158 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



salicylate of sodium, 8 ounces; water, 8 ounces; and aromatic spirits 

 of ammonia, enough to make one quart. Give two ounces of this twice 

 a day before feeding. 



Cows Not Breeding. 



7 have cows which do not conceive ivith same bull which gets 

 calves with others. I am told that douching with slippery elm solution 

 zvould correct acidity that might be in the mucous membrane. 



Slippery elm will not overcome acidity nor help in your condition. 

 Douche with a solution of potassium permanganate, 1 drachm, to water 

 one gallon, daily for one week, then use 2 ounces sodium bicarbonate 

 to one gallon of water daily up to the day preceding service and you 

 will get results. 



Sterility From Wound Injury. 



I have a cow that calved a year ago. Occasionally for two weeks 

 after calving she would discharge blood. Am unable to get her with 

 calf again. 



The animal was in all probability injured in the os uteri at the time 

 of calving which would account for the discharge of blood. In all 

 probability there has been a formation of "scar tissues" in the os which 

 is not uncommon, and that this either closes the opening or contorts 

 the neck in such a manner as to render fecundation impossible. 



Comes in Heat Weekly. 



A cow came in heat when her calf was a few weeks old and was 

 served. She came in heat and was served twice since. Now she 

 comes around about every seven days. 



This cow very probably has cystic ovaries. Have a qualified 

 veterinarian examine her. If this condition exists he can break them 

 down and your animal will breed again. 



Cow Doesn't Breed. 



7 have a six-year-old cow, fresh about three months ago. She 

 has only been in heat once since coming fresh, and at that time I could 

 not take her to the bull. Is there any way to bring her around? 



The period of oestrum in the cow is every eighteen or twenty-one 

 days. Ascertain whether or not a bull has visited your place unknown 

 to you. If sure that the cow has not been with a bull, irrigate her 

 vagina once daily for one week with a 1 per cent creolin solution 

 and put her on a course of pulverized iron sulphate in two-drachm 

 doses twice daily for two weeks. 



Soda for Non-Conception. 



My neighbor told me, in the case of my cow who could not con- 

 ceive, to take one tablespoonful of baking soda when she came around 

 again, dissolve it in a ten-pound pail of water as warm as you think 



