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foetus in halves, then took away the placenta and^removed all 

 fluids by means of a sponge. The incision was properly su- 

 tured, and after a short period the cow got up and partook of a 

 bran mash. Twenty-four hours after the operation, the cow 

 died ; -this probably occurred from the exhausted condition of 

 the animal at the period of operating. When nothing except an 

 operation of this kind can save the mother, I recommend that 

 it be performed early, so that there shall be vit^ity enough in 

 the system to bear up against it. 



UTERINE HEMORRHAGE. 



Uterine hemorrhage is known in common parlance as fioad- 

 ingfrom the womb ; occasionally it does occur as a sequel of 

 forcible extraction of the calf, followed by an unwarrantable 

 harshness in extracting the placenta and its membranes from 

 the uterine cotylodens. 



The best plan of arresting this kind of hemorrhage is to 

 drench the cow with two ounces of tincture of matico, and then 

 encircle the body in the region of the small of the back with a 

 cold water bandage ; the object in a case of this kind is to 

 induce contraction of the uterus, for when once contracted the 

 flooding will soon cease. 



BIRTH OF TWINS. 



There are many cases on record of cows giving birth to 

 twins, and even triplets, without manual assistance, yet occa- 

 sionally in consequence of two presenting in the passage at 

 once, some assistance is needed. 



When called to a case of this character the object should be 

 to ascertain if the parts presenting belong to one or two calves ; 

 if the latter be the case, one must be pushed back, and the other 

 advanced, for they cannot both be born at once, without peril- 

 ling the life of the mother. 



TRIPLETS. 



Three years ago I visited Keene, N. H., on the occasion of 

 the State Fair, and saw a cow of native breed, the property of 

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