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this point. The owner or attendant must have the 

 confidence of his animals, and rule them with love- 

 not with the lash. 



Sick cows, and cows unduly excited, should be 

 kept from the herd. Cows suffering from any con- 

 tagious disease should be isolated until all danger 

 of spreading the disease is past. Their stalls and 

 mangers should be disinfected with a carbolic acid 

 solution. 



Cows should have access to salt and plenty of 

 pure water at all times, if possible. They should 

 never be allowed to drink dirty or stagnant water. 

 Ashes or ground bone should be given to cows which 

 chew bones or sticks, as it indicates a desire for 

 mineral matter. 



Heavy milkers should be placed on rather low, 

 succulent diet before freshening. From one and a 

 half to two pounds of Epsom salts should be given 

 in the form of a drench, just before or directly after 

 calving. The calf should be removed from the dam 

 in about twenty-four hours, unless the udder be much 

 inflamed, in which case the calf may be left with the 

 dam for a longer time. In no case should the calf 

 suck the dam for more than three or four days. 

 Bathing the udder with warm water, or some form 

 of liniment, will assist in reducing the inflammation. 



Cows should have shade in hot weather, or be 

 kept in a darkened stable during the day. A mix- 

 ture of fish oil (one-half gallon), coal oil (one-half 

 pint), and crude carbolic acid (four tablespoonfuls), 

 mixed and applied to all parts of the cow except the 



