702 T>R. CHASE'S RECIPES. 



until they begin to ruminate — chew the cud — ); hence laxatives are first called 

 for, such as castor-oil or linseed oil, with bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and 

 ginger, and if really scouring, 15 or 20 drops of laudanum should be added. 

 The dose for a calf of 3 months, of castor-oil, would beS ozs., with 3^ oz. each 

 of the soda and pulverized ginger, with the laudanum, as above, if scouring. 

 And for a few days, or until the condition is greatly improved or health estab- 

 lished, give morning and evening, salt, soda, and pulverized ginger, % oz. each, 

 in ailittle milk; or if the calf is flatulent (windy) dull and weak, add 1 oz. of 

 sulphate of soda (glauber salts), to the salt, soda and ginger, twice daily till 

 corrected. 



The diet in all such cases, must be carefully attended to. If unweaned the 

 £alf should have its milk fresh and sound thrice daily. A daily allowance of 

 linseed or gruel or bruised linseed cake will further be serviceable. Comfortable 

 shelter, a dry bed and plenty of room are also essential. When protracted 

 indigestion appears to result from weakness, and the mucous membrane has 

 become irritable and relaxed, advantage usually follows the use of 8 or 10 drops 

 each of muriatic acid and creosote, given every morning until it abates. 



Scoures, in Cattle, Horses, Calves and Cholera, or Diarrhoea 

 of Persons. — Lewis Boynton, of Farmingdale, Bledsoe Co., Tenn., in answer 

 to an inquiry about scours in cattle, in one of the papers, says: " Frequently a 

 handful of salt will relieve cattle and horses of scours. It does not afford 

 relief in 12 hours, I have recourse to a remedy for cholera that never fails: 

 Spirits of camphor, tinct. of rhubarb, and laudanum, equal parts of each Mix. 

 Dose — For an adult, 30 drops; for a horse or cow, a dessert-spoonful; for a 

 calf, 1 tea-spoonful. If not relieved in 3 hours, repeat the dose. 



Remarks. — For a child I would add 8 to 10 drops, according to age, and 

 repeat on persons half to an hour, if needed. Give in a little sweetened water 

 to children. For stock, in i^ pt. drench. It will be found very valuable. 



Dairying— Its Profit if Well Managed.— To show the profits of a 

 well managed dairy, I cannot do better than condense a report made by Jere- 

 miah Pierce, of Hamburgh, N. Y., to the Lim Stock Journal, in 1873. Ham- 

 burgh is in a great dairy section, and its cheese is celebrated all over the coun- 

 try. Mr. Pierce milked 18 cows, and from April 14th to Nov. 15th — 215 days, 

 sent to the cheese factory 80,708 lbs of milk; kept at home to feed calves up to 

 July 1st, 9,625 lbs., making a total of 90,333 lbs., in the 215 days. Sold 8873^ 

 lbs. of butter made before sending to factory. He allows 23 lbs. of milk for 

 1 lb. of butter, I think rather a large allowance [see Jersey cows the best, etc.] 

 which would regain 19,263 lbs. of milk to make the butter sold, or a total of 

 109,595 lbs. of milk from the 18 cows— an average of 6,088 lbs. of milk to each 

 cow for the season. Jerseys, it will be remembered under that head, have given 

 9,000 to 10,000 lbs. per cow, in a year. 



He received for cheese, $886.14; for butter, $293.13; for calves, sold while 

 young, $43.00; value of 5 calres raisea on milk, $60 00; pork made, 500 lbs., 

 $30.00, making a total of $1,310.27. Gross receipts for each cow for the sea- 

 son, $72.79. The season being a very dry one, he fed, to make up for short 



