FARM DAIRYING 



As a preventive, give the other cows the same 

 dose twice a day £or the same length of time. 



Some dairymen dose their cows in this way 

 with carbolic acid every two or three months, just 

 in case this dreaded disease might break out. 



Another simpler method, which can be used 

 when cows are in pasture, is to mix thoroughly loo 

 pounds of barrel salt pounded fine, and one pound 

 of crude undiluted carbolic acid, or 4 ounces of the 

 acid to 12 quarts of salt. Give to the bulls and 

 cows as one would ordinary salt. 



RETENTION OF THE AFTER BIRTH 



In case the after birth does not come away, give 

 a few doses of carbolic acid (40 drops) and no 

 other assistance will be necessary. 



DIARRHCEA OR SCOURS IN CALVES 



Cause: — Over-f ceding ; sudden changes in 

 feed ; filthy, wet stalls ; dirty feed pails, etc. 



Treatment: — A cup of strong black tea is said 

 to be good. Others give from one to two ounces 

 of castor oil and one teaspoonful of laudanum. 

 Feed new milk and keep everything clean. Four 

 or five hours after the oil is given, a teaspoonful 

 of a mixture of one part salol and two parts sub- 

 nitrate of bismuth may be given in half a pint of 

 milk, or the powder placed on the tongue and 



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