Local and General

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 27, 27 November 1945, Page 4

Local and General

Sheep Worrying In his report to the Whakatane County Council last week Inspector Carling stated: I received a complaint about sheep worrying on Mr W. J. Orr's property at. Te Teko. I was able lo track down the dog which was seen doing the worrying and destroyed it along with three other unclaimed dogs at Te Teko in the vicinity of where the worrying had been done. Left in the Bucket A hoof and a bucket of disinfectant figured in an experience related by Mr P. Haugh to the New Zea r laiul Veterinary Association's conference. at Massey Agricultural Col. lege. "Foot trouble was fairly constant among farm horses- and 1 was called to see one horse which was said to have been lame for only a; day or two " said Mr Haugh in telling of his early experiences in England. "When I reached the farm, 1 found tlie horse standing with one forefctot in a bucket of hot disinfectant. On pulling out the leg, 1 found 1 had left the hoof in the bucket." y The Disappearing Cow How a cow disappeared altogether after being shot at short range was told by Mr P. Haugh to the annual conference of the New Zealand Vet-i erinary Association held at Massey Agricultural College. He said that many years ago in the Gisborne district the health inspector the Maori ' ' owner of a herd and himself drove a tuberculin cow into the. corner of a paddock for slaughter. The owner stood next to the fence the health inspector at the other fence and he in the middle • ready to .shoot the cow. "When the smoke cleared," said Mr "the cow was nowhere to be seen. We each .said the animal had not passed us and the Maori decided that it was a very good shot as the cow had been blown to pieces. However .search showed that the cow had.rolled into a hole covered by manuka scrub which had swung back into position after the cow had fallen into the hole."