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  2. Help and Be Helped Through the Farmers' Information Bureau

    "Valley" writes: --"Recently I came across the following paragraph in a London Agricultural paper. Is the "Red Water" mentioned the same red water which occurs in the ...

    Article : 418 words
  3. BUTTER TAINTED

    "F.M.Mc." (Colac). --The principal factors is making sound instead of tainted butter are --To allow the cream to ripen and the lactic acid bacteria to develop the cream should be kept ...

    Article : 527 words
  4. BOTS IN HORSES

    "Constant Subscriber'' (Wy Yung) wishes to know a treatment for bots in horses. --Withhold all food for 12 hours, and then give the affected horse two quarts of lukewarm skim milk ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. DOG AILMENT

    "Mallee Cocky" (Natya) owns a heeling pup, seven months old, which appears to have a blockage in its nose, and a slight discharge from it. The pup is partially deaf, and its ...

    Article : 121 words
  6. VERMIN ON POULTRY

    "J.F.H." (Ouyen). --The specimens sent are of the ordinary white louse, which is often found on fowls. The lice practically live on the birds, and it is necessary to treat each ...

    Article : 107 words
  7. CATS DYING

    "Quite a number of cats are dying in this district from wire worms," writes "Subscriber" (Omeo). "They are usually sick for a few days, vomiting a green watery substance, and ...

    Article : 97 words
  8. DOG'S STOMACH TROUBLE

    "W.T." (Fish Creek) seeks treatment for a dog, which vomits every time it takes food. The animal is about a year old, and has shown this weakness for a fortnight. --You have not ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 189 words
  10. DOG HAS COUGH

    "Ungarie" has a dog which is affected badly by coughing, when working stock. He asks what should be done to relieve the animal. --There may be a small irritant caught at the open. ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. Fruit and Flowers

    "Briggs" (Nathalia) has peach trees which were infested badly last season by the leaf curl disease, and desires to know what they should be sprayed with in the latter part of winter. -- ...

    Article : 306 words
  12. General

    "Yaapeet." --The specimen was referred to the Government Botanist, who states that it is Euphorbia Drummondii, "Flat Spurge," a native plant which was long supposed to be a ...

    Article : 220 words
  13. LOCKJAW OR POISON

    "A.G.W." (Stawell) is anxious concerning the condition of a sheep dog. It took bad suddenly, with stiffness in the body, particularly the front quarters. The eyes have become glassy. There ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. HORSE NOT THRIVING

    "Dairy Farmer" (Port Fairy) states that his draught horse, which has been working about three weeks, has developed a dry, hard coat, and scours badly. The horse has been fed on oaten ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. MILK FEVER

    "R.K." (Tatura), who has had three cows with milk fever, asks if there is any remedy for the trouble. --There is no absolutely proven preventative. A purge of Epsom salts (1lb.), ...

    Article : 68 words
  16. FEEDING YOUNG PIGS

    F.M.Mc. (Colac) seeks a good food for young pigs just weaned, and a substitute for skim milk. --Linseed is recommended as a substitute for milk. Boil the linseed slowly in plenty of ...

    Article : 329 words
  17. HORSE'S EYE SWELLING

    A horse belonging to "J.M." (Portland) has developed a swelling under the eye. The pupil is covered with the swelling, and the eye is very much inflamed, clotted blood running from ...

    Article : 85 words
  18. HOT BED FOR SEEDLINGS

    "Amateur" (Benalla) intends to raise the seedlings of tender flowering plants and vegetables during the cold period in hot beds and asks how these should be prepared. --Fresh ...

    Article : 1,134 words
  19. FOWLS DYING

    "M.M." (Warrnambool) has fowls which go off their food, get very thin and eventually die. --The symptoms suggest liver disease. The best remedy is to soak oats or wheat in lime ...

    Article : 92 words
  20. FATTENING TURKEYS

    "Constant Reader" (Gippsland): --Boiled barley, pollard, potatoes and milk are all suitable for fattening turkeys. The barely should be given by itself, and boiled potatoes, pollard ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. "BLACK POINTS" ON TEATS

    "R.V.B.,"writing from Macorna, asks:--"What is the cause of "black points" on cow's teats, and is there any cure for it?" The cows, he says, become more difficult to milk-- ...

    Article : 107 words
  22. LOSS OF SHEEP

    A correspondent at Birregurra, who adopts the commendable spirit of passing on his experience for the benefit of others, writes as follows: "I notice in The Weekly Times of June ...

    Article : 152 words
  23. COW POX

    "Often Helped" (Balmoral) states that two of his cows, which show a lot of Jersey blood, develop pimples or small boils on the udder each summer. The animals are fed on oaten ...

    Article : 315 words
  24. HORSE BARS

    An esteemed reader at Tatye was greatly interested in the diagram of bar for an eight-horse team which appeared in The Weekly Times of June 16. He offers the following ...

    Article : 641 words
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