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its food again. Sometimes it is only necessary to change the 

 food. We can make a quicker job by giving the animal a good 

 dose of physic and then giving a tonic afterwards. One ounce 

 each of tincture of ginger and gentian in one quart of water at 

 a dose twice a day. These are stimulants and tonics and are 

 therefore used for stimulating the stomach and the acid juices. 



O : — I have had some trouble with their feet getting sore ? 



A : — That is quite a common trouble among cows and we 

 don't know the cause of it. We don't know what produces it. 

 It seems to be natural to cows under certain conditions to get 

 inflammation between the claws and around the top of them. 

 It is impossible to prevent it, but we can get rid of it. We do 

 that by cleaning the feet properly and bathing them with warm 

 water. The best remedy for healing is chloride of zinc, one dram 

 to one-half pint of water. Bathe the parts thoroughly with it 

 twice a day, and keep the animals in a dry place, so that they 

 can't walk around much, and in a short time the feet will heal. 



0: — How is muriatic acid if poured on the sore? 



A : — Depends on the condition. If we find a growth of 

 unhealthy tissue and necessitating removal by strong caustic, 

 muriatic acid would do, but there are some things better. You 

 can use pine tar. But pine tar will not remove the unhealthy 

 tissue, you would have to put a caustic on it, so that it will 

 burn off. 



— I put the pine tar on right away. 



— That's right. 



— Is there any prevention for abortion ? 



-No, we have nothing very satisfactory. There is some 

 advantage in using one dram of carbolic acid twice a day, keeping 

 it up about a month, and then skipping a couple of weeks, and 

 so on. We have an idea that some advantage may be derived 

 from that. It seems almost impossible to get at the foundation 



