November 2, 1908 
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Answers to Correspondents. Extension Ladders 
«A. Y.Z’—Your letter is too personal 
for publication in this journal. 
‘ B.H.,’ Parkside—An article devoted 
to the tomato will be found in another 
page. In it you can find the information 
desired. 
‘Amateur ’—1l. If a cow is ‘ spring- 
ing ” her general appearance will show it. 
In addition to the enlarzemeni of the 
abdominal region, the udder and teats 
will be distended. It is impossible to tell 
by a merely superticial examination how 
far forward, « cow may be. 2. The 
average periods of gestation are as fol- 
lows :-—- Mare, 340 days; cow, 283 days ; 
pig, 112 days ; ducks, 28 days ; turkey, 
28 days. 
‘Pomato.’— When packing, the fruit 
should be graded according to size and 
likeness, all in each package being as 
near as possible alike, the grading should 
be sometuing like this;—1, large ripe 
fruit; 2, small ripe fruit ; 3, large 
medium ripe; 5, large green fruit; 6, 
small green fruit. The fruit will thus 
look Letter, sell better, keep better, and 
pack-or travel betser, whilst the arrange- 
ments will be found advantageous to the 
buyer and more profitable to the seller. 
Gulls should not be marketed, but fed to 
pigs or destroyed. as other refuse fruit., 
‘OM.’ Kent Town.—The complaint 
is undoubtedly chickea pox and should 
be promptly treated. Of itself the com- 
plaint is not necessaril; fatal, but the 
pustules on the face and comb spread and 
attack the eyes. Then follows blindness, 
and consequent starvation. As a cure 
mix together vaseline and flowers of 
sulphur, and rub the affected parts with 
it. Young. half-grown fowls are the 
usual sufferers. Sometimes, however, the 
disease gets hold of the adult stock. The 
complaint is very contagious, and the 
fowls in the general flock should be care- 
fully watched for oatbreaks . Isolate : ll 
affected birds. 
‘Gabby.’ —The colt wars the hind toe 
down by striking the heel of the fore 
shoe, This can be prevented by making 
the foreshoes taper off in thickness 
towards the heel, the extra weight at the 
front serving to muke the animal throw 
out his foreteet, as t’e weights do. The 
shoes should be, say, 7-8 in. wide, and 
3-8 in. thick, half way round. and bevelled 
at the inside curve. ‘the back half 
should not only taper as a wedge, but 
the width of the iron sheuld narrow to 
about 1-2 inch at the heel. This con- 
struction leaves uo heel surface tor the 
hind toe to strike. while the bevelling at 
the inner curve also does away with any 
iron face that can be reached in over 
stepping. Should the trouble continue, 
add 3 oz toe weights which will cause the 
colt to throw his front feet out still more 
freely, thus escaping the hind ones. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
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where 
required 
or Ladder, 
STRONG, 
Price. 
10 foot Ladders 17s 6d 
12y 21s 
abe HW 24s 6d 
it) id 28s" 
Lee sf 31s 6d 
By a 35s 
2py ne M3 38s 6d 
A Gi e 42s 
2 Oe iw 45s 6d 
28) t 493 
ata) “ 52s 6d 
Up to50 “ +. 87s 6d 
Extension Steps. 
‘e One Ladder takes the place of Three, 
different lengths of 
ladder are 
Steps may be used either as either Steps 
COMPACT. LIGHT. 
Picked and Thoroughly Seasoned Material 
only used in their construction. 
Everybody who wants to Rise above the 
Ordinary Level Should Use It. 
Price. 
6 foot Steps 18s 
4 “ee ce Q1s 
Speco RCW ET 
Be ith, BEE 
19) CaeeeoUS 
] 1 “<é “ee 33s 
ERG 9 eyits 
Easy to Move Around. 
Simple to Hoist. 
JOHN W. ALFORD, . 
No. 7 Colonial Mutual Chambers, 
1146 KING WILLIAM STREET, ADELAIDE 
8 Doors from Pirie Street. 
Robert EHiill, 
GEO. TAIT 9 Chaff and Grain Merchant 
_ Veterinary Surgeon, 
Horse Mouth Specialist, 
28 years Victorian Practice. ° 
OPERATIONS PERFORMED. 
ALL DISEASES TREATED. 
249 Rundle St., Adelaide. 
TELEPHONE 1,654. . 
64 CURRIE STREET, Adelaide. 
Bran, Pollard, Oats, Wheat 
Chick Meal, and all kinds of 
Poultry Food 
AT LOWEST MARKED RATES. 
Telephone 1250. 
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