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Crutching Cradles Can Work Well, N M. Marney, R. A. Mills
Crutching Cradles Can Work Well, N M. Marney, R. A. Mills
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Crutching cradles allow successful do-it-yourself crutching if a continuous flow of sheep can be maintained. This article describes some units available and discusses costs.
Super Spreader Distributes Snail Baits, G D. Rimes, W. M. O'Donnell
Super Spreader Distributes Snail Baits, G D. Rimes, W. M. O'Donnell
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE problem of distributing snail bait on broad acres has been overcome by simple modifications to a conventional super spreader.
Mastitis : Modified Teat Cups Give Better Back-Flushing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Mastitis : Modified Teat Cups Give Better Back-Flushing, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Back-flushing of the teat cups has not brought the expected reduction in the spread of mastitis in some dairy herds.
Replacement of the conventional nut-and-tail nipple with a special flushing nipple, or use of a one-piece teat cup liner, will ensure that flushing is efficient.
Milking Machine Efficiency And Shed Husbandry Practices, G R. Olney
Milking Machine Efficiency And Shed Husbandry Practices, G R. Olney
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MILKING machine efficiency on dairy farms in the Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Balingup, Boyup Brook and Nannup areas was the subject of a recent testing survey.
During the survey 106 machines were tested and the results assessed statistically to gauge the general level of machine efficiency in these districts.
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
A Simplified Mulesing Crush, G T. Halpin
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
DURING the last two years Mr. Tom Flanigan, a mulesing contractor in a large area centred at Katanning, has performed the mules-tailstrip operation on many thousands of lambs and sheep.
Check Your Milking Machine, T Pavy
Check Your Milking Machine, T Pavy
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MILKING machine efficiency testing carried out by officers of the Department of Agriculture's Dairying Division have shown that many machines are not up to standard.
One reason for this is that farmers do not check their machines regularly.
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Automatic Waterers For Day Old Chickens, P Smetana, W. Ward
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
ONE of the most tedious and time consuming tasks on a poultry farm is the provision of water to chicks from day old up to the age of three or four weeks.
Most poultry farmers use half-gallon glass fonts with metal bases for the first few weeks, until the chicks are old enough to use the automatic watering system usually situated along one wall of the brooder house.
This cumbersome glass font system can be replaced by the cheap and easily installed automatic watering system described below. This system has already been adopted by several local poultry farmers.