70 RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



fire or by burying them deeply, and thoroughly disinfect the entire 

 stable. Remove the member which has aborted to a separate clean 

 stable and flush the genitals once daily with a 1 per cent solution of 

 lisol or a 1 to 2,000 solution of bichloride of mercury, using at least 

 one gallon at each time. Use a fountain syringe or siphon for this 

 purpose and continue the flushing until all abnormal discharges 

 from the genitals have disappeared. Do not breed the animal for at 

 least two or three months in order to give the Genitone a chance to 

 restore the reproductive system to its natural condition, when it will 

 be more able to resist possible subsequent attacks of the germs and 

 also be able to carry the foetus to its full maturity. 



This is the latest and has proven to be the most successful 

 treatment for abortion at the present writing. The secret of suc- 

 cess in treating abortion is to be thorough in executing the above 

 instructions. 



BARRENNESS 



HOW TO MAKE BARREN COWS AND OTHER FARM 

 ANIMALS PRODUCTIVE 



There is scarcely a farmer or dairyman who has not one or 

 more barren cows in his herd that are eating up the profits derived 

 from the productive ones. The barren cow or heifer takes the place 

 of one which might just as well net its owner from $100.00 up- 

 ward annually in production of milk alone. In addition to this the 

 calf is valued according to its individual merits and breeding. The 

 barren cow eats almost the same amount of feed, occupies the same 

 amount of room in the stall or pasture, and gives you practically 

 nothing in return. She keeps you in constant hope of bringing re- 

 turns, especially so if she is well-bred and of good individual merits. 

 This will give you special inducements to keep her longer than you 

 otherwise would without sending her to the butcher's block. 



THE CAUSE OF BARRENNESS 



There are three principal causes for barrenness. First, the one 

 most commonly noticed by breeders and dairymen, occurs where 

 there is an abnormal secretion of the mucous membranes of the 

 generative organs, which becomes chronic in time and of an of- 



