1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
219 
AILING ANIMALS. 
BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
To Remove A Scar —My yearling filly 
got cut on her hind ankle joint with 
barbed wire last summer; the sore healed 
well but has left a scar and a small quite 
soft bunch. What -will remove both? I 
used a Spanish fly blister but it did no 
good. 
Ans. —Take the colt to a competent 
veterinary surgeon, to ascertain if the 
“ bunch ” should not be opened. From 
its location, I cannot advise you to open 
it. If there is no veterinarian near 
you, try painting two or three times a 
week with the compound tincture of 
iodine. You can do nothing to remove 
the scar. The animal being still young, 
the bunch will probably gradually dis¬ 
appear in part, if not entirely, as the 
colt grows older. 
May Be Lump Jaw. —Three weeks ago 
my two-year-old heifer began to have 
trouble in masticating her food; it in¬ 
creased and a swelling rapidly developed 
on her lower jaw—seemingly bony. 
Otherwise she appeared well; and now 
she begins to masticate her food better; 
but the lump has steadily increased in 
size and hardness, and is now larger than 
a man’s fist. What is it, and what can I 
do for the beast? d. t. b. 
Burnside, N. Y. 
Ans. —The lump may be due to an in¬ 
jury, a diseased tcoth, or to the ray 
fungus (actinomyces) that causes the 
“lumpy-jaw” or actinomycosis of cattle. 
Without knowing more definitely the 
cause of the swelling, no satisfactory 
treatment can be advised. I would advise 
calling a competent veterinary surgeon 
to examine the heifer. An operation 
may be necessary. 
Tumor on Heifer. —Some two weeks 
or more since I purchased a Jersey cow, 
and saw her no more until a few days 
ago, when I received her; then I found 
that on the front end of her brisket, or 
just in front of the end of her breast 
bone, there was a round protuberance, 
which seems to be just inside the skin, 
unattached to any bone, and feels as if 
full of pus or matter, but quite soft and 
seemingly painless to the animal. The 
former owner of the cow says he was un¬ 
aware of its being there, although it is 
very Dearly the size and shape of a small 
cocoanut. What can it be and what 
steps should be taken to get rid of it, or 
is it best to let it rest as it is ? 
F. B. LINDSAY. 
Ans. —Puncture the swelling with a 
sharp, narrow knife blade or lancet. If 
found to contain pus, the abscess should 
be freely laid open and the cavity washed 
out with a two-per-cert solution of car¬ 
bolic acid or a solution of corrosive sub¬ 
limate—one part to 500 or 1,000 of water. 
The opening can then be allowed to heal 
as an ordinary wound. If the tumor 
should prove to be solid, it can be care¬ 
fully dissected out, being careful not to 
cut any of the large veins in that region. 
Diphtheria in Horses. —Diphtheria is 
killing horses hereabouts. How should 
it be treated ? A. G. s. 
Dover, Del. 
Ans. —Diphtheria in horses is very rare, 
if indeed they ever have it, so that this 
outbreak is probably not diphtheria, b at, 
more likely, some form of distemper or 
influenza. If the inquirer had given the 
history and symptoms of the outbreak, I 
might have been able to diagnose the 
disease and advise treatment; but I 
could not undertake to advise treatment 
without having a more definite idea of 
the nature of the disease. 
Lump on Heifer’s Jaw. —On my three- 
year-old heifer there is on the upper jaw 
a lump about the size of a hen’s egg. It 
is above the grinders about half way 
between the eye and the nostril. What 
is it and how should it be treated ? 
Canada. t. t. 
Ans. —The lump is probably the result 
of an injury. If not bony, it can most 
readily be carefully dissected out with 
the knife. If bony, paint daily with the 
compound tincture of iodine. 
CAPONS AND CAPONIZING. 
EXPERIENCE OF AN AMATEUR. 
As much is being published in view 
of inducing people to engage in the ca- 
ponizing business, it is well to make 
haste slowly, that disappointment as to 
large profits may not be too great. There 
is method in the advertising of the neces¬ 
sary tools, as the sales give a fine profit 
to the advertiser; but facts from experi¬ 
ence are worth far more than mere 
theory. My son caught the fever last 
s?ason from published recommendations 
and purchased tools, and commenced 
operations when the roosters weighed 
from two to three pounds apiece. We 
made an operating table as recommended 
by the tool maker, and my son having 
read up pretty thoroughly, we began 
business. The first two or three birds 
were treated successfully although clum¬ 
sily until, having gained confidence, the 
operator worked better. Of course there 
were a few casualties, but we castrated 
a few at a time, as time and weather 
permitted until we had 30 capons which 
seemed to be thriving. 
Those who advocate caponizing as an 
industry claim there is very little risk 
in the operation. My son by this time 
thought he was fairly master of the art, 
and having yet about a dozen cockerels 
thought he would finish the job. Some 
of them at this time perhaps would weigh 
four pounds and some not more than 
two. He tried one of the larger kinds, 
which unfortunately bled to death. He 
then operated on one of the smaller ones, 
which died as speedily. This luck con¬ 
tinued until we had four in succession 
for family use and gave up in disgust: 
the worst of it was that we could discover 
no cause for the continuous bad luck. 
My son is now satisfied that there is 
much risk. At present the capons are on 
hand, as we are keeping them to continue 
the experiment irrespective of the profit 
or loss. 
Now as to the results as the case stands 
to-day : The birds have received the best 
treatment to induce growth and develop¬ 
ment. They are a mixture from Wyan- 
dottes, Brahmas and Plymouth Rocks. I 
have weighed none of them, but believe 
them to be no heavier than they would 
have been in their natural condition. 
Indeed, some of the smaller birds have 
grown but very little since the operation, 
and I believe their growth has been 
retarded by it. Soon after going into 
winter-quarters, two or three of the best 
began to develop combs and act as much 
like roosters as though the operation had 
never been performed, and up to this time 
about 10 out of the 30 seem to continue 
to develop as roosters, and the number 
seems all the time increasing, while the 
birds so developing are mainly the best 
and heaviest of the lot. The castration 
was completely performed in all but two 
or three instances, so I cannot account 
for so many that would be called slips. 
Quite a considerable number of the 
others are small, not weighing more than 
four or five pounds. Now my conclusions 
are that I ought to receive the best price 
capons now bring for the lot to pay for 
food and make a profit on the value of 
the roosters in October or November. 
From this experience I would recommend 
those uninitiated who “have capons on 
the brain ” as we have had, to tread 
softly until some of the experts tell us 
how to avoid the breakers upon which 
our bark of profits has been stranded. 
Cayuga County, N. Y. j. m. corwin. 
The raw, Blustering Winds of Winter, 
search out the weaknesses of all who are predis¬ 
posed to Lung Complaints, and In consequence, 
Colds, Coughs, and Bronchial Disorders everywhere 
prevail. Those who have contracted Colds should 
be especially careful, and not Imprudently wait until 
by constant coughing, they so irritate and rack their 
Lungs as to bring on themselves a very serious Pul¬ 
monary Affection. Let them rather treat their 
symptoms rationally, and at once, and by the prompt 
use of Dr. Jayne’s Expectorant, cure their Colds, 
and heal all accompanying Soreness of the Chest.— 
Adv. 
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