iNQtJIRIES AND UePLIES. 469 



Selection of Jersey Bull. 



Stellenhusch. — Please advise me of the price I ought to pay for ;i 

 young' Jersey bull, and the points to consider in making my selection. 

 Will Jerseys answer in this district? Also what is the average butter- 

 fat percentage of milk? 



Elseiilnirg School of A<jricull iirc replies: The price for a good, 

 pure-bred yearling Jersey bull will be about £50; it will depend 

 upon his individuality, his blood line, and the milk and butter-fat 

 production of his dam and sire's dam. For individuality look foi' 

 the following ixiints in order of merit: — Trueness to breed type, 

 constitution, soundness, quality, body conformation, sex character, 

 size for age, and condition. AVith regard to blood lines, unless you 

 are ac(|uainted with the family lines of Ineeding in Jersey cattle, \i 

 would be better to send me a copy of the bull's i)edigree, for advice. 

 As to the milk and butter-fat production of the dam and the sire's dam 

 of the yearling bull yon wish to buy, any record over a 300 day 

 lactation period of 7000 lb. of milk with a test of 4.75 per cent, or 

 over may be considered good. They will answer ceitainly in your 

 district, and have already demonstrated this. 



Lung Worm in Pigs. 



7?!/5' (7 //•.//. — -My pigs, especially tlie young ones, aie afl'ected with 

 a cough and lose condition. On examination, small worms are found 

 in their lung tubes. 



Elsenhurg School of Agriculture replies: The condition is con- 

 tracted by the pigs picking up eggs and young worms from the 

 ground. The ground is contaminated by the infested pigs. Con- 

 sequently, besides the attention to affected pigs, it is necessary that 

 the pastures, pens, and yards be attended to. Dosing of pigs with a 

 drug such as turpentine cannot be expected to be of much direct 

 assistance on account of the location of the worms ; but sucdi dosing, 

 noiwitlretanding-, should be performed, for by this means intestinal 

 worms are kept in hand, and consequently the pigs have more vitality 

 to combat the lung affection. 



As a matter of expediency it is found that, if the worm infesta- 

 tion is not very severe, and the condition of the pigs is kept good by 

 jiulicious feeding, exercise, and hygiene, the pigs are capable of 

 throwing off the infestation and making a complete recovery. 



T'tilize dry, well-diained pastures and camps. Fi\i in all holes 

 in which dirty surface water can collect. Provide a clean water 

 su})ply. Do not feed food in dirty yards which have been in use for 

 long j)eriods. Make provision, if possible, for a number of small 

 camps rather than one or two large ones, and give these camps ample 

 rest; for by this means many of the young worms are destroyed. To 

 assist in cleaning up the camps, plough and sow crops. 



To prevent infestation of the newly born, it would be necessary 

 to have the sow farrowing in a well disinfected stye, and to wash the 

 sow well before placing her therein. When these young are allowed 

 out, they should be placed in camps which have not been utilized for 

 running pigs for some time. 



The above preventive measures will be found to be of consider- 

 (d)le assistance also in the control of intestinal worms. 



