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Supplement  to  the  “ Tropked  Agrienlturist:' 
Oct.  1,  1896.] 
an,l‘  n’f  are  very 
calved  upon  Hilf  2*"  sei)arafcion  from  the 
iM.Haloes  " , . . especially  of  tl.e 
full  iiiill.-’of  H The  cattle  were  in 
70011)  (lai'lv  “l^"‘'e-  ll>e  whole  herd  ^nvirn^  about 
tlic  daily  iehlt%^^'abmIr4ro^f’'^‘'"^  appeared 
daily  Io4  of  Tf  ^ ^ ^ ]•’  J’eia-esentin- a 
imoossililn  r •®eems  to  be  i)ractically 
k cat  l '''ean  calve.s  at  birth  from  Indian 
firs  ca  f '^T  "''‘cn  the  heife^  has  her 
nece^sitv  of  1 t>’c 
of  tLcmm/iT-T'"?  Possible.  The  carcases 
>no.HcSs 
ot^alLtal'oal.'es!’'  ™ “™‘ 
^ * » 
Sy^untom<!'''"*^of*^*^*/”  pregnancy  were  hopeless  cases, 
inversion  of  L became  .apparent,  and 
We  liad  n 1 a iifcerus  resulted  in  every  case, 
these ' casVt!  examination  on  one  of 
characteri'sVi  fretus  was  found  to  h.ave 
cna.  acteustic  rinderpest  symptoms. 
treatniJiiV  ^ P'fl»e,  careful  veterinary 
n.cdidne  .T''c  >»ost  effective 
• (I  c ''as  caibolic  acid  given  in  "riiel  its 
n ted  ^ on  tlPe  hildily 
the  te  f'  intestines.  1 believe 
careful  Tinr«‘  ^e  I^ave  been  chiefly  due  to 
"ood  <-rud  to  drenching  the  aniimals  with 
ndt  H .r  V consisted  of  linseed  boiled 
-ot  i separated  milk,  and  water.  We 
«ot  lid  of  the  disease  by  segregation. 
* * * 
P^'ince  from  aliout  70  milch  cattle 
"as  .sold  for  Iii5,.30.3,  cattle  food,  fodder  and 
Ifthoi-  ■''C-'^*'  "'Ctl*  lil.bOT. 
(liMicnl  V ^ lie.althy,  there  will  be  no 
r • ffolf  year  in  making  the  dairy  a 
•Spnlrc  "toTl  ^^P  el  dairy  produce 
soldiors  • ^pnimissariat  Department  for  sick 
charged  /o\i  lower  th.an  the  rates 
f :^*'c  J^'^tter  rates  are  fixed 
!ncrf  in i'  ’C  retes  of  jirivate  d.airy- 
amiliPsfo'’*'"'''-  7'^^  "’e  could  .sell  to  private 
now  if  H ’""ei’  greater  extent  th.an  is  done 
there  is  " available  supply,  which 
"'culd  appear  from  Mr.  Mollison's  report  that 
t e milk  produced  by  the  healthy  cattle  during 
f be  prevalence  of  cattle  plague  was  sold,  but  this 
'vas  not  permitted  at  the  dairy,  which  had  been 
declared  an  infected  area  by  the  Municipal  autho- 
iities  ; so  that  the  loss  occasioned  by  the  reduc- 
tion in  the  output  of  milk  has  to  be  increased  by 
the  value  of  the  produce  of  the  healthy  cow.«, 
which,  in  terms  of  a local  Government  regulation, 
had  to  be  thrown  away.  The  total  loss  to  the 
dairy  in  this  way  has  been  e.stimated  at  R8,000. 
For  juirpo-i^es  of  comparison,  I may  mention  that 
the  lo.=s  in  cattle  to  the  dairv  through  cattle 
plague  was  17  cow's,  18  calves,  and  2 bulls,  or  .37 
in  all;  while  the  profits  including  the  revenue 
from  fale  of  cattle  in  1894  (the  year  of  the 
murrain)  was  R3(U'88.  The  dairy'  practically 
sniij.lies  only  Government  instil ntion.s  with  milk 
at  the  rate  of  18  cents  per  bottle  of  20  oz.,  but 
when  there  is  any  surplus  of  milk  thi.s  is  sold  totlie 
jiublic  at  20  cents.  There  are  constant  ajijilica- 
tions  for  milk  from  the  dairy  on  the  jiart  of  the 
public  ([iroving  that  a good  business  could  lie 
done  in  this  direction),  IV’hile  the  dairy  authorities 
are  frequently  asked  to  select  and  purchase  co'vs 
for  private  parties. 
At  least  one  dairy  has  been  established  on  the 
lines  of  tlio  Government  Dairy,  and  there  is  a 
likelihood  of  more  .springing  up  now  that  greater 
confidence  is  being  engendered  by  the  success  of 
the  Government  establishment.  As  alreadj'  stated, 
the  revenue  from  .sale  of  cattle  last  year  was 
Rl,267  2.3.  If  thi.s  amount  be  added  to  tlie  net 
profits  on  dairy  jiroduce  alone  (112,161  oO),  we 
get  the  total  of  R3,428'73  a.s  the  net  profits  on 
the  tran.sactions  of  the  dairy  for  the  past  year. 
In  concluding  this  part  of  my  report  I must 
not  omit  to  jilace  on  record  the  good  work  done 
by  Mr.  Rodrigo,  the  Manager  of  the  Dairy. 
GExNERAL  ITEMS. 
To  clean  cereal  seed  before  sowing,  it  is  a good 
plan  to  shake  it  in  a sieve  with  meshes  small 
enough  to  retain  the  cereal  .seed  but  permits  most 
'veed  seed  to  go  through. 
To  prevent  cro'vs  pulling  up  newly  sown  corn 
it  is  advised  that  after  placing  the  seed  in  a box, 
boiling  water  should  be  poured  over  to  heat  it 
and  a small  quantity  of  liquid  coal  tar  sprinkled. 
The  mass  should  be  shoveled  until  the  tar  is  well 
distrilnded  ever  each  seed  ; then  dry  it  off 
thoroughly  by  sprinking  on  some  fine  dry  jila.ster 
or  earth,  and  working  the  mass  over  until  every 
seed  is  covered  over  with  the  drying  substance. 
The  N.  S.  W.  Agricultural  Gazette  states  tlmt 
the  exphiiuation  given  with  regard  to  the  splitting 
of  the  skin  of  fruits  i.«  that  is  caused  by  a sudden 
rapid  increase  in  the  growth  of  the  fruit  which  is 
not  accompanied  by  a corre-sponding  growth  of 
the  skin.  This  often  takes  place  'vhen  rain  falls 
after  a long  dry  .spell,  during  whicli  the  natural 
growth  of  the  fruit  is  checked.  The  remedy, 
therefore,  is  to  apply  wmter  to  the  trees  when  it  is 
seen  they  are  beginning  to  suffer  from  drought, 
and  .so  maintained  a constant  and  regular  growth 
ot  the  fruit.” 
In  bulletin  No.  24  of  the  Texas  experiment 
vStation,  the  following  occurs  under  the  h ead  of 
“measures  to  destroy  the  tick.®.’’  Almost  any  grea.sy 
or  oily  substance  applied  to  the  parts  affected  will 
destroy  them.  I failed  wdth  a decoction  of  to- 
bacco, and  also  w'ith  crude  petroleum.  A combi- 
nation ot  lard  ami  sulpher  or  lard  and  kerosine 
gives  good  results.  Kerosine  emulsion  of  10  per 
cent  does  fairly  well.  At  one  time  1 entertained 
a high  opinion  of  this  jireparation,  but  later  ex- 
periences have  failed  to  fully  satisfy  the  demands. 
We  have  found  nothing  that  gives  so  general 
.satisfaction  as  sevoial  brands  of  sheej)  dip  tliat 
are  on  the  market.  These  were  aiijilied  at  2 per 
cent  strength  in  water.  3'he  ones  employed  liy 
us  w'ere  Cannon’s  llay'vard's,  and  Kittle’s.  3'here 
are  others,  perhaiis,  of  equal  value.  The  qualitie.s 
that  the.se  jiossess  are  efliciency,  cheajme.®.®,  ea.®e 
of  application,  mixable  wdth  water,  nonjioisonous, 
non-irritating  or  injurious  to  eyes,  skin,  or  hair, 
stability,  uniformity  of  strength,  ' nor.-corrosise 
to  apparatus  for  application,  and  no  heating 
required. 
