168 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



out. Different localities usually show different periods for the outbreak 

 of anthrax which may also be governed by that particular season, which 

 may be late or early. Vaccination gives an immunity for about one year, 

 so that on infected soil animals should be vaccinated early. 



Bloody Murrain Is Anthrax. 



State what bloody murrain is, how it acts, what the cause is, 

 and the cure. 



Bloody Murrain is an old name, not used at present, for anthrax. 

 It acts as an acute septicaemic and is caused by the germs bacillus 

 anthracis. There is no cure. Prevention is the only means of com- 

 bating this disease, which consists of vaccination before the period or 

 time at which it usually breaks out. 



Sudden Death of Heifer. 



A heifer of mine had a stiff walk and hung her head down. She 

 had no appetite whatever. I gave her a good physic but it did not affect 

 her and she only lived about twelve hours after I discovered she was sick. 

 Now I have another taken in the same way. 



Give your heifer the following : Quinine sulphate 4 drachms ; fluid 

 extract belladonna one-half ounce ; fluid extract digitalis one-half ounce ; 

 spirits nitrous ether, four ounces ; alcohol four ounces ; syrup enough 

 to make one pint. Give two ounces every three to four hours until gone. 



Growths on Neck. 



My cow has on top of neck, one-third of the way from head to 

 shoulders, a bunch of grayish growths from size of pea to inch in 

 diameter. They seem painful under pressure. 



These are papillomata, due to some local irritant. Snip them off 

 with a sharp pair of curved scissors after washing with lysol water. 

 Apply tincture chloride of iron once daily to the spots. 



Turpentine for Bloat. 



I am given this treatment for bloat: "Take two tablespoonfuls of 

 turpentine; put into bottle of warm water; drench the bloated cow with 

 it and in a few minutes she will be all right." 



You will find the turpentine very efficacious for bloat, only increase 

 the amount three times. 



Fox-Tail Swelling. 



I have a cow that had a fox-tail in her throat which caused a swell- 

 ing back of the jaw. It was lanced, but perhaps not lanced deep 

 enough. The core is very hard, and there is another core about half 

 way up on her neck. 



Take a sharp-pointed knife and lance the hard cores you speak of. 

 After pus has escaped, syringe out cavities daily with a 2 per cent 

 solution liquid cresolis compositus. 



