XWi^J (iAItDlvN AND FIELD. 



February, 19U 



horses wliich inhabit clean, well-litter- 

 ed stables, and have their feet washed 

 out daily, rarely suffer from the 

 complaint, but cart horses are more 

 subject to attack, as they are more 

 likely to stand in foul stables, and, as 

 a general rule, do not get their feet 

 cleaned i>ut except when shod. It is, 

 therefore, advisable for those who 

 own horses to have their feet picked 

 up and the frogs looked at to sec if 

 any foul smell and tenderness exists. 

 With harness horses the presence of 

 thrush is manifest, because it causes 

 tenderness on the road, but cart horses 

 may sufTer for some time without be- 

 ing noticed. Simple treatment at the 

 outset is better and more effectual 

 than professional help at a later 

 stage, say, when canker has developed. 

 A pleng of tow soaked in Stockholm 

 tar — warmed for choice — and pushed 

 in the clefts of the frog, is the farrier's 

 remedy, and one which has the advan- 

 tage of being cheap. There are very 

 few cart-horses which would not ben- 

 efit by a daily dressing of this tar to 

 their frogs for a week or two before 

 being turned out." 



K. BECHTEL, 



SABDLER, TRUSS & BANDAGE 

 MAKER. 



59 O'Connell Street, 

 NORTH ADELAIDE... 



Patent Attachablet and Detachable 

 Bug^, Spring Cart, Yankee, and Cab 

 Saddles. 



Trusses, Bandages, Kneecaps, Leather 

 Jackets, Shoulder Straps, etc.. Made 

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LADY m ATTENDANCE 



Mending Auger and Olher 

 Tools. 



ll ()fuu> liappeiis that good augers 

 with the screw.i broken ofT are thrown 

 away as useless. This should not be, 

 for with a litlK' work and small cost 

 they can ho made as good as new 

 (.says tlie Colorado College of Agri- 

 culture). 



Take a file of suital)k' width, and cut 

 a groove tiie width of the old screw 

 about 3-16th in. deep, a little wider at 

 the bottom than at the top (dovetail 

 form). Then from a piece of steel 

 cut a piece the shape of the screw, 

 with a base that will fit neatly and 

 tightly in the groove^ then coat the 

 edges with a tincture as follows: 



Equal parts of sulphur and any 

 white lead with about a sixth of 

 borax; mix the three thoroughly. 

 When about to apply the preparation, 

 wet it with strong sulphuric acid. 

 After treating the blank screw with 

 the preparation, press it tightly in the 

 groove, lay away for four or five 

 days, and then you will find it as solid 

 as if welded. The job will not take 

 a half-hour or cost more than 5 cents 

 for material. The same process may 

 be used for mending almost any 

 broken tool without drawing the 

 temper. — "Nor'-West Farmer," 

 Canada. 



♦ 



A New Remedy for Con- 

 tagious Abortion. 



In U.S.A., at the Vermont State Ex- 

 periment Station during the past year, 

 the Science Department, after ex- 

 haustive experiment, have demon- 

 strated that methylene blue is a 

 remedy for contagious abortion 

 (writes the Queensland Agricul- 

 tural Journal). In their Bulletin No. 

 174, they give an account of 92 cows 

 that were fed on it. They had all 

 aborted before being tried with this 

 remedy, but only one aborted sub- 

 sequently. This remedy can be ad- 

 ministered either in food or by cap- 

 sule, and is said to exert a very great 

 antiseptic efYect on the blood, thus de- 

 stroying the abortive germ, and with- 

 out doing any apparent injury to the 

 cow. Dose: One-third to - one-half 

 ounce given night and morning early 

 in the period of pregnancy for seven 

 days. Allow a week to elapse, then 

 dose again for a week; then dose, one 



42:i 



Sum h 



AuKtruha. 



Income Tax Returns 



Are due on or before the lat FEB- 

 RUARY, RXf;EPT TUOSE OF FAR- 

 MERS ONLY, which are duo on or 

 before the Ist May. 



FORMS of RETURNS 



are to bo had at all Post OfBcefl. 



POSTAGES 



must be Prepaid in every instance. 



FINES and INTEREST 



are Imposed by Act upon Assessments 

 of Late Returns, and no Remission 

 ean be made of same. Returns must 

 be signed by the Taxpayer. No Agent 

 or Attorney Can sign Returns for 

 principals resident in this State. 



J. G. RUSSELL, 



Commissioner of Taxes. 

 January 1st, 1914. 



week in every month, till the birth of 

 the calf. Cost of dosing a cow is 

 about 3/ per week. The methylene 

 blue should be obtained from whole- 

 sale druggists, pure, for about 15/ per 

 lb. 



♦ 



" Patrick," said the priest, "the 

 wi'dow Maloney tells me you have 

 stolen one of her finest pigs. Is 

 that so?" "Yes, yer honor." 

 " What have you done with it ? " 

 "Killed it and ate it, yer honor." 

 " Oh, Patrick, when you are 

 brought face to face with the 

 widow and her pig on Judgment 

 Day, what account will you be 

 able to give of yourself when the 

 widow accuses you of the theft ? " 

 " Did you say the pig would be 

 there, yer riverance ? " " To be 

 sure I did." " Well, then, yer riv- 

 erance, I'll say, ' Mrs. Maloney, 

 there's your pig ! ' " 



♦ 



The attention of our readers is 

 drawn to the fact that Income Tax 

 returns are due on or before the 1st 

 February, except those of farmers 

 only, which are due on or before the 

 1st May. Forms of returns are to be 

 had at all Post Offices. Postages 

 must be prepaid in every instance. 

 Fines and interest are imposed by 

 Act upon assessmeaits of late returns, 

 and no remission can be made of same. 

 Returns must be signed by the tax- 

 payer. No agent or attorney can 

 sign returns for principals resident in 

 this State. 



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