROT

    Constant Reader" (Chiltern Valley) seeks treatment for a ferret with foot rot.--Foot-rot generally is caused by neglecting to clean the feet after working in ...

    Article : 120 words
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  12. CONTAGIOUS ABORTION

    Seiuer (sale) seeks enlightenment on the theory that a billy goat running with a herd of cows Will cure them of abortion. He has heard of a case where, by this ...

    Article : 80 words
  13. LOSS OF PIGS

    Thirteen young pigs out of 15 have died recently on the farm of a Strathmerton reader. The animals, which were a month old, and belonged to two Utters, had been ...

    Article : 341 words
  14. STRINGHALT IN HORSES

    "Anxious" (Traralgon) is concerned at the development of stringhalt in his thoroughbred gelding, rising five years. The animal has been broken in only a ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. COWS IN CALF

    "B.I.T. (Lane Cove. N.S.W. asks:--(1) What is the gestation period for a cow? (2) How soon can it be determined when a cow is in calf, and what are the signs? ...

    Article : 198 words
  16. HORSE S HOCK AILMENT

    J.D. (Warracknabeai) has written at length concerning a broken cut inside the hocks of his three-year-old half-bred shire stallion. The wound has been treated with ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. ABSCESSES ON MARE'S UDDER

    As his mare is due to foal in about five weeks, "2.C.O " (Tallimba, N.S.W.), is concerned about a slight swelling and abscesses on the animal's udder. Some of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  18. HOLE in COW'S TEAT

    "Twenty Years' Subscriber" (Shepparton) asks if anything can be done to close up an extra hole in a cow's teat? The cow is in milk.--No treatment should be ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. LOSS OF LAMBS

    "S.O.S.," a Western District reader, recently reported mortality among lambs, three weeks old, in which the symptoms were apparent loss of eyesight and a ...

    Article : 156 words
  20. BREEDING PROBLEM

    A fairly common complaint in dairy herds--cows returning to the bull--is reported by "Puzzled" (Tyabb). He has had trouble in this respect with a cow ...

    Article : 100 words
  21. SOFT-SHELLED EGGS

    W.H.B. (Lake Charm) has fowls that are laying eggs with thin, rough shells. They are fed on bran and pollard, with meat meal on alternate days. Green feed ...

    Article : 204 words
  22. HORSE'S CRACKED FROG

    From "Backblocks" (Lindisfarne, Tas.) comes an inquiry for the treatment of a horse with a badly-cracked frog on the hind foot. There is a slight discharge. ...

    Article : 109 words
  23. FREE CHOICE FEEDING

    A suitable mixture for free choice feeding to poultry is sought by "James B." The pollard he obtains is of poor quality, and he asks if he can substitute wheat meal.-- ...

    Article : 180 words
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  25. REARING LAMBS

    The number of foods to be given daily, and the strength of cow's milk to be fed to pet lambs is sought by "J.H." (Bambill South).--Motherless lambs should be fed ...

    Article : 91 words
  26. COCKATOO'S PLUMAGE

    "Bird Lover" (Warracknabeal)--Examine the bird for vermin, and if any are found, give it a bath in warm water. Add a teaspoonful of eucalyptus to two [?] ...

    Article : 93 words
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