September 1, 1908 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
27 
FRANKEN EURG’S for Watch & Jewellery Repairs 
) (25 YEARS’ PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE), 
426 Rundle Street, next to Plough and Harrow Hotel. 
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AETER COMING FROM 
FRANKENBURG’S, Expert Watchmakers, 126 Rundle Street, 
NEXT TO PLOUGH AND HARROW HOTEL, 
Ge Spectra Notrce—Repairs and Orders by Post receive special attention. 
Itis not easy to exactly determine the 
causes of soft crop. but in manz cases it 
is due undoubtedly to very acute indi- 
gestion ; sometimes it is owing to water 
or air in the crop. I have upon several 
occasions known soft crop to occur after 
a case of crop bound. If the crop is felt 
it will be found to be soft, resembling a 
half-filled baloon. The disease can some- 
times be cured by holding the bird up- 
side down squeezing the crop between 
the hands which expels the air or water, 
as the case may be. If this is ineffectual, 
it is necessary to make an incision with a 
sharp knife or needle. The greatest care 
must be exercised in the feeding, and 
little or no drinking water should be sup 
plied. It is advisable to keep the bird 
by itself, where it can procure no food, 
as carelessness in feeding may have very 
serious consequences. The bird should 
never be allowed to eat to repletion. If 
any drinking water is supplied it should 
only be given after each meal, and to it 
a few drops of nitric acid should be 
added. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE OROP. 
A bad case of inflammation nearly 
always ends fatally, and it is only during 
the early stages that a cure is likely to 
prove successful. The cause of this com- 
plaint is the presence of an irritant 
oison, and the symptoms are difficult ” 
reathing, a mopish and dull appearance, 
and constunt vomiting. Mr W. Hill, an 
authority on the diseases which affect 
poultry, recommends the following treat- 
ment—Mucilaginous or albuminous fluids, 
such as barley-water, milk and isinglass, 
or a thin solution of gum, should be 
freely administered after first evacuating 
the crop. Should phosphorus have been 
taken, magnesia may be’ given, followed 
by turpentine mixed in cream, Oil must 
not be administered. Lead is often a 
-cause of poultry-poisoning when paints 
_ another in the trade. 
are about. In this case the crop shoul® 
be immediately evacuated, and half 4 
teaspoonful of sulphate of magnesia and 
five minims of sulphuric acid, mixed in 
a wineglass of water, be administered 
without delay. In a couple of hours five 
grains of iodide of potassium may be 
given ina teaspoonful of water. After- 
wards feed on macilaginous liquids If 
purging commences, give a teaspoonful 
of castor-oil, with a grain of opium. 
Crude or unslaked lime is an irritant 
poison to fowls, producing inflammation 
ofthe throat, crop, gullet, gizzard, and 
intestines, In this case oil should .be at 
once administered, followed by full and 
frequent doses of macilaginous or albu- 
minous fluids. 
(Lo be continued) 
Egg Export Trade. 
Mr. D. I’. Laurie, poultry expert, has 
forwarded to the Minister of Agriculture 
(Hon. L. O’Longhlin) the following 
report on his recent visit to the eastern 
States :— 
«J have the honor to report that I 
visited Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne, 
for the purpose of enquiring into the egg 
export trade, and visiting the principal 
poultry farms. While in Brisbane I 
attended an auction sale of eggs and 
poultry, and was much struck with the 
fair methods adopted in the interests of 
the producers. All the high quality eggs 
were shown in separate packages, care- . 
fully graded according to size and color. 
These were submitted in the presence of 
their owners, and I noted that the 
superior qualities of well-graded oggs 
brought as much as 84d more than 
ordinary fresh eggs, We need something 
of this®sort in Adelaide, because, at 
present, one egg is considered as good as 
I visited several 
by the principal. Mr, P. Mahon. 
poultry farms, ranging from 300 to 800 
birds, and made careful enquiries in the 
mothods of feeding and housing. I also 
went through Hutton’s which is probably 
one of the largest private poultry farms 
in Australia. On my return journey T 
visited the Gatton Agricultural College, 
where I was received with great courtesy 
They 
breed a lot of poultry there, but the 
system adopted would not be suitable for 
our climate. 
“Whiie in Sydney J made full 
enquiries, with a view of. later on, estab- 
lishing a trade in the better quality of 
eggs obtainable from our best producers, 
and feel certain that a better price can be 
obtained than rules here on the average. 
Higgs were recently sold from 2/6 to 2/9 
a dozen at public auction, while here 
they only reached 1/7, and the total cost 
should not be more than 1d a dozen. I 
spent a day at the Hawkesbury Agricul- 
tural College, ard carefully examined all 
their: birds, and made enquiries into 
various matters. On my return to Mel- 
bourne I visited the freezing works. and 
afterwards visited several large farms 
where poultry is bred most successfully. 
In conclusion, I am thoroughly satisfied 
with the results of my| trip, which must 
be of very great benefit to our poultry- 
breeders here, as I have seen the workings 
on the principal farms in the three 
States for the purpose of comparison with 
our own.” : 
An Improved Poultry Food. 
With the object of putting to better 
use some of the waste products of the 
killing sheds at the Produce Depot, the 
Minister of Agriculture (Hon. UL, 
O'Loughlin) instituted enquiries several 
months ago, and is now able to report 
that the enquiries had been attended 
with every success. He states that before 
long the works manager of the depot 
(Mr. McCann) would be utilising the 
“ plucks” of the lambs for poultry meal. 
Hitherto these waste products have been 
used in the manufacture of blood manure, 
and sold at from £6 to £7 per ton, but 
in future they will be converted into 
poultry food, worth about £15 per ton. 
Tt is understood that Mr. McCann will 
not begin the manufacture till after the 
lamb season. ‘The products required for 
the purpose can be cold stored till then. 
Mr. McCann hopes to have a number of 
samples ready for exhibition at the Sep- 
tember Show. The Minister is confident 
that the new industry will mean an 
addition of several hundred pounds per 
annum to the revenue of the depot. 
It is computed that the anuual value of 
the poultry products of New Zealand is 
not less than £2,000,000. At the last 
census of 1906, the poultry in the Do- 
minion numbered 3,191,694, 
