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Live  Stock  Feeding  Problems 
some  instances  her  teats  are  badly  lacer¬ 
ated.  I  am  unable  to  tell  whether  this 
is  being  done  by  just  one  or  more  pigs, 
as  the  sow  gets  almost  frantic  when  the 
pigs  nurse,  and  when  penned  up  will  drop 
on  her  belly  for  relief.  The  pigs  seem 
starved,  their  feet  are  badly  trampled 
by  the  sow.  and  have  made  but  little 
growth.  This  sow  farrowed  her  first  lit¬ 
ter  last  March  which  made  excellent 
growth.  The  sow  is  in  excellent  order 
and  is  well  fed,  and  has  every  appearance 
of  being  a  good  stickler,  0,  B.  D. 
At  once  nip  off  the  sharp  teeth  with 
pinchers  being  Careful  not  to  lacerate  the 
gums.  Bathe  the  udder  with  hot  water 
two  or  tlire  times  a  day  and  after  wiping 
dry  apply  freely  to  sores  a  mixture  of 
one  part  of  compound  tincture  of  benzoin 
and  seven  parts  glycerine.  Provide  tbe 
pigs  with  a  creep  so  that  they  may  be 
able  to  get  out  of  the  way  of  the  sow. 
Feed  them  milk  and  meal.  A.  s.  A. 
Horse  Feeding  and  Ailments 
1,  What  is  the  best  combination  feeds 
that  you  know  of  for  draught  horses? 
What  is  a  practical  remedy  for  horse 
colic,  lameuess,  collar  galls  and 
scratches?  H.  K.  S. 
Pennsylvania. 
Whole  oats,  wheat  bran,  ear  corn  and 
mixed  clover  hay  cannot  be  surpassed  as 
feeds  for  draft  horses.  We  cannot  pre¬ 
scribe  treatment  unless  a  description  of 
the  symptoms  is  given.  As  you  live  in  a 
large  city  a  trained  veterinarian  should 
he  employed  to  treat  colic*  and  lameness. 
Collar  galls  will  not  occur  if  you  use 
properly  fitted  collars;  keep  them  clean 
and  properly  adjust  the  traces  (tugs)  on 
1  lie  harness.  ‘‘Scratches”  comes  from 
washing  the  legs  and  not  perfectly  drying 
them  afterward.  Avoid  the  cause.  Use 
simple  sulphur  ointment  daily  on  the  af¬ 
fected  parts.  A.  s.  A. 
The  time  and  trouble  it.  taken  to  mix  whitewash 
keeps  many  burns  dirty,  (l.-ikand  gloomy.  You 
ran  make  yours  snow-whito  and.  without  extra 
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the  germs  of  discs  es  that  affect  livestock,  from 
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Garget 
I  have  an  obi  e<»w  mixed  Holstein  and 
Durham,  with  calf  six  months  old.  She 
Was  siek  for  one  week  and  lost  her  milk, 
but  we  kept  on  milking,  milk  yellow  and 
unfit  for  use.  She  had  two  big  hard 
lumps  in  the  udder,  one  in  front  and  one 
in  the  back.  Now  her  milk  is  back  again, 
blit  not  as  much  as  before,  and  the  two 
hard  lumps  are  there  yet.  Oirr  neighbor 
said  that  the  cow  had  garget.  Are  there 
any  remedies?  s.  N. 
Florida. 
The  cow  has  had  a  bad  attack  of  gar¬ 
get  and  being  old  is  not  worth  retaining 
for  dairying.  The  tumors  in  the  udder 
cannot  be  removed  and  the  trouble  will 
be  likely  to  return  any  time  and  especial¬ 
ly  at  another  calving.  We  should  there¬ 
fore  advise  you  to  dry  olf  milk  secretion 
and  fatten  the  cow  for  the  butcher.  Be¬ 
fore  doing  so  it  would  be  well  to  apply 
the  tuberculin  test  as  tuberculosis  some¬ 
times  is  present  in  such  oases. 
A.  S.  A. 
Rye  for  Pigs 
Would  you  give  a  ration  for  young 
pigs  just  weaned?  T  have  on  baud  about 
700  lbs.  of  ground  rye,  and  some  butter¬ 
milk  and  slcim-milk  I  would  like  to  fatten 
them.  Could  I  mix  the  skim-milk 
with  the  buttermilk?  V.  R. 
New  York. 
Bye  is  an  expensive  feed  for  pigs,  but 
if  you  wish  to  use  it  up  mix  it  with  about 
equal  parts  eornmeal  and  feed  in  slop 
with  buttermilk  and  skim-milk  which  you 
state  you  have  on  hand  H.  F.  j. 
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Shrink  in  Milk 
I  am  having  a  lot  of  trouble  with  my 
cows.  They  seem  to  be  shrinking  in  their 
milk.  I  feed  clover  hay  twice  a  day  and 
grain,  and  they  are  out  to  pasture  be¬ 
sides.  My  last  grain  ration  was  200  lbs. 
union  grains,  100  lbs.  gluten,  100  11s. 
hominy  feed,  100  lbs.  bran.  I  feed  four 
quarts  twice  a  day  with  clover  hay. 
New  York.  B.  A.  F. 
This  is  the  time  of  year  when  Spring 
and  Summer  milch  cows  are  apt  to  dry 
off  rapidly.  The  pastures  get  short  and 
when  there  is  no  silage  the  change  of  feed 
even  though  there  may  bo  enough  of  it, 
may  cause  a  drop.  Your  cows  should  be 
on  practically  their  Winter  ration  now. 
Feed  them  what  clover  hay  they  will  Ohio  ~  Tr  v  n 
clean  op  and  a  pound  of  grain  to  about  ‘  * 
3V&  pounds  of  milk  from  the  mixture  yon  1.  Mix  in  the  feed  night  and  morning 
mention.  This  mixture  seems  to  be  all  for  a  week  one  tablespoonful  of  a  mixture 
right  to  feed  with  clover  hay.  H.  F.  .t.  of  equal  quantities,  by  weight,  of  salt, 
sulphur  and  dried  sulphate  of  iron,  then 
-  skip  10  days  and  repeat  the  treatment. 
•  4  The  medicine  kills  the  worms  so  that 
A  Nebraska  Dairy  Ration  they  are  digested  and  do  not  appear  in 
Ilow  may  I  get.  bust  results  feeding  a  mMmuc* 
grade  Holstein,  1100  lbs.  giving  about  40  2.  Contagious  abortion  is  present  and 
lbs.  of  milk  a  dav?  I  have  wild  prairie  prevents  conception.  As  there  is  no 
hav  $13,  and  Alfalfa  hav.  $13.  I  can  specific  remedy  and  only  two  cows  are 
get  bran,  $22  ;  shorts,  $31 ;  eornmeal,  affected  we  should  advise  you  to  sell  them 
$32;  oil  meal  $12;  whole  ground  oats,  to  the  butcher.  Then  cleanse,  disinfect 
$32.  L.  n.  c.  and  whitewash  the  stable.  A.  s.  A. 
Nebraska. 
Since  you  have  no  succulence  of  any 
kind  to  feed,  it  would  be  desirable  to  feed 
some  dried  beet  pulp  if  you  could  buy  it 
right.  I  have  figured  a  balanced  ration 
from  the  list  of  feeds  given,  however.  It 
is  as  follows :  15  lbs.  Alfalfa  hay.  and  $ 
lbs.  prairie  hay  daily,  and  a  lb.  of  gram 
to  4  lbs.  of  milk  from  the  following  mix¬ 
ture;  400  lbs.  eornmeal,  300  lbs.  bran, 
200  lbs.  shorts,  300  lbs.  oil  meal,  1  per 
cent  salt.  The  oil  meal,  while  expensive, 
should  help  materially  in  a  ration  of  this 
nature.  H.  F.  j. 
THAT'S  GUARANTEED 
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I  have  a  four-year-old  Hereford  cow 
that  did  not  do  well  last  winter.  She 
was  lousy  for  one  thing  before  I  found 
it  out.  She  was  thin  when  we  turned 
her  out  to  pasture.  She  was  nursing 
a  calf,  and  of  course  that  took  the  flesh 
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On  general  principles  you  should  have 
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ITow  would  it  do  to  feed  buckwheat 
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While  extensively  raised  in  my  section, 
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Grain  Mixture  Half  Gluten 
What  can  I  mix  with  corn  gluten  meal 
to  make  a  balanced  ration  for  Winter 
feeding  with  silage  and  clover  hay,  and 
have  tbe  mixture  at  least  one-half  gluten? 
My  reason  for  wishing  to  use  one-half 
gluten  is  that  I  have  a  quantity  of  gluten 
on  hand,  which  I  bought  early  at  a  low 
figure.  h.  I. 
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A  grain  ration  which  is  composed  of 
one-half  gluten  meal  would  be  rather 
heavy  and  unpalatable,  and  should  be  fed 
carefully  and  results  watched  closely. 
Figured  on  the  basis  of  a  1000-lb  cow 
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tion  could  be  balanced  as  follow*:  30 
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a  pound  of  grain  to  4  lbs.  of  milk  fr*un 
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tion,  still  using  considerable  gluten  meal 
would  be  two  parts  gluten  meal,  two 
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Lacerated  Teats 
I  have  a  brood  sow  which  farrowed  a 
litter  of  pigs  about  two  weeks  ago,  and 
since  their  birth  they  have  been  inclined 
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