896 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



When done milking, anoint them nicely with the following mixture : 



No. 52. 1 Ounce alum, 



1 Drachm carbolic acid, 

 4 Ounces lard, 

 Powder the alum and mix. 



Or, instead, this may be used : 



No. 53. y^ Ounce tannic acid, 



1 Drachm carbolic acid, 

 4 Ounces lard, 

 Mix. 



Little pea-like tumors sometimes grow in the milk passage, in the teat, 

 eventuating, in some cases, in its complete obstruction, and the subse- 

 quent loss of that quarter. Many expedients have been tried for the cure 

 of this troublesome condition — such as teat siphons, probes, bistouries, 

 needles, etc. — but all to no a\ A\ , for the teat very soon gets sore, and 

 milking becomes dangerous, if not well-nigh impossible. The only feasible 

 way of managing the case is just to let it go till the cow goeti dry, milking 

 that quarter as well as possible without any instrumental aid ; and then 

 to cut into the teat, remove the excrescences, and let the wound heal over 

 a silver probe. If this is properly done, the teat will be as good as ever. 



XIV. Nymphoinania and Sterility. 



Nymphomania is chronic inflammation of the clitoris, giving rise to a 

 constant desire for the male. Such cows take the bull at any time, but 

 rarely conceive, and even when they do so, are almost sure to abort. 

 They are called "buUers." It often happens that they are barren nat- 

 urally, twins being especially prone to that condition. Sometimes, high 

 bred cows will not breed to a high bred bull, yet will do so to a mongrel, 

 especially a young bull. 



What to do. — For cows naturally barren nothing can be done. For 

 others the difficulty can often be overcome by reducing them in flesh 

 (for they are nearly always fat), and b}' judicious management. Keep 

 them in a short pasture for a few weeks, and give them a handful of 

 Glauber's salts every second day. At the proper time, put them to a 

 young, vigorous bull, one or two leaps being sufficient. If this does not 

 succeed, try a mongrel bull. If the cow is continually riding the other 

 cows, keep her to herself, if possible, and feed from half a pint to a pint 

 of hemp seed once a day for two months. In some cases hemp seed 

 seems to have a magic effect. Feed it both before and after the service 

 — beo-inning say three weeks before coining in heat, and continuing it 

 right along till she conceives. If the cow is thin in flesh, fatten her up 

 a little, even if she has to be shut up to do this. 



