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AGRICULTURAL BANK—TIMBERS. 
Enquirer, N.C. Line— 
Question 1.—Can a person obtain an advance from the Agricultural 
Bank if he has only his selection as security (the same having been 
recently selected), when he requires it for the sole purpose of 
improving it P 
Answer 1.—The Agricultural Bank Act says:—The manager, with the 
approval of the trustees, may, ape the application of any owner 
or occupier of agricultural lands, held under the laws in force for the 
time being relating to Crown lands as an agricultural farm, 
agricultural homestead, grazing farm, grazing homestead, or uncon- 
ditional selection, make advances to such owner er occupier on the 
prescribed security for the purpose of making the prescribed 
improvements on his holding. No advance shall exceed thirteen 
shillings in the pound of the fair estimated value of the improve- 
ments proposed to be made. 
TIMBERS. 
Question 2.—Can you tell me the: names of the timbers of which I 
forward samples, and also whether they are of value from a milling 
point of view, and what they are best suited for ? 
Answer 2.—The Government Botanist, Mr. F. M. Bailey, says, in 
reference to these specimens:—The one with large leaves would be 
difficult to determine without a flowering or fruiting specimen. The 
one with smaller leaves is Grevillea Hilliana, one of the Silky 
Oaks, and should be as suitable a timber as the Common Silky Oak, 
which is used for various purposes in upholstering and for staves. 
BLACKLEG. 
A. S. Sassasuve, Lowmead— 
Question 1.—Can you inform me at what age the setons should be 
inserted in the calves’ dewlaps ? 
Answer 1.—Since the malady generally attacks calves which are from 
three to six months old, preventive measures should be adopted 
betore then. 
Question 2.— At what season is blackleg most prevalent ? 
Answer 2.—The complaint seems to break out more particularly in the 
spring and in the autwmn. 
Question 8.—What are the symptoms by which it is most easily distin- 
guished by amateurs P 
Answer 3.—Symptoms: There is an effusion of fluid into the tissue 
beneath the skin and in those which lie beneath the muscles of one 
or more of the legs, or between those of one hind limb and one fore 
limb. As a consequence of this swelling or those swellings, the 
animal moves with pain and difficulty. The swelling becomes 
insensible to the touch and to cold, and when it is pressed upon 
it crepitates (crackles), owing to the pressure of gases in the 
tissues. This crackling is very significant. 
Nore.—The operation of setoning is not altogether a certain preventive, 
whilst a single inoculation with protective vaccine confers immunity. (The 
protective vaccine may be obtained from any duly qualified veterinary surgeon.) 
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