64 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. {1 Jury, 1902. — 
CONTENT OF A DAM. 
Joun Emmerson, Crow’s Nest— 
Question.—How many cubic feet of earth have been removed froma 
dam of the following dimensions: Top—1 chain square; bottom— 
3-chain square; depth—6 feet. How many cubic feet are there in 
it, and how many gallons of water will it hold ? 
Answer.—The dam contains 5642 cubic yards or 15,246 cubic feet, and 
will hold 95,022°77 gallons. 
EXPORTS OF MEAT FROM QUEENSLAND. 
Grazier, Roma— 
Question.—Can you give me some idea of the quantities of beef and 
mutton exported annually from Queensland to England and other 
markets ? 
Answer.—The totals for the year 1901 were: Beef, 461,425 quarters ; 
mutton, 26,864 carcasses ; lambs, 6,247 carcasses. 
During 1902 the figures to the end of March were: Beef, 111,467 
quarters; mutton, 15.640 carcasses ; lamb, 400 carcasses, Most of 
this went to the London market, and a large quantity to South 
Africa. We cannot give you details. 
A CURE FOR BLACKLEG. 
J.D., Loganlea— 
Question.—Can you tell me what will prevent blackleg in calves ? 
Answer.—A_ remedy comes to us from Mrs. I. J. Nock, Murray’s 
Creek, North Coast line. Our correspondent says she has never 
known it to fail if done once or twice a year in bad seasons for the: 
disease, when every calf should be operated on. Take a root or 
two of garlic, put them in a pickle bottle and cover over with 
spirits of turpentine. Let them soak for thirty-six hours. Then 
soak some strong wool or worsted in the mixture, and get a packing 
needle. Thread it with the wool and draw it through the dewlap 
of the calf. Tie it in a knot, as the calves often lick itout. Black- 
leg will then not appear. 
ANOTHER REMEDY. 
Mr, T. E. Betts, Glastonbury, says :—Cut a good-sized hole in the brisket 
of the calf, and draw through it a piece of moleskin to act as a seton. ‘Tie the 
moleskin loosely and let the animal go. ‘This ‘simple process has been 
employed here for the last twenty-five years, and I have never seen a calf die 
of blackleg after the treatment. 
