1900 
213 
Ailing Animals. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Two Cow Questions. 
1. 1 have a cow that is rathei" loose in her 
bowels; the trouble is not scours, but rather 
a looseness. What can I do to help her? 
2 . A neighbor has a Jersey cow which 
calved two or three weeks ago, but does 
not give any milk. She gives about a tea¬ 
cupful of something like water. Can you 
tell me what is the reason, and what can 1 
do for her to bring her to milk? She has 
hot bran mashes every day. g. l. 
Oswego Co., N. Y. 
1. Give one of the following powders 
in feed twice daily: Sulphate of copper 
and powdered nux vomica, of each four 
ounces; mix and divide into 32 powders. 
After an interval of two weeks, repeat 
the powders, if necessary. 
2. Knead the udder vigorously for 15 
to 20 minutes after each milking. See 
page 150 of The R. N.-Y. for March 3. 
Young Cow Off Feed. 
1 have tried treatment given on page 113 
for about a week, and the cow does not 
seem to improve. Shall I continue to use 
it? The cow is growing poor and has 
dropped from 26 pounds of milk per day to 
16 . Her appetite is very poor, indeed. The 
only possible cause I can think of (and 1 
doubt if that is the cause) I fed her grain too 
quickly after calving. She seemed all 
right every way, and I have never had any 
such trouble before. c. m. g. 
Petersham, Mass. 
The treatment should have been con¬ 
tinued for two or three weeks, if neces¬ 
sary. Then it would have been well to 
omit it for a week or 10 days, and re¬ 
peat it. Continue the beets, apples, po¬ 
tatoes, bran and oat meal in moderate 
quantity; anything to tempt her appe¬ 
tite and keep the bowels open. If there 
is no organic trouble, she ought to im¬ 
prove after a few weeks. 
Retention of Afterbirth in a Cow. 
One of our cows calved in January, re¬ 
taining the afterbirth for a week or more. 
She came to her milk all right, looks well, 
and seems to be doing well, but is in heal 
every day and has been since the first 
week. We have not let her have service. 
Is there anything we can do for her? 
Tariffville, Conn. i- b. b. 
The afterbirth should have been re¬ 
moved 24 to 48 hours after calving, in¬ 
stead of allowing it to rot away. The 
long retention has probably caused 
chronic inflammation of the womb, 
whidh may be the cause of the cow 
being continually 'in heat. Inject and 
wash out the womb daily with a gallon 
of blood-warm water, to which has been 
added two tablespoonfuls creolin or 
chloro-naptholeum. Continue until the 
vaginal discharge ceases. Do not allow 
the cow to take the bull until after fully 
recovered and she comes in heat regu¬ 
larly about every three weeks. 
Eversion of the Womb in a Cow. 
What treatment is best for a cow that 
has just cast her weathers? One of our 
neighbors just lost a valuable cow from 
this trouble. They put me weathers back 
and put in a number of stitches. She ate 
and drank, but continued to strain, and 
after five or six days died. What is the 
cause, and what is the best method of 
treatment afterward? J. e. d. 
Hamburg, N. Y. 
Eversion of the womb, more popular¬ 
ly known as “casting the weathers,’’ is 
due, or rather possible, in a relaxed or 
flabby condition of the system, when the 
womb fails to contract after calving. 
After the womb has been returned it is 
best retained by a rope truss instead of 
stitches. The straining should be check¬ 
ed by giving two-ounce doses of lauda¬ 
num, or of chloral hydrate, and repeat¬ 
ing every three or four hours until re¬ 
lieved. A raised platform should be 
placed under the hind feet, so as to ele¬ 
vate the hips four or five inches, and 
cause the abdominal organs to gravitate 
forward, and lessen the pressure upon 
the womb. This cow probably died of 
inflammation of the womb. She could 
very likely have been saved had a com¬ 
petent veterinarian been called at the 
outset. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER; 
Coarse Cornstalks. 
Recently the Hope Farm man said 
something about the difficulty of feeding 
fodder, or stover, in the barn. The un¬ 
pleasant work is getting rid of the stalk 
waste. We are feeding now to lambs, 
cows and horses, 4% shocks daily, 
shocks of 196 hills each. When bundled, 
there are about eight bundles to the 
shock. It is mainly fed in racks and 
fodder boxes. It 'is our aim to work the 
coarse waste into manure as quickly as 
possible, and the strongest factor in 
the horse and cow lot, in doing this, is 
the brood sow or sows. The Hope Farm 
man hit the plan, when he turned the 
shotes into the feed lot. The exercise 
they take will save a large per cent of 
feed, and there they almost pay their 
way in fining up the coarse stuff into 
manure. We induce our brood sows to 
work by scattering shelled corn about 
the racks in the cornstalks. Another 
object, they chew every grain they hunt 
for in this way, whereas, if the corn was 
fed without shelling, they would eat too 
rapidly and not chew the grains, voiding 
them whole, which is soon followed by 
the filthy habit of working over their 
own manure. 
We are now taking manure from our 
feed lot, that is sufficiently broken and 
fined to be easily scattered on clover 
sod. This is taken out near the en¬ 
trances, where it is fined the most by 
tramping. Taking this out will give 
room to start turning the coarser re¬ 
maining part. As this is forked over, 
shelled corn will be scattered through it, 
as an inducement to have the sows 
work it over. By the time they have 
finished their work, it will be in good 
shape to haul out and scatter. The aim 
is to get all out we can during the 
Spring and early Summer, to save all 
lot waste possible, by leaching, etc; also 
to lessen the amount to be hauled after 
harvest, before thrashing, as the straw 
must go into the barn lot. We cannot 
put the sows to work in the fodder lot 
of the lambs, till after the lambs go to 
market. 
Last Fall the problem was to get the 
lambs to eat the fodder, after the most 
economical plan, and we thought for a 
time that the best way would be to buy 
a power cutter, but we gave up this plan 
at the time, and have since concluded 
that they prefer the fodder fresh and 
bright, fed in racks or other clean place. 
We are very doubtful about the advisa¬ 
bility of feeding shredded fodder to 
them. A neighbor who uses shredded 
fodder, thinks they do not eat it as 
readily as they do without shredding. 
So far with us, the pig, large and small, 
is the cheapest power—or force—to re¬ 
duce cornstalks to manure in a short 
time, and in a satisfactory manner. 
JOHN M. JAMISON. 
1 have been using Jayne s Expectorant for the 
past THIRTY YEARS. During that time I have 
cured myself as well as the members of my family, 
of some very severe Colds. I consider it the very 
best and safest remedy made for the relief of alj 
pulmonary troubles.—P. M. GREEN, Culbertson, 
Neb., October 17,1895. 
Easy to take and effectual, Jayne's Painless Sana 
tlve Pills.— Adv. 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
always the best. 
TUB S1IAUPI.KS CO. P. «. SIUHPLK3, 
Chicago, III. West (’Hester l*iu 
SPRAYING FRUIT TREKS. 
The question of spraying fruit trees to prevent 
the depredations of.Insect pests and fungous dis¬ 
eases is no longer an experiment but a necessity. 
Our readers will do well to write Wm. Btahl, 
Quincy, Ill., and get his catalogue describing 
21 styles of Spraying Outfits and full treatise 
on spraying the different fruit and vegetable 
crops, which contains much valuable informa¬ 
tion, and may be had for the asking. 
1900 “ALPHA-BABY 
CREAM SEPARATORS 
Great as has been the previous superiority of the “Alpha” 
De Laval machines to other separators, the 20TH 
CENTURY “Alpha” developments place them still 
further above the possibilities of attempted competition 
from anything else in the shape of a cream separator. 
NEW STYLES, CAPACITIES AND PRICES. 
Old Style “Hollow-Bowl” Baby No. 
1, 150 
lbs., 
$50.00 
Old Style “Strap” Humming-Bird, 
- 175 
lbs., 
50.00 
Improved “Crank” Humming-Bird, 
- 225 
lbs., 
65.00 
Improved Iron-Stool Baby No. 1, - 
- 825 
lbs., 
100 00 
Improved Iron-Stool Baby No. 2, 
- 450 
lbs., 
125.00 
Improved High-Frame Baby No. 2, 
- 450 
lbs., 
125.00 
Improved High-Frame Baby No. 3, 
- 850 
lbs., 
200.00 
Improved Dairy Steam-Turbine, 
- 850 
lbs., 
225.00 
Send for “ 20th Century 99 catalogue . 
The De Laval Separator Co. 
General Offices: 
74 CORTLANDT STREET, 
NEW YORK. 
Randolph & Canal Sts., 
Chicago. 
1102 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia. 
103 & 105 Mission St 
San Francisco. 
327 Commissioners St 
Montreal. 
COMPETITORS HAVE FRANKLY ADMITTED THAT 
The Improved U. S. Separators 
ARE THE BEST SKIMMERS ON THE MARKET. 
FIG. I 
FIG.3 
We illustrate herewith our new corrugated bowl, which is 
giving such perfect satisfaction, and which does not require hot 
water to flush. A small quantity of skimmilk does the work thor¬ 
oughly—more so than competitors that have central tubes and a 
multiplicity of discs for the cream to stick to, as the U. S. lias 
neither. Competitors, in their efforts to find something to check 
the 
Victorious Progress of the United States, 
have tried to make a big bugbear of using hot water to flush the 
FiG.sTgf bowl, but now this, their last criticism, is overcome, and they are 
at loss to know what to harp on to prejudice purchasers against 
the Improved U. S. and reduce the constantly increasing sales. 
Write for our 1900 or “New Century’’ catalogue giving full 
particulars. 
VERMONT FARM MACHINE CO., Bellows Falls, Vt. 
I Honestly, Now, 
don’t you need a separator which 
extracts 999 - 10^0 °f the butter fat, 
which a child can run, which de¬ 
livers the cream in perfect shape for 
churning, and which is of perfect 
material and workmanship. The 
Empire 
Cream 
Separator 
has all these 
points of excel¬ 
lence. 
Don’t fail to write for 
freo illustrated cata¬ 
logue, if you want most 
butter for least work. 
U. S. BUTTER EXTRACTOR CO., 
212High Street, Newark, N. J. 
the imperial bit 
Positively cures tongue lolling and will 
prevent side pulling or driving on one rein. 
With this bit the most vicious and 
unmanageable horse can be driven 
j,y a lady. The construction 
[ s such that the driver has 10U 
, ‘ per cent more leverage than 
with any other bit. Samples 
sent postpaid upon receipt 
of price. In X C plate or Im¬ 
itation rubber, $1. In Fine 
Nickel Plate *2. 
Imperial Bit and Snap Co., 400 Wls. St., ltaclue, Wis. 
Meat smoked in a few hours with 
aRAUSERS’ liquid extract of smoke. 
Made from hiokory wood. Cheaper, cleaner, 
sweeter, and surer than the old way. Send for 
circular. 1C. klMl sKli A ltuu., Milton, Pa. 
Howto Build, Operate,Repair 
Valuable and Interesting Points 
on Seed and Feed. 
AMERICAN SILO-SEED CO., 
Buffalo, N Y 
Pit taros, Door Frames, Doors, 
Hoops and Hoop Lags. 
WILLIAMS MFG. CO. 
KALAMA700. MICH. 
H Yah lAISek t0 know how to raise CALVES 
IQU VVISn cheaply and successfully with¬ 
out milk, write to J. W- BARWULL, Waukegan Ill 
New Feed Grinder. 
Hall Bearings. Perfect in Construction. 
Easy Running. Grinds Fast and Fine. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. 
Special Introductory price for first one In 
each neighborhood. 
SUNDRIES MFG. CO.,South Bend,lnd. 
Newton’s fJOW TTE 
Improved ** 1 l rj 
Holds them firmly, draws 
them forward when lying 
down, pushes back when 
standing, gives freedom 
of head, keeps them clean 
E.C. NEWTON CO. 
Batavia, Ill. Catalogue Fre* 
Newton’s Heave. Cough, 
Distemper and Indiges¬ 
tion Cure, Wind, Throat 
and Stomach Troubles. 
Send for dealers and 
users’ letters. $1 per can. 
Express allowed. 
Newton Horse Remedy Co., (Y.j, Toledo, O. 
LUMP JAW 
Easily and thoroughly cured 
New, common-sense method. 1 
not eiqiensive. No care, bo , 
p»y. FILER. A practical. Ill , 
ust rated treatise on the abso¬ 
lute cure of Lump Jaw, free to 1 
readers of thispaper. I 
Fleming Hroo., chemists, 1 
Palo. Stock I anU, CUcag., IIL . 
