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Advertising : 948 wordsLumps have appeared on the shoulders of a horse belonging to "Farmer" (Western District). There is a large one on the point of one shoulder. Although rubbed by ...
Article : 115 wordsFor two years a mare belonging to "Reader" (North Devon) has suffered from a swollen hock. There is also a swelling on one of the front legs.--There can be no cure ...
Article : 101 wordsWhen eggs did not batch on the 21st day, "999" (Noble Park) opened some of them and found that they contained dead chickens. Other eggs encircled live chickens ...
Article : 119 wordsMr F. D. Cradock, of Hawarden, Canterbury (N.Z.), has been a keen and appreciative reader of The Weekly Times' Farmers' Handbook On page 40 is a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 206 words"Puzzled" (Rochester) states that his boar, rising 12 months, will not serve the sows with which he is running. The boar is in good condition.--Probably the failure ...
Article : 108 words"Iris" (Alexandra) recently set a Muscovy duck on some fowl eggs. By the 22nd day no chickens had hatched, and some of the eggs were broken. All contained ...
Article : 107 wordsA young cow owned by "Manifold," and recently calved, exhibits a nervous gait, walking as though unable to sec. As the condition develops, the animal appears to ...
Article : 136 words"M.I.F." (Eltham) asks if sodium chlorate could be used successfully to eradicate sorrel and couch grass on land that will be required for flowers in six ...
Article : 237 wordsAnxious to know what he should do, "Puzzled" (Misery Farm) has furnished particulars of a horse suffering from a swollen sheath, which is very bad and ...
Article : 109 wordsMr Cliff Tatt, of Campbell's Creek, has come to the aid of "New Chum," who recently sought information on the matter of effectively muzzling ferrets. Mr Tatt ...
Article : 238 wordsTwo questions have been submitted by "Anxious One" (Rutherglen). First he describes the condition of the udder of a cow. When the animal was brought in to milk ...
Article : 215 words"What is the mean of Coccidiosis, and what causes it in chicken" enquires "Wander."--Coccidiosis is a parasite of the bowel, which causes mortality in chickens ...
Article : 197 wordsAfter she had given birth to a foal, a mare owned by a Grong Grong reader failed to clean satisfactorily, and was found with her womb protruding about one foot. ...
Article : 182 words"Gippslander" (Mirboo North).--The following information on the handling of a cow which it is desired to put on the ground is called from an English journal.-- ...
Article : 244 words"Poor Bob" (Coleraine) has a pig about six months old It did well for two months. Then it lost the use of its hind legs. Lately the other legs have been ...
Article : 105 wordsTreatment for lumps on cows' udders is sought by "Cow Cocky" (Goornong). They vary in size, the largest being about four inches, and exude pus. --The condition ...
Article : 83 wordsAdvice is desired by "Old Subscriber" (Dimboola) regarding the most effective method of preventing the development of milk fever in a heavy producing cow that ...
Article : 124 wordsFrom "Constant Reader" has come particulars of a draught mare suffering from a sprained knee. The injury occurred about 10 months ago. A lump about the ...
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Advertising : 199 wordsLast year, "Wondering" (Patchewollock) had a foal born with only one eye. Last week, the same mare dropped a foal that was totally blind. Both foals were fillies. ...
Article : 60 words"What is wrong with cows when they eat bark, old bags, leather and so on?" enquires "Very Queer" (Warracknabeal).-- The cattle require minerals as a regular ...
Article : 123 words"Mallee Farmer." -- We are unable to suggest the cause of the death of your mare. "An Indexed System of Veterinary Treatment," by Scott, published by ...
Article : 47 wordsA month ago a three-and-a-half-year-old sow had 10 pigs. She was fed on milk, crushed wheat and pollard, and was running on grass. Suddenly (states "D.H." ...
Article : 120 wordsA Tamworth sow owned by "Nowingi"' has a skin disease which has caused it to fall away in condition.--You do not describe the skin trouble, but it is probably ...
Article : 74 wordsAlthough she is full of life, a three-year-old heifer owned by "Fairy" (Gippsland) is tucked up. When she lost her first teeth she became very, poor, although fed well ...
Article : 147 words"Can the curds from boiled sour milk be fed to chickens?" asks "Australorp" (Hamilton).--This can be fed to the youngsters, but we do not recommend it, because ...
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Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954), Sat 22 Sep 1934, Page 56
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