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of powdered blood-root and alum sprinkled on the sore, 

 and this will usually effect a cure. 



Some also give a dose of flour of sulphur half an 

 ounce, powdered sassafras-bark one ounce, and bur- 

 dock two ounces, the whole steeped in a quart of boil- 

 ing water, and strained when cool : and, if the matter 

 still continues to flow from the sore, wash it morning 

 and night with chloride of soda one ounce, or a table- 

 spoonful of common salt dissolved in a pint of water. 



Foul in the foot causes very serious trouble, if not 

 taken in season. The health of cows is injured to a 

 great extent. I have seen, during the present season, 

 many instances of foul in the foot in dairy stock arising 

 from the wetness of the pastures. No lameness in 

 cattle should be neglected. 



Red Water is so called from the high color of the 

 urine. It is rather a symptom of some derangement of 

 the digestive organs than a disease of itself, and the 

 cause is most frequently to be found in the quality 

 of the food. It is peculiar to certain localities, and is 

 of very rare occurrence in New England. 



In the early stage of the difficulty the bowels are 

 loose, but soon constipation ensues, and the appetite is 

 affected, the milk decreases, and the urine becomes 

 either very red or sometimes black. 



The case demands treatment, for it is apt to prey 

 upon the health of the cow. Purgatives are usually 

 employed with most success. Take a pound of Epsom 

 salts, half an ounce of ginger, and half an ounce of car- 

 bonate of ammonia. Pour a quart of boiling water on 

 the salts and ginger, stir thoroughly, and, when cold, 

 add the ammonia. If this fails to act on the bowels, 

 repeat a quarter part of it every six or eight hours till 

 it succeeds. Then a nutritious diet should be used till 

 the appetite is fully restored. 



