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Tannic acid, the chemical antidote is given to neutralize 

 the unabsorTaed portion of the poison- Chloral is the physiological 

 antidote. In addition to giving the antidote the treatment is entirely 

 symptomatic. Brown and Rank (32) recommend epsom or Glauber salts. 

 In mild cases, such as vrounds on the tail or ears, they should be 

 cleaned with carbolic acid and then treated as axi. ordinary wound. 



i-s only old sclerotia are poisonais, Brown (32) recom- 

 mends mowing the pastures one or more times during the late summer and 

 autunsn, or as often as young sclerotia become abundant. The grass 

 for hay should be cut vvhile in blossom so as to prevent the fornation 

 of sclerotia. 



V/illirms (298) claims that good pure water is a very 

 important factor in ergotism. Animals not having sufficient and 

 pure water suffer more from ergot. 



Lack of proper shelter during cold winter v/eather is 

 favorable to the disease, since the poison affects the circulation 

 of the blood. Stock allowed to begin in winter in poor condition 

 are more liable to be seriously affected. 



Grain infested with ergot should be cleaned by screening 

 by fanning it from the largest part of the sclerotia before giving it 

 to the stock. According to V/ienzierl (292) 0.1 per cent of ergot by 

 weight in grain is not objectionable. 



