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the teat. The first summer the cow is affected with these lumps 

 in the teat they interfere greatly with your milking her, but if she 

 is bred again when she calves these lumps will entirely block 

 the teat and give you a great deal of trouble for you cannot get the 

 milk down, and the bag becomes swollen and inflamed, and in a 

 great many cases she loses the affected quarter. 



Treatment. — Generally, the first season they are affected with 

 it, you can get the milk out all right, but it is advisable not to breed 

 the cow again but let her go dry and fatten her, for she will be 

 worse next summer. When you cannot get the milk down 

 with your fingers pass a teat syphon or milk tube up the pas- 

 sage of the teat through the lump far enough to reach the milk, and 

 then the milk will run till the quarter is milked out. Use the- 

 tube each time you are milking the other teats. These teat 

 syphons can be got at almost any drug store or veterinary instru- 

 ment store for about 10 or 15 cents. The way to use the tube is 

 to first tie a colored string in the small ring at the side so you 

 won't lose it if it drops out in the straw, then oil it; take hold of 

 the teat with your left hand and with your right hand pass the 

 teat syphon up through the passage to the lump, and when you 

 come to it gradually force it through, which is easily done; con- 

 tinue passing it gently up until the milk runs out, and leave it in 

 until all the milk is out. Bathe the bag twice a day with warm 

 water and vinegar, after bathing apply white liniment and then 

 oil the bag with lard to keep it soft. It is advisable in very 

 bad cases to let that quarter of the bag go dry as soon as- 



you can. 



BLOODY MILK. 



Causes. — From any injury to the bag, getting cold in it, or- 



from eating irritating weeds. 



Treatment.— Give the following : 



Epsom Salts 1 pound. 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre 1 teaspoonful. 



Mix in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench ;; 

 give a teaspoonful of saltpetre in a mash every night. After milk- 

 ing bathe the bag with warm water, wipe dry and apply white 

 liniment, then oil the bag with lard or goose grease, and the- 

 milk will soon get all right. If you think it is caused from eating 

 irritating plants put the cow in another pasture. 



