628 HORNED CATTLE. 



until the afcertainraent of the exlftence of the 

 contagion by a medical committee : That 

 being afcertained, all the cattle within five 

 miles of the place to be immediately (laugh- 

 tered, and confumed within the circumfcribed 

 diftri6l ; the hides to be put into lime-w^ater 

 before proper infpeclors. 



Milch Cows and Calves. My fmall 

 dairy, for fome feven or eight years, varied 

 occafionally between two and ten cows : I 

 {hall prefent the reader with a few hints on the 

 fubje6t ; in the obftetric part particularly, tak- 

 ing: the advice of Dr. Downinsf. 



Swelled Udder. Some cows are liable to 

 have the udder exceedingly fwelled and in- 

 flamed, a few days before calving. Milk the 

 cow twice a day, and bathe the parts tho- 

 roughly with camphorated fpirits. It is an 

 error to fuppofe milking a cow before calving 

 is injurious. 



Chafing. Co\v\s which are cat-hammed 

 and go clofe behind, are apt to chafe the udder 

 and thighs : I have had them raw, and even 

 ulcerated in thofe parts, emitting a very dif- 

 agreeable flench. Wafh twice a day with 

 warm foap fuds, and bathe with aqua vegeta 

 and camphorated fpirits mixed : or, for want of 

 thofe, brandy alone. 



Chapped Teats. Were the confumers of 

 milk to witnefs the filth which is mixed with it, 



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