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obstinate cases of ihis kind ; but that should, if possible, 

 be avoided, for the quarter will be lost, and there will be 

 a serious diniinution in the quantify of milk as lons^ as 

 the cow lives, '^i'lie teat niay be cut deeply in order to 

 let out the matter. Tliis wound will readily heal again, 

 and the quarter will be as useful as ever. 



The iSore Teats to which some cows are subjeri is a 

 very dilferent disease, and often a very troublesome 

 one. . 



The following ointment will generally be found ef- 

 fectual : 



RECIPE. 



Ointment for Sore Teats, — Take elder ointment, six 

 ounces ; bee's wax, two ounces. Mix them together, 

 and add an ounce each of sugar of lead and alum, ia 

 fine powder — stir them w»ll together until cold. 



A little of this should be rubbed on the teats morning 

 and night after milking. 



TREATMENT OF THE COW BEFORE AND DURING 

 CALVING. 



The cow should be dried six or eight weeks before 

 calving. 



Durins^ the early period of gestation the animal may, 

 nnd should be tolerably well fed, for she has to provide 

 milk for the dairy and nourishment for the foetus; yet 

 even here there should be moderation and care: but 

 when she is dried, her food should be considerably di- 

 Uiinished. 



Some cows are apt to slink their calves, or to produce 

 them dead before their time. This generally happens 

 about the middle of their pregnancy. If about that 

 time a cow is uneasy, feverish, olT her food, or wander- 

 ing about in search of somcthinir for which she seems 

 to have a longing, or most greedily and ravenously de- 

 vouring some particular kind of food, she should be bled 



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