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then damp lightly with water, and rub only on the bosses with lunar caustic 
until the skin appears inflamed—about two or three minutes. The third point 
is to remember hat a tablespoonful of carbonate of soda in a winebottle of 
water, if administered to an animal which has eaten grain, lucerne, clover, or 
other food causing it to be “blown” (otherwise called ‘ tympanitis,” or 
“hoyen,” or “ blast”) will at once remedy the evil. Lastly, when a cow is 
attacked with “milk fever” after calving, the best remedy is to give her at 
intervals of three hours two doses of brandy and water—about half-a-bottle at 
each time—and keep the bowels open.—South Australian Journal of 
Agriculture. 
THE VALUE OF POULTRY. 
Many a time it has been asserted by farmers, after a dry season, that the 
cows and fowls gave the best returns from the farm, and that the labour of the 
wife and daughters in tending these sources of revenue had defrayed all the 
household expenses. But there is a further profit or advantage connected with 
poultry which is almost always overlooked. Ducks, turkeys, hens, and guinea 
fowls are indefatigable in destroying grubs, beetles, caterpillars, worms, and all 
sorts of farm and garden pests. They will even eat mice, young snakes, and 
other small vermin. The turkeys eat enormous quantities of insects, and the 
number eaten by other varieties of poultry would surprise anyone who takes the 
trouble to inquire into the matter.—South Australian Journal of Agriculture. 
A MARKET FOR QUEENSLAND PRODUCE. 
As this colony progresses, and its flocks and herds increase, the sphere of 
action in connection with outside markets will necessarily have to be extended. 
From the following note in the Australasian Pastoralists’ Review, it would 
appear that China may in the near future prove a good market for our dairy 
produce :— ‘ 
From California, where an extraordinary development of the dairy industry 
is taking place, exports of cheese to China have increased oyer 200 per cent. in 
the last three years, and the shipment of butter this year will also show a large 
expansion. Alluding to trade with Asia generally, Senator Briss recently 
said :—“ We need a market for our surplus production. The place to find it is 
on the Pacific, where 400,000,000 people are awaiting civilisation. We are going 
to ship our products to China, math find a distributing agent for them in that 
vast empire over an American railroad.” 
A NOVEL AND CHEAP RABBIT-TRAP. 
Mr. J. Sears, a member of Foster Branch of the Agricultural Bureau, sends to 
the South Australian Journal of Agriculture x model of a cylindrical rabbit-trap, 
of which the following is an illustration :— 
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