1 62 PROFITABLE DAIRYING 



MEDICINE CHEST 



The writer has used a box in the barn or the house 

 to keep a supply of standard remedies which he feels 

 may be needed in case of emergency. The follow- 

 ing is a partial list of the remedies he keeps on hand : 

 Aconite, laudanum, Epsom salts, ginger, extract of 

 pokeroot, iodide of potassium, white pine tar, sulphur, 

 saltpetre, raw linseed oil, extract witch hazel, car- 

 bolic acid, spirits of turpentine, chloral, vaseline. 



CHOKING CATTLE 



Every cattle raiser should at all times have on hand 

 a piece of stiff rubber hose about four feet long for 

 use as a probang when cattle get chocked. When- 

 ever any article of food sticks in a cow's throat, a 

 piece of lard about the size of a hen's egg is intro- 

 duced. The warmth of the throat will melt the lard 

 and lubricate the throat and often enable the cow to 

 get rid of her difficulty. If this fails, a device may 

 be inserted, or something made for the purpose in 

 the cow's mouth to keep her teeth apart. The hand 

 and arm may then be greased and shoved down her 

 throat to remove the obstacle. If this is unsuccess- 

 ful, the probang may be put into the throat, and the 

 obstacle pushed down to the stomach. This will 

 usually be successful. A wilted turnip is one of the 

 worst things to get into a cow's throat. The pro- 

 bang is about the only remedy. A broomstick or 

 other stiff article if used for this purpose is likely to 

 perforate the gullet and kill the cow. Soap and milk 

 poured down the throat will sometimes give relief. 

 More than a pint should never be used. 



