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with his hands; if the ewe goes to back up a slight 

 pressure with the chin at the tail head arrests the move- 

 ment, which if forward can be checked by pressure with 

 the knees of the milker. Sows are dried up by grad- 

 ually removing the pigs, taking away one or two at a 

 time, the process taking about a week or ten days. If 

 the offspring of any of the animals mentioned are un- 

 able to take the milk supplied, it should either be milked 

 out by hand or by another animal. 



The symptoms are: Swelling of the udder, either of 

 one or more quarters, there is considerable heat and pain 

 present, the parts being very sensitive to the touch, the 

 skin may be reddened, and a swelling along the belly; 

 thick, ropy and bloody milk may be discharged, the sup- 

 ply of milk from the affected part being less than usual, the 

 udder feels hard to the touch, rise of temperature as 

 shown by the thermometer. The treatment needed in 

 mild cases will only be a thorough rubbing with clean 

 sweet lard, fresh unsalted butter or oil; recovery will, 

 even in these cases, be hastened by a thorough bathing 

 for forty-five to sixty minutes with water as hot as the 

 hand can bear. Let the offspring suckle or else milk out 

 frequently; if very painful use a clean metal milk tube 

 (teat siphon). The following liniment is very useful after 

 bathing or poulticing the udder: 



Fluid extract of Belladona Bounce. 



Tmcture'of Aconite 4 ounces. 



Tincture of Opium 3 ounces. 



Raw linseed oil -to make 1 quart. 



A dose of purgative medicine is also very useful in 

 cutting short an attack. In severe cases some antiseptic 



