408 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 May, 1902. 
Answers to Correspondents. 
COWS PER MILKER. 
Dairymay, Walloon— 
Question.—How many cows should a man be able to milk at a sitting? 
Answer.—Not more than twelve, if somany. By long working certain 
muscles become tired, and they cannot extract the milk properly 
from the udder. Don’t put too much on your hired man. There 
is no economy in it. 
SHEEP ON THE JOHNSTONE RIVER. 
T. S. Neystan, Goondi— 
Question 1.—Will sheep for the butcher thrive in a country like the 
Johnstone River, where the rainfall averages 150 inches per annum? 
The country is high and ridgy. 
Answer 1.—Sheep will not thrive on such country ; but fat sheep, 
purchased for slaughter, may keep fair condition for a few months. 
Question 2—What breed of sheep would you recommend? Where 
are they procurable ? Would cattle ticks affect them ? 
Answer 2.—Cross-bred sheep would be the best for such ‘country. 
Romney Marsh sheep are the best fluke and rot resisting breed of 
sheep for coastal districts. Procurable in Victoria. Write to the 
Chief Inspector of Stock, Melbourne, for information. 
WORMS IN HORSES. 
A FarmMer— 
Question.—Can you kindly give me the symptoms indicating the pre- 
sence of worms in ahorse ? What treatment should grass-fed horses 
receive for this complaint ? 
Answer.—Mr. P. R. Gordon, Chief Inspector of Stock, has kindly 
supplied the following information :— 
Symptoms.—Two kinds of intestinal worms are commonly found 
in the horse, namely: First, the Ascaris megatocephala, or long 
round worm (sometimes 12 inches long), which we frequently dis- 
cover in the dung; secondly, the Oxyuwris curvula, or pin worm. 
This worm is usually white in colour, and about half-an-inch long. 
In some cases the presence of worms may be detected by their 
being excreted along with the dung, whilst in other cases their 
presence can only be suspected by a peculiar hard, dry, unthrifty 
appearance of the coat, or at others by fragments whisking off the 
tail and by some dry brownish matter adhering round the anus. 
Worms may also exist for a length of time without presenting 
any outward appearance which might lead to their detection. 
In some cases they injuriously affect the health of the horse, 
whilst in others they seem to do no harm. 
Preatment.—A dose of 2 oz. of turpentine given in a pint of 
linseed oil will effect a temporary clearance. 
Worms, however, notwithstanding the temporary clearance 
effected by medicine, are apt to appear after a time. 
Preventive Measures.—See that the water supply is good, and 
pour boiling water on all worms passed. 
