FARM DAIRYING 



This should be done when the cow is dry and is 

 better to be done only by a veterinarian. 



If the leak be through a hole on the side of the 

 teat, scarifying the edges of the opening with a 

 sharp pen-knife, when the cow is dry, may cause 

 the edges to unite. 



HARD MILKERS TIGHT MUSCLE AT TEAT 



OPENING 



This can be remedied to some extent by inserting 

 into the teats, and leaving between milkings, plugs 

 made of gutta-percha or hardwood made very 

 smooth, with a bulb on each end to prevent the 

 plug working up or dropping out of the teat. 



Some recommend a slight incision through the 

 muscle at the opening. This should be done when 

 the cow is dry and the teat must be plugged dur- 

 ing the healing. Some have done it with success 

 when the cow is milking. 



TO CURE A SUCKING HEIFER, OR PREVENT SELF- 

 SUCKING 



Insert in the heifer's or cow's nose an ordinary 

 bull ring. Just before inserting the ring, slip on 

 it a harness ring the same size, which hangs loosely 

 after the bull ring has been inserted. This is a 

 sure remedy. 



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