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know that its use afifects them adversely, when only occasionally 

 drank by them. There is certainly something in the taste of the 

 water that they like, but we would not indulge them in its use, 

 to any extent — dairy cows, especially. A constant use of it 

 must affect their milk, in taste, and quality. It may act upon 

 them medicinally for a time or two, but its constant use with cat- 

 tle, for any purpose, we think disadvantageous to their general 

 health and welfare. Therefore, we say that clean, and pure, and 

 running water, should always be furnished them, if possible. 



We are aware that there are wide districts of country, where 

 natural springs and streams are not abundant, and water must 

 be supplied by wells, cisterns, or artificial ponds; and even in 

 such localities, the cattle are healthy, if they only get enough 

 of it. It is only necessary, in such instances, that the water be 

 furnished and kept in as pure a state as possible. 



BLOODT MILK CURDLED MILK. 



It sometimes occurs that a cow will give bloody, and again, 

 curdled milk from one or more teats, but not as a continuous 

 habit. Bloody milk, generally comes from an injury to the 

 udder, or teat, by inflammation, a bruise, or wound, and some- 

 times from disorder in the interior part of the udder. The curdly 

 milk shows itself in small lumps, or pellets, or stringy issues 

 when milking, while the milk from the other teats will be per- 

 fectly good. Such diseased milk should never enter the pail but 

 be drawn on the ground, or stable floor. 



When either of these difficulties occur, the affected teat and 

 udder should be bathed with some soft emollient, as in garget 

 or puerperal fever; an ounce or two of saltpetre, dissolved in 

 water, may be given as a dose. When the curdled pellets, or 

 stringy flows occur, stopping the passage, a smooth, blunt-pointed 

 wire, not larger than a wheat straw, may be gently forced through 

 the orifice of the teat, up into the udder, to remove the impedi- 

 ment, back into the udder where it may be dissolved. 



