1899 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
587 
Ailing Animals. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBOKNF.. 
Beef the Non-Breeder. 
A two-year-old heifer, Short-horn-Jersey 
cross, with a decided beef tendency, failed 
to breed last Fall. I am thinking some 
of fattening her. What is The R. N.-Y's. 
opinion in the matter? r. c. 
Kentucky. 
Under the circumstances, I would ad¬ 
vise fattening the heifer for beef. Even 
though she should eventually breed, it is 
doubtful whether she would pay the ex¬ 
pense of keeping her over. 
Cow Leaks Her Milk. 
My cow leaks milk from one teat. I can¬ 
not get a full stream by milking, yet it 
leaks a small stream all the time. Can 
you suggest some way to make it give a 
good stream, or to stop it entirely, and pre¬ 
vent waste? The cow's udder seems to be 
in healthy condition. h. s. f. 
New York. 
It is a simple operation to open the 
end of the teat with a teat slitter, so that 
it will give a good stream in milking; 
but it sometimes results in a tendency to 
leak the milk, and in this case, might in¬ 
crease rather than diminish the leaking. 
It is often a difficult matter to prevent 
the leaking of the milk. Still, it might 
be possible to operate upon the teat, 
preferably when the cow is dry, so as to 
stop the leak. If you try the operation, 
employ a competent veterinary surgeon. 
Chronic Bronchitis in a Colt. 
1 have a colt, one year old last Fall, that 
when a few weeks old, caught a cold which 
developed Into what I suppose to be ca¬ 
tarrh. Its breathing for the past year 
has been heavy with a rattling or snort¬ 
ing noise. There is a slight discharge from 
both nostrils. I have given sulphate of 
iron, nux vomica and iodide of potassium, 
but it does not appear to make any decided 
change. farmer. 
Indiana. 
I suspect that the colt is suffering from 
chronic bronchitis. Steam the nostrils 
night and nerning by holding the head 
over a bucket of boiling water, to which 
lias been added a few drops each of car¬ 
bolic acid and ammonia. Try the vapor 
first yourself to make sure that the am¬ 
monia will not strangle the colt, then 
steam for 15 or 20 minutes, adding fresh 
boiling water as the water cools. Give 
the colt one of the following powders in 
bis feed twice daily: Sulphate of copper 
and powdered nux vomica, of each two 
ounces; arsenic, 60 grains; mix, and di¬ 
vide into 48 powders. 
Ophthalmia in Cattle. 
Is ophthalmia in cattle contagious to 
horses running in the same pasture? The 
veterinary recommended a lly blister to be 
placed below the eyes of the cattle. Is 
that the best remedy? Should the well 
stock be isolated from the rest? How may 
the stable be disinfected? J. M. 
New York. 
While ophthalmia is frequently epi¬ 
demic or contagious in cattle, I never 
knew of an instance where it was trans¬ 
mitted from cattle to horses. If only a 
portion of the herd were affected, it 
would be well to separate the unaffected 
from the diseased. The fly blister, as 
advised, is often employed to advantage 
in such cases. In addition, it would 
have been well to give each animal a 
dose of salts, followed by half-ounce 
doses of nitrate of potash two or three 
times daily. During the day, the affect¬ 
ed cattle should be kept in a darkened 
stable, or otherwise protected from the 
sunlight. As a wash for the eye, dis- 
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New York. 
solve a dram (teaspoonful) of carbolic 
acid or a half ounce of boracic acid in a 
pint of boiling water. Apply three or 
four times daily, or whenever conveni¬ 
ent. If cloudiness or ulceration of the 
cornea should result, touch the surface 
daily with a small camel’s-hair brush or 
soft feather dipped in a solution of three 
grains nitrate of silver in an ounce (two 
tablespoonfuls) of soft water. This 
wash should be kept in the dark and 
renewed every few days. The stable 
can be disinfected by whitewashing or 
by scrubbing out with a solution of one- 
half pint concentrated commercial sul¬ 
phuric acid in each 10 gallons of water. 
Use only a wooden pail or bucket for 
this work. 
Serous Cyst on Cow's Knee. 
My Jersey cow has a bunch on the front 
knee as large as my two fists, which I have 
been advised to open, but have been afraid 
to do so. It is soft and full, but does not 
seem to hurt the animal. I have kept her 
up, and cut fodder, until now, and the hair 
has worn nearly off from kneeling on the 
stable floor. The bunch has been growing 
four or five years. How shall I open and 
what treatment give afterwards? m. l. m. 
New York. 
The cyst may be freely opened near its 
lower border, and syringed out twice 
daily with any antiseptic wash. The 
compound solution of iodine diluted with 
equal parts of water, forms an excellent 
wash to inject, after first washing out 
with water. The only danger in open¬ 
ing the cyst is in the formation of a 
troublesome sore. When opened, such 
sores often heal slowly. Before opening 
the cyst, I would advise trying to reduce 
it by injections of iodine. Puncture the 
swelling near its lower border with a 
small trocar and cannula, and draw off 
the liquid contents. Then inject one- 
half ounce compound tincture of iodine 
diluted in an equal quantity of distilled 
or boiled water. Repeat about once a 
week. It would, also, be well to paint 
the surface of the cyst with the undi¬ 
luted compound solution of iodine. 
Enormous prices for eggs are reported 
from the Klondike, but they become in¬ 
significant when compared witli the value 
of eggs of the Great auk, of which less 
than 100 are known to be in existence. One 
of these was recently sold in London for 
160 guineas (about $800). Kggs at $0,000 a 
dozen are a luxury. 
Dairymen and butter dealers in Philadel¬ 
phia have appointed a committee to go to 
Harrisburg and urge upon Governor Stone 
the necessity of requiring a rigorous en¬ 
forcement of the Fure-food law throughout 
the State. The Pure Butter Association is 
trying to induce the Retail Grocers’ Asso¬ 
ciation of Philadelphia to co-operate in the 
fight against oleo. 
Jas. L. Henderson & Scn, Washington, 
Pa., write us that they have just imported 
a fine lot of Dorset sheep. Some of them 
are of very large size, one 6% months ram 
weighing 165 pounds, yearling rams 245, and 
yearling ewes 230 pounds. The flock con¬ 
sisted of 109 animats. Mr. Henderson says 
that it is hard to buy first-class Dorsets on 
the other side. There is a good-sized boom 
in this breed of sheep, and first-class speci¬ 
mens are wanted at home so badly that a 
price almost prohibitive is put on them. 
The Dorsets are going to all parts of this 
country and doing well wherever they go. 
Cream Separators. 
De Laval “ Alpha " and “ Baby ” Separators. 
First—Best—Cheapest. All Styles—Sites 
Prices, $50 to $800. 
Save 110 per cow per year. Send for Catalogue. 
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should see that a guaranteed analysis 
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Every bag shipped by the American Cotton Oil Com¬ 
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Nitrogen. 7.00 “ 
Protein.. 43.00 “ 
Crude Fat and Oil. . 9.00 “ 
Send your address for free information about 
cotton-seed meal. 
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NewYork State Fair, 
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September 4 to 9, 1899. 
$25,000 in Premiums 
New Buildings, New Water Plant. 
Great Attractions. 
Premium lists now ready. Apply to 
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Special Railroad Facilities. Redueed Rates, and all 
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