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will have little chance of coming in contact with the parasites. For 

 psoroptic and symbiotic mange the best dressing is a sulphur ointment 

 (sulphur I part and lard 3 parts) which acts almost as a specific. A more 

 lethal dressing is required for sarcoptic mange and any of the following 

 prescriptions may be used changing from one to the other if the disease 

 proves intractable. The oily dressings appear to penetrate better and are 

 therefore more effecti\e : — 



(i) Kerosene, 2 parts. (^ Creosote, .j ounce. 



Linseed oil, i part. Meth\ latetl spirit, 5 ounces. 



Soap solution, 2 parts. ^Vater, 14 ounces. 



(4) Carbolic acid, 5 ounce. 



Oil of turpentine, i ounce. 



(2) Creosote, i part. Oil of tar, i^ ounces. 



Linseed oil, 20 parts. .Sulphur, 2 ounces. 



Soap solution, 30 parts. Linseed oil to make a pint. 



Decoction of tobacco (i ounce boiled in a pint of water) and lysol or 

 creolin solution (i ounce to a pint of water) may also be used. Affected 

 horses should be strictly isolated and disinfection of the stable, l:>edding, 

 clothing and other stable gear should be thoroughly carried out. 



GROWIXG MAIZE AND PUMPKINS FOR FODDER 



The following particulars relative to growing maize and pumpkins for 

 fodder at Eskdale have been extracted from a report recently furnished 

 by Mr. P. J. Molan of the Government Cool Stores. 



Duncan Bros.' Farm. — At this farm I saw 36 cows on 8 acres of 

 pumpkins and the owners said that they had been there for eight weeks 

 and would have sufficient food for seven weeks longer ; yet hundreds of 

 our best dairy cows are dead or dying of starvation although similar results 

 are within the reach of nearly all the dairymen in the State. A fine 

 lot of Berkshire and Yorkshire pigs, fed on pumpkins and maize in the 

 cob, is reared here. 



Tobin Bros.' Farm. — -This farm is, undoubtedly, a long way ahead 

 of any I have seen in this quarter — fine herds, good milking sheds, milking 

 machine, and two 60 ton silos, full of nice fresh succulent ensilage, along- 

 side the sheds. Two magnificent crops of maize were grown and were 

 sown with the Automatic Yankee Planter, 3 feet one way, 3 ft. 6 in. the 

 other and straight every way to allow of cross cultivation. The maize 

 grew to about 9 feet high. Three varieties of pumpkins are grown, and 

 the cows and sheep do well on them. The Berkshire pigs are fed on 

 pumpkins and maize in the cob and usuallv top the Melbourne market. 

 The comparison between the stock in this and other districts is a very 

 striking one; at Eskdale all the stock are rolling fat. 



