DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF CATTLE. 281 



natural. It generally takes this disease from eig-ht to ten days to 



run its course; but sometimes, when the blisters on the teats are 



broken by the milker's hand and kept irritated by milking, or 



from flies, it takes a long time to heal them up. 



Treatment. — Keep the cow separate from the others, and allow 



only one person to milk her, and no other, so as to keep the disease 



from spreading, if in the spring, only let her have grass; if in any 



other time of the year, feed on soft food with boiled flax seed in it, 



and give the following powders for her blood and kidneys : 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre J pound. 



Sulphur J " 



Ground Gentian Root k " 



Mix thoroughly and give a teaspoonful night and morning 



in a mash. Each time before milking her, bathe the teats with 



luke warm water and soap, then milk her carefully and use the 



following preparation : 



Sweet Oil , 4 ounces. 



Carbolic Acid 10 drops. 



Mix and apply to the sore parts of the teats each time after 



milking. 



COWS LOSING THEIR CALVES (ABORTION). 



CauseS.^This generally occurs from slipping on ice; being 

 chased by a dog; or from the hook of another animal. 



Symptoms. — Labor pains come on; she will get up and down; 

 the water bag appears and breaks; and if the calf is coming 

 straight, it soon appears and comes away all right. 



Treatment. — If the cow keeps on straining, and the calf does 



not come, oil your hand, pass it up into the womb and straighten 



the calf, and it will come away all right. After the calf is taken 



dwa}', cover her up warm, and if she does not seem very well give 



her the following: 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Epsom Salts ] pound. 



Mix in a quart of luke warm water and give as a drench. If the 



cleaning does not come away, use the same treatment as is given in 



"How to take away the cleanings from a cow," After this, feed 



on soft food, keep her warm and milk her twice a day; this will 



bring her back to her milk. 



BARRENNESS IN COWS AND BULLS. 



This is a common thing in well-bred cows, especially in 

 Jerseys. 



Causes. — From their being kept in too high condition; from a 

 diseased state of the ovaries; contracted or diseased state of the neck 



