128 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



DISCUSSION. 



O : — What is the cause of the cow giving thick milk, proba- 

 bly one or two milkings, and coming regular after that time? 



A : — An irritation in the grands of the udder that belong to 

 that treat. The best treatment for this is to give 2 drams iodide 

 of potassium at a dose, twice a day in bran mash. 



: — What do you use as a solution to apply to the udder 

 when badly caked? 



A : — When cold to the touch use iodine ointment rubbed in 

 thoroughly once every third day, and give two drams iodide of 

 potassium twice a day in bran mash until it disappears. 



Q : — What was your solution ? 



A : — We use 1 dram of iodine to 1 oz. of vaseline. Sugar 

 of lead when hot. Remember the difference between a caked 

 udder when cold to the touch, and an inflamed udder with a hot 

 and tender surface. The treatment is entirely different. If hot 

 and tender to the touch mix 1 oz. acetate of lead with a quart of 

 soft water and thoroughly bathe with that several times a day. 

 If hard and not hot to the touch then use the iodine ointment. 



Q : — The best way to remove warts ? 



A : — Is to tie a thread around them until they some off, 

 then use nitrate of silver to destroy the roots of the wart. When 

 the roots are destroyed, they will not grow again. 



Q : — The best remedy for indigestion ? 



A : — Change the food as much as possible, and feed the 

 animal on small quantities of nutritious food. Give a dose of 

 Epsom salts, one and one-half pounds, to clean out the stomacn 

 and the general system. Then give a teaspoonful of sulphate 

 of iron in a bran mash twice daily. If a cow or a steer is fat- 

 tening and shows a sign of not getting benefit from its food, a 

 dose of Epsom salts will be the quickest way to get it back to 





