48 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Jury, 1898. 
but how did he know, although for his own part if he (Mr. Bromiley) had a 
cow with a bad sore he would have it destroyed, as he would be more afraid of 
contact from such acause than from cancer itself. 
Mr. T. E. Counson (Rosewood) askedif there was any cure for the disease 
often known as “dry pleuro.” He also desired to know if the deaths of cows 
from the effects of young sorghum could be prevented. 
Mr. Joun Manon said, with regard to Mr. Coulson’s remarks about the 
necessity of the Agricultural Department sending round instructors to teach 
farmers to test milk, that it had been done already, from one end of the 
colony to the other, and he (Mr. Mahon) had been at least three times in Mr. 
Coulson’s own district. If the Department did send round instructors the 
farmers would not turn up to see the milk testing. Mr. Peek had answered 
Mr. Coulson’s grievance.about the transit of cream by rail and had shown how 
the matter could be remedied by application to the Railway Department. He 
believed such a co-operative system as described by Mr. Bytheway, and in 
which the association consisted of producers, and non-producers, a very good 
one. He knewa factory at Byron Bay, in New South Wales, which was 
working on somewhat the same lines, and which had been very successful. 
- Local capitalists and business men who wanted to push the district along by 
assisting the industry put their money into the concern, and although they 
might have been able to make a more remunerative investment, they were quite 
satisfied with their returns and with the way things had gone. As for 
condensed milk, a factory was being established at Cressbrook by Messrs, 
McConnel and Munro, both of whom he believed intended to go into the 
business thoroughly. He (Mr. Mahon) had a little plant on his own account, 
but milk condensing required a great deal of skill and plenty of cleanliness, 
In fact, he was convinced that no butter or cheese factory at present in the 
colony could carry on milk condensing under the present sources of milk 
supply. As for the sterilisation of cream, they had not the population 
to warrant the establishment of a factory for such a purpose.  Sterilisa- 
tion had been done in Brisbane, at the Model Dairy, and could easily 
be done again if there was any market for the product. With regard 
to Mr. Robinson’s suggestion about stud stock, he believed it was the 
intention of the Minister to send dairy bulls to Westbrook, and the other 
State farms in districts where dairying Was carried out, which would be avail- 
able to farmers. As for a remedy for the milk-testing difficulty, about which 
Mr. O'Keefe had spoken, he (Mr. Mahon) suggested that the local chemist or 
medical man keep a Babcock tester, and the farmer bring his milk to him for 
testing. It was done, and gave satisfaction, at Lismore, New South Wales, 
and could be done here probably. The chemist would doubtless fall in with 
the idea readily. Mistakes might be made at times in the application of the 
tuberculin test, but a man who knew what he was about would never apply the 
test at an improper time. All that was necessary was to get the cow in a 
normal condition as to temperature, &c., and this was easily found. If, however, 
a mistake was made, and if the animal destroyed was found to be perfectly healthy, 
doubtless the Government or local authorities would recoup the owner for the 
loss of the animal. As for dairy foods, there were a large number of excellent 
fodders available in the colony, and among these none was better, as a milk- 
producer, than green maize. Mr. Coulson’s “ dry pleuro”’ or “ dry cough” 
was known all over the coast of Australia. It was well known if cattle were 
taken away from-the coast country on to the Downs, that they soon recovered 
from this complaint, which, as a matter of fact, was a mild form of tuber- 
culosis. He had heard of cattle being poisoned through eating young sorghum, 
although no cases had ever come directly under his notice. ‘he trouble in all 
‘probability arose from impaction of the stomach, and if fed at an earlier stage 
would not have the effect. Skimmed milk fed to cows would increase the 
guantity of the milk but not the quality. He had had an instance of this at — 
_ the late Gympie show, where in the milking competition the winner had giyen 
his cows milk todrink. ‘The success of dairying depended upon the way a man 
