ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume XXX, Issue 5, 20 May 1925, Page 352

ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.

IN order to ensure reply to questions, correspondents must give their name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith Letters should be addressed to the Editor. TROUBLE WITH DRAUGHT MARE. “ Subscriber,” Ashburton :— , I would be obliged for advice in connection with a mare about eight years of age. She takes bad turns when in work, at irregular times. As soon as unyoked she stands, sweats. all over, and blood-tinged froth runs from both nostrils. These turns pass off in a few hours and she then appears , to be quite normal.. She is in good condition. The Live-stock Division :— This case appears to be an unusual one, and a definite opinion would necessitate a personal examination. From the symptoms described the trouble may be due to a hyperzemia (congestion) of the lungs resulting from overheating by hard or fast work. Injuries to the mucous membrane of the air-passages, or tumours occurring therein, might produce symptoms similar to those described:; and bleeding from the nostrils is sometimes a symptom of heart-disease. It is presumed that the collar has been examined, as an ill-fitting one may be a contributory cause ; also that care has been taken not to feed with, dusty or mouldy fodder, which tends to irritate the mucous membrane. In the circumstances you are advised to consult a qualified veterinary surgeon. MAKING BASIC SUPER. L. J. W., Whatoro:— Please advise me as to the ingredients required and quantity of each for making a ton of basic super. . The Chemist: — . Basic super may be easily prepared by intimately mixing ordinary superphosphate with slaked lime. Fifteen per cent, of lime is sufficient to revert the water-soluble phosphate, therefore 17 cwt. of superphosphate should be mixed with 2J- to 3 cwt. of slaked lime of good quality. GLASSY CORE IN APPLES. W. ’ McMullein, Waimamaku :— Would you 1 kindly inform me what causes apples to have a glassy, waterylooking core ? I have some 'young trees which have been bearing about two years; one variety in particular, an Irish Peach, has been affected both seasons. This tree is a vigorous grower and well looked after. The Horticulture Division :— The condition of glassy core in apples is due to excessive water in the affected tissues, and usually is troublesome only in small crops on young trees in particularly vigorous condition. Such fruit stored in a somewhat dry atmosphere for a short time often recovers from the trot ble. SHORT WIND AND FROTHING IN HORSE. “ Agricola,” Hinds I have a draught mare which is a good worker but has always been very short-winded (though not a loud roarer), and froths at the mouth a good deal while at work. Even the bottom of the manger is often almost covered with froth which comes from her while she is licking rock salt. She has always been well fed and never overworked by me. Could you kindly give me. your'opinion and a treatment ? •

The Live-stock Division :—

The description given is insufficient for forming a definite opinion, but we are inclined to think the short-winded condition is due to the mare being brokenwinded, while the frothing at the mouth is probably the result of irregular or sharp teeth. There is no cure for broken wind, but proper dieting helps to alleviate the trouble. We should advise having the mare’s mouth examined and attention given to her teeth.

EGGS AND EGG-PULP IN COLD STORAGE.

A return issued by the Government Statistician shows the following stocks in the Dominion as at 31st March, 1925 —corresponding figures for the same date in 1924 being added in parentheses : Eggs in shell, 59,698 dozen (44,942 dozen) eggpulp, 584,6011b. (840,8891b.); frozen whites, 1,7731b. (2,618 lb.) ; frozen yolks, nil (nil).

INVENTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL INTEREST.

Applications for patents, published with abridged specifications in the New Zealand Patent Office Journal from 12th March to 23rd April, 1925, include the following of agricultural interest: — No. 53287 : Milking-machine teat-cup support ; E. Sattler, Hurleyville. NTo. 53293: Wire-strainer; Donald* and Sons, Ltd., Masterton. No. 50814 Axe-handle guard ; W. Wilkey, Riversdale. No. 51979: Insect - destroying ; American Cyanamid Co., New York. No. 52970 : . Chaffcutter-feed ; W. Bishop, Ballarat, Victoria. No. 51717 : Sheep-dipping bath ; B. F. Mitchell, Auckland. No. 51725: Milking-machine releaser; D. M. Wallace, Ltd., Te Aroha. No. 51917 : Flax-fibre bleaching P. M. Thompson, Green Island. No. 53536 Milk-ing-machine milk-measuring and sample-obtaining device ; H. Bodley, Wellington. No. 51525 : Shearing-machine hand-piece; H. V. Rutherfurd, Ashhurst. No. 51676 : Identifying cows with their milk tests ; M. C. Drabble, Pongakawa. No. 52922 : Cream or milk aerating; T. Topliss, Greymouth. No. 53636 : Disk plough ; G. F. Shave, Lyndhurst South, Victoria. No. 53967 : Flax-treatment; L. C. Chaytor, Spring Creek. Copy of full specifications and drawings in respect of any. of the above may be obtained from the Registrar of Patents, Wellington. Price, is.

FRUIT-EXPORT CONTROL.

'The : following regulations under the Fruit Control Act were gazetted' on 23rd April :— - (1.) The maximum fees payable to members of the New Zealand Fruit-export 'Control Board, constituted under Part I of the said Act, shall be as follows: 'Chairman, £50 per annum ; other members, £25 per annum. Provided that when the Chairman or any other member is engaged on the business of the Board in the Dominion, other than that connected with ordinary Board meetings, the following .additional fees shall be payable : Chairman, £2 2s. per diem ; other members, £1 is. per diem. (2.) The maximum rate of travelling-allowance payable to members of the :said Board shall be £1 per diem, plus actual locomotion expenses. (3.) The charge payable by way of levy on all fruit produced in a district in which Part I of the said Act is for the time being in operation and intended for •export shall be as under : — ■ . • Capacity of Case. • Levy per Case. Half -bushel and under .. .. .. ..old. Exceeding half-bushel but not greater than one bushel . . id. (4.) Any moneys payable under clause 3 hereof shall be paid to the Board immediately.upon the shipment of the fruit from the Dominion. ■ An Order in Council, issued in the same Gazette, fixed 23rd April as the date «on which the above-mentioned levy or other similar charges prescribed from time to time by regulation should become payable. ‘ -