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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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Ailing Animals. 
Fatty Tumor. 
My three-year-old mare ’hurt her shoulder 
a little with the collar. It was not open, 
but only raised a little. For about 10 days 
there has been a lump about IV 2 inch high 
and three or more in diameter. It does not 
seem to hurt her at all. For a time it dis¬ 
appeared when she worked, returning in 
the night. It seemed to be a lump under 
the skin moving about when pressed, but 
now it appears to be fast. What can I 
do for it? f. w. 
Yerdierville, Ya. 
You have a job for the veterinary, 
and very simple, too. It will have to be 
dissected out. Tumors of this character 
are very easy to handle. The knife is 
the only remedy. 
Abnormal Appetite in Animals. 
Can you give me a cure or preventive 
for “sanding” in horses or mules? They 
eat sand when they can get at it and it 
seems to produce large stomachs and short¬ 
ness of breath. I am told that the inside 
of the stomach is lined with sand that w T ill 
not pass. Some say give t’hree pints of 
raw linseed oil; others give a pint of coal 
oil; this seems rather a dose to me. They 
have rock salt constantly before them. 
Miami, Fla. w. w. 
The reason that your horses and mules 
eat sand is because of a lack of some 
mineral matter that the system requires. 
Not being familiar with your ration of 
feeding I am unable to prescribe for 
your animals. If they persist in eating 
sand you would better shut them away 
from the sandy soil if you can. 
Cough from Distemper. 
I have a very valuable mare that some 
time ago had distemper and has had a 
cough at times ever since. Sometimes she 
seems entirely over it and then if I drive 
her and get her warm she will cough. Can 
you suggest a remedy for this? l. w. c. 
Newark, N. Y. 
You probably have a little irritation 
of the bronchial tube or the larynx, and 
with good care and treatment I see noth¬ 
ing to prevent you getting a good re¬ 
covery if taken in time; if neglected, it 
may terminate in roaring chronic bron¬ 
chitis, broken wind, and often heaves. 
Blister the throat well with the follow¬ 
ing: Aqua ammonia, raw linseed oil and 
turpentine, equal parts. Apply this 
twice a day until a good blister in 
formed. Skip for two weeks; then re¬ 
peat. Give internally two drams of 
chlorate of potash twice a day in a bran 
mash. 
Lump Jaw in Cattle. 
What is the cause of lump jaw in a cow 
or a yearling heifer? What will be the re¬ 
sult if left to run without treatment? 
What can be done to remove it? 
Wolcott, N.Y. g. w. H. 
Actinomycosis, or lump jaw, is a hard 
tumor peculiar to cattle, which grows on 
the lower jaw, sometimes on the upper. 
It is classed as a malignant parasitic tu¬ 
mor, caused by the presence of a vegeta¬ 
ble parasite or fungus. This disease is 
thought by some to be caused by an in¬ 
jury. This forms usually on the outside 
of the jawbone at first, but healthy nu¬ 
trition is soon destroyed and the bone 
becomes diseased, sometimes loosening 
the teeth, which interferes with masti¬ 
cation, and the animal pines away and 
dies from starvation. In cutting into 
the tumor it is gristly and full of cavi¬ 
ties filled with yellowish red fluid. If 
the animal rubs the skin off the tumor, 
which they sometimes do, it becomes an 
angry sore, with a little bloody matter 
oozing from it. Give one dram of iodide 
of potassium morning and evening for 
three weeks. Rub the lump once a day 
with biniodide of mercury, one dram; 
lard, one ounce. Continue this for sev¬ 
eral months, when the tumor will grad¬ 
ually disappear. When the tumor has be¬ 
come sore and matter is oozing from it, 
little can be done. A few cases can be 
helped by rubbing on a little bichloride 
of mercury every third day, using no 
more at a time than would lie on a 10- 
cent piece. This will act as a caustic 
and eat out the heart of the tumor. 
TO PREVENT SOURING OF CREAM 
Can you tell me what is the trouble with 
my cream? The top seems almost leathery 
after it has been removed and has stood 
in a bowl over night, and underneath 
seems loppered. It is, however, perfectly 
sweet. The cow is due to calve in April, 
but usually goes dry in December. a. 
This trouble is not uncommon in milk. 
The cause has been traced to a specific 
germ, which is very active, developing 
so rapidly that lactic acid germs cannot 
grow, hence while the milk appears sour 
it is perfectly sweet. I have seen this 
germ so far advanced that a can of milk 
would have almost the consistency of 
liver. Steam or boiling water are the 
effective agents for its destruction. 
Small tools such as are used in the case 
at hand can be put into some large tank 
or stove boiler and boiled in water for 
15 minutes, which will kill the germs. 
The cow’s udder should be washed and 
wiped before each milking. If conveni¬ 
ent set the milk in another room for a 
few days and whitewash the walls. Prob¬ 
ably in nine cases out of ten the germ 
finds lodgment in the seams of the tin¬ 
ware, or in the strainer. Another fruit¬ 
ful source of germ trouble is the forma¬ 
tion of small holes from the inside of 
the can or pail into a hollow space 
formed by using tin or iron for strength¬ 
ening, like the bottom of the ‘’iron-clad” 
cans or pails. The putrid stuff herein 
formed works back into the dish when 
hot water is applied and of course re¬ 
mains there. A drop will contaminate 
a canful of milk. It may not be out of 
place to repeat a few simple principles 
that underlie pure milk. They do not 
fail. Cases are rare that cows give bad 
milk if fed the usual foods. Warm milk 
is au ideal medium for the development 
of germ life at the normal temperature 
and down to 70 degrees. The germs that 
do mischief are ever present, hence milk 
should be taken away from the stable 
and cooled to 60 degrees or under at 
once. If the germs get in, a low tem¬ 
perature retards their growth, and their 
effect is not noticed. Always use steam 
or boiling water in daily cleansing. In 
case of severe trouble boil the tools, etc., 
for several minutes. ir. e. cook. 
Keeping Shredded Fodder. 
Shredded fodder can be placed in the 
mow an indefinite length of time if 
properly dried before storing in barn or 
under a shed. I have used shredded fod¬ 
der for years with almost no loss what¬ 
ever. Several years ago, when shred¬ 
ding was new in the West, many people 
placed it in the barn when too wet or 
moist, and it molded and made unsatis¬ 
factory feed. When cured in the shock 
in proper condition with no rain water 
attached, or snow, it will keep with no 
trouble without the aid of salt or any¬ 
thing else. I recommend that the corn 
be shredded when not too dry and brit¬ 
tle, however, otherwise there will be 
some loss of leaf in handling the shocks 
up to the machine. Of course, corn right 
from the stalkfields not shocked can be 
shredded also, but shocked corn is best 
in quality. Shredders are made that 
have no huskers attached, while others 
contain huskers. Either will be found 
quite satisfactory. After one has used 
shredded fodder and given it a fair trial 
he will not be likely to feed whole stalks 
again. c. s. plumb. 
Feeding Cabbage to Cows. 
Our experience in feeding cabbage to 
mi.’th cows is somewhat limited, having 
given it but one trial, but would not 
hesitate to feed them if they could be 
obtained. A few years ago a boom in 
cabbages was started here among the 
farmers by certain parties furnishing 
seed gratis, and promising a ready mar¬ 
ket for all cabbages delivered at rail¬ 
road station in the Fall. The cabbage 
was a coarse mammoth variety to be 
used in making sauerkraut. Many a res 
were set, and it being a favorable season 
a huge crop was the result. The prom¬ 
ised market failed, and many began 
feeding their crop to the cows. When 
the first early soft snow came many tons 
were still in the fields and could be 
bought “for a song.” Father and I paid 
$1 per two-horse load, all we could draw. 
Taking tobacco shears we cut the 
stumps close to the ground and pitched 
the cabbages with forks into the rack we 
had for drawing them. They were piled 
up in the barn and fed to the cows im¬ 
mediately. After milking in the morn¬ 
ing each cow was fed three or four en¬ 
tire cabbages, just as they were cut. 
They ate them greedily, and we never 
fed anything that made so marked an 
increase in the flow of milk. We could 
discover no ill effect on the milk, in 
taste or smell, but never deviated from 
feeding immediately after milking in the 
morning. h. s. weight. 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. 
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