ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS— toH/i7i?«c^. 



Actinomycosis. — J.T. writes : — '" Some cattle, moblly dairy cows, about here are suffering 

 from hard lumps under the jaw. After a time the lumps burst and discharge. Please state 

 cause and remedy." 



Answer. — They are probably suffering' from actinomycosis or lumpy jaw. In mild cases 

 it may be cured by cutting out and dressing the wound with iodine liniment, at the same time 

 giving doses (2 drams each) of iodide of potassium in the food twice daily. If this treatment 

 is ineffective, fattening for slaughter is the most satisfactory method of dealing with afi'ected 

 animals. 



Stomach Worms. — E.A.Y. states that the young horses in his district are affected with 



swollen heads. At night the head is swollen completely out of shape, and in the morning the 



swelling has gone down only to swell again. Then they also swell under the belly and sheath. 



One that died was full of very small worms. The horses are in poor condition and the feed 



I they get does not do them any good. 



I Answer. — The presence of large numbers of worms in the intestines is probably the cause 



'of the symptoms mentioned bv you. Give an ounce of a mixture of equal parts of sulphate 

 of iron, nitrate of potash, powdered gentian and powdered ginger daily in the feed, and then 

 drench with oil of turpentine, say i to 2 ounces in a pint of milk or raw oil. 

 f. Potato Disease (?). — L. C. forwards a potato with black lumps on the skin and states 



that many tubers in the same crop are similarly affected. Inquires whether it is a fungus. 



An'ruuer. — The lumps are not caused by fungus. They are simply fine particles of soil 

 collected by soil moisture, and are not injurious to the potato. 



Wheat and 0-ats for Hay. — H.N. asks what is the best mixture of wheat and oats for 

 hay ; also inquires re quantity of seed for oaten hay in the Drouin district. 



Answer. — (i) Sow at the rate of i bushel of oats to 40 lbs. of wheat. The seed can be 

 mi.xed before sowing, or else cross drilled. (2) From i^ to 2 bushels of seed per acre are 

 necessary, according to the quality of the soil and the manure used. 



Scrub Tick Poison. — G.B., (Queensland), states that in his district, dogs, calves, and 

 foals are occasionally lost through the effects of scrub tick poison, &c. He inquires whether 

 injections of quinine are beneficial. 



Answer. — We have had no experience of the beneficial effects of quinine in the treat- 

 ment of stupor following upon an attack of scrub tick. Solution of hydro-chlorate of 

 strychnine injected under the skin by means of a hypodermic syringe in doses of one to_^ two 

 drops is a reliable stimulant in such cases. A smart purgative of castor oil should be given; 

 but an essential of treatment is that the tick should be searched for and cut out of the skin-- 

 not pulled out. Another plan for removing the tick whole is to invert a bottle of liquid 

 ammonia or turpentine over the tick, the fumes given off making it loosen its hold without 

 leaving a poisonous sting in the skin. 



Feeding Cows near Calving. — D.L. writes : — " Since the rain, and, in consequence of 

 a spring in the grass, several of my cows just on the point of ■ calving have developed 

 weakness, so much so that they require assistance every morning before they can stand up._ I am 

 feeding them twice a day on steamed straw chaff and bran. Is it advisable to use oil cake 

 with the feed?" 



Answer. — A ration of oil cake is a very good thing to mix with bran and pollard. A 

 few handfuls of raw crushed oats can also with advantage be mixed in the feed. 



DOOKIE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



The College offers every facility to student.s to become competent agriculturists, 

 vignerons, and dairymen. 



Fees £28 5s. per annum. Summer session commences 7th September. 



LONGERENONG AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 



One aim of this institution is to till in the gap between the State School and Dookie, 

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' Fees. Resident, £18 .Is. per annum ; Non-resident, £5 per annum. Summer 



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The Course includes regular lectures in Agricultural and Horticultural Science, and 

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Fees. — Permanent Students, £5 per annum ; Wednesday half-day Students, £1 

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On receipt of Post Card a Copy of the Prospectus of either College will be 

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