76 RURAL VETERINARY SECRETS 



WARTS ON COWS' TEATS 



These are often very troublesome, yet they may be greatly 

 benefitted or entirely removed by smearing them thickly after each 

 milking with Glycrole. If they persist they may be cut off with a 

 sharp scissors and the sore touched with a stick of lunar caustic. They 

 may then be enointed w^ith Glycerole and the caustic repeated as de- 

 manded in order to prevent their renewed growth. 



SCABBY TEATS 



Scabby teats may also be smeared with Glycerole twice daily 

 after having been washed clean. There is nothing that makes them 

 so soft and pliable and heals as quickly as Glycerole. 



HARD MILKING COWS 



Every farmer has had some experience with hard milking cows, 

 especially those who do their own milking or have an independent 

 hired man. Such cows are aggravating to the owner as well as to 

 the milker, because not only does it take twice as long to milk them, 

 but also two or three times as much work and patience. The cause 

 of hard milkers is to small an opening in the distal end of the teat, 

 through which the milk must naturally be forced. 



TREATMENT 



You may enlarge the natural opening in the teat with a teat 

 bistoury, which will permit a larger stream of milk. This will come 

 much easier and relieve the milker from extra labor. Be careful to 

 have the bistoury thoroughly clean before using it, to avoid infec- 

 tions. This can be done by boiling in water for twenty minutes. 

 The teat must also be cleaned by washing with soap and water be- 

 fore the bistoury is employed. Never use the bistoury when a cow 

 is dry as the cut surface will easily heal up and might tend to close 

 the opening entirely ; while, if a cow is giving a fair amount of milk, 

 the milk flow will keep an opening of proper size to allow a free 

 flow. 



