140 Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. 



Question. — ■ Is there any better remedy for garget than tur- 

 pentine and lard? 



A Fanner.-- Liquid extract of poke root.- I have used it suc- 

 cessfully. Aconite is good; so is saltpetre. 



Mr. Chapman. — I have used poke root very successfully. If 

 the udder is caked, the inflammation may be reduced by bathing 

 it in hot water and anointing it with vaseline and lard. 



Question. — I have a horse 18 years old. He lately began to 

 stagger with his fore feet. Is this an evidence of disease? If so 

 what, and what is the remedy. 



Dr. Smead. — Does he do this all the time, or by " spells "? 

 The Questioner. — By spells, and it seems to be inability. 

 Dr. Smead. — It is a paralytic trouble; there is no help for him 

 whatever. 



Question. — Do cattle always have a cough with tuberculosis, 

 and does New York State stand a part of loss when such cattle 

 are killed? 



Dr. Smead. — ~No; cattle do not always have a cough when af- 

 flicted with tuberculosis. When they have a cough it may come 

 from an affection of the bronchial tubes. A bronchial affection 

 does not indicate the disease, but scours do. As to who loses the 

 animal, if destroyed, is as yet to be determined. There is yet 

 no appropriation, nor should there be. If a man has a tubercu- 

 lous animal, he should kill it. He ought not to have pay for it 

 any more than for any other diseased farm animal that dies and 

 has to be slaughtered because of disease. 



Question. — I have a horse with a dormant digestion. Some- 

 times he is sensitive to touch on the flanks, especially when idle 

 for a time? 



Mr. Ward. — Do not allow the horse to stand idle. Hitch him 

 and drive him a little every day, even if you have to do it 

 after dark. If you can't do that, put him loose in a box stall 

 and give him an opportunity to stir about. If the horse becomes 

 ailing give him a tonic made of ground ginger, powdered gentian 

 and sulphate of iron; a tablespoonful once a day. 



Question. — What is best to use on cuts and bruises, etc., on 

 horses? 



Mr. Ward. — If the wound is caused by a bruise, apply arnica 

 liberally. If it is from a cut, use some one of the carbolic sheep 

 dips, using one part to one hundred parts of water. Mix three 

 quarts vaseline and one-quarter sheep dip for a salve and apply 



