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in some way; hooked, or bunted. Of course the latter is noi 

 anything very serious. 



But in any case, the first thing- to do, when you hive a 

 case of abortion, is to remove this animal from the rest of the 

 cows, to a stable by herself. There will be a discharge from 

 the uterus for many weeks, especially if it is contagious abortion, 

 and her uterus and vagina should be treated, 1 think, with 

 bichloride of mercury, commonly called corrosive sublimate. 

 Carbolic acid is not as good a disinfectant, as it is generally 

 supposed to be. The bichloride of mercury is a better disinfect- 

 ant although more poisonous. Take one part of bichloride of 

 mercury or corrosive sublimate, to five thousand parts of water. 

 Dissolve it in water. The cow should be treated daily with this 

 solution, using from four to five or even ten quarts of it a day. 

 Take a syringe ; a fountain syringe, if you wish ; and thoroughly 

 bath the uterus and vagina with the solution. You will have 

 to roll up your sleeve and use your hand to get the tube into 

 the uterus. This washing should continue until there is no 

 discharge. And then, do not breed the animal for some time 

 after that. Let her go a little bit longer than you wish. 



Now, the bull. What are we going to do with the bull? 

 Take the same solution, and use two to three quarts for him. 

 Take a big syringe, and take hold of the end of his sheath, 

 insert the syringe and inject the solution and work it along with 

 your hand the full length of the sheath. And do it after serving 

 every cow. 



The barn where this cow h? ; s aborted should be whitewashed, 

 and you may use considerable carbolic acid in the whitewash. 

 You should also use plenty of air slacked lime on the floors. 



If you are watching your herd, you may be able to prevent 

 abortion, or at least, prevent it passing from one to the other. 

 Several days before she aborts, there may be seen a discharge. 

 We often see that clear mucous substance coming from the 

 cow just before calving, but there is nothing dangerous about 

 that. But the minute it turns red, look out ! She switches her 



