I:TMENT of AGRICULTURE. 



there is danger of infecting the udder and causing inflammation if un purified air 

 is used. The absorbent cotton used in the middle receptacle purifies the air pumped 

 through it by catching germs and dust. The cotton-holder, the milk-tube, and the 

 robber tube attached to it should be boiled for fifteen minutes before using and 

 before the cotton is inserted. The cow's udder and teats' and the operator's hands 

 should be washed with soap and water and disinfected with a 5-per-cent. solution 

 of carbolic acid or creolin. The receptacle for holding the cotton is filled with 

 ordinary cotton, or, be absorbent cotton, obtainable at any drug-store. 



The milk in the udder is left there. The four quarters of the udder are inflated one 

 at a time by inserting the milk-tube into each teat and pumping air in through the 



apparatus. When a quarter is full of air. 

 the teat is tied with tape to keep the air in. 

 The whole udder should be tightly distended. 

 _ es down, more air must be pumped in. 

 Usually in one to three hours the cow will 

 regain consciousness and get on her feet. 

 Often only one injection is required to effect 

 a cure. The udder should be kept full of air 

 for a day afterwards to prevent another 

 attack. The apparatus needs to be disin- 

 fected for each injection. If germs are intro- 

 duced they will likely cause inflammation of 

 the udder and some quarters may be 



RETENTION OF THE AFTEB-BIETH. 



This trouble occurs in all herds, no matter 

 what care is taken. The failure to expel the 

 membrane causes the cow to become ill. with 

 a high temperature. Poisons from the decom- 

 :i of the after-birth are absorbed into 

 the system. The milk decreases in quantity 

 and is unfit for use, and the cow falls away 

 i. The odour from the decaying mem- 

 branes is very offensive. 



The after-birth should come away within 

 twenty-four hours after the birth of the calf. 

 If not. it must be removed. A weight of 2 

 or 3 Ib. tied to the part of the membrai. 

 truding will often help, but in obstinate cases 

 this will not answer. The operation for 

 removal by hand should be done within a day 

 of calving, if possible. The passages into the 

 womb gradually contract and it becomes in- 

 lifficult to insert the hand and 

 arm. To avoid the risk of infection from the 

 decaying matter, the arm of the operator 

 should - red with carbolized lard or 

 .e. The left arm holds the protruding 



Sanitary milk-pail and scales for weighing 

 each cow's milk. 



membrane while the right is inserted along the right side of the passage into the 

 womb. The circular attachments with the womb have to be located and brought 

 within reach by gently pulling on the membranes in the left hand. Each circular 

 projection on the membrane is attached by many soft processes to a similar circular. 

 mushroom-like growth on the inner surface of the womb. These are separated one 

 from the other by squeezing in the hand or by inserting the thumb between the two. 

 The process of separation must, however, be carried on gently and gradually one 

 after another until the after-birth can come away freely. 



