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Trees Per Acre, 



The following table indicates from the distanoe of planting (square or 

 oblong) the number of trees to the acre :— 



CATTLE NOTES. 



In view of the importance of maintaining the health of cattle 

 on an estate — whether kept for manure or for carting produce — the 

 following notes on the two most common ailments should prove useful 

 to the planter. We are in debted for these to Mr. G. W. Sturgess 

 m.r.c.v.s., the Government Veterinary Surgeon : — • 



FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE. 



This disease is both contagious and infectious, and nearly all animals 

 may suffer from it. As is indicated by its name, the feet and the mouth 

 are the principal parts affected. In some outbreaks the feet are chiefly 

 affected, in others the mouth, in most cases both mouth and feet. 



The animal is feverish, there is constipation— if a milking cow the 

 quantity of milk is diminished — loss of appetite, and probably a rough, 

 staring coat. Generally a peculiar smacking of the lips is heard, there is a 

 flow of saliva from the mouth, and generally lameness in one or more feet. 

 The special eruptions are in the form of blisters containing a clear fluid 



