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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October 8 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KIRBORNK. 
Foul-in-the-Foot in Cattle. 
What can be done for the disease known as 
foul-in-the-foot ? X have several animals that are 
very lame, and their feet very badly swollen and 
inflamed. B. B. 
First pare away all dead or detached 
diseased horn. Then bathe with a wash 
made by dissolving 1 one ounce each sul¬ 
phate of zinc and carbolic acid in two 
quarts of water. When dry, apply a tar 
dressing and cover with a bandage. If 
the inflammation is very severe, a bran 
or flaxseed poultice, over which some of 
the above wash is sprinkled, should be 
applied, and renewed daily until the in¬ 
flammation is reduced. Then treat with 
the wash and tar dressing. Unless the 
bowels are already quite loose, give one 
to two ounces Glauber salts daily. 
Sheep with Sore or Malignant Growths in 
Mouth. 
I have a small flock of sheep. One had a sore 
mouth, with a large lump on it. In three days it 
died, and now three more are the same way. The 
lumps are like warts, grow very fast, and the 
sheep licks them all the time. No one knows 
what is the matter with them. I think they are 
poisoned with something. There is some St. 
Johnswort in the field. Will it poison sheep ? 
What was the matter with them ? Is there any¬ 
thing that will poison a sheep’s mouth and make 
it break out in large sore lumps? t. l. b. 
Delaware. 
I am unable to form an opinion as to 
the Dature of the growths from your 
description. Young sheep commonly 
suffer from an eruption or ulceration of 
the mouth known as aphtha or thrush- 
in-the-mouth which may become malig¬ 
nant or even contagious, but it is not at¬ 
tended with such growths or tumors as 
you describe. St. Johnswort is known 
to cause soreness of the mouth, and 
irritation of the skin of other portions 
of the body of sheep, and if eaten in too 
large quantities, to produce fatal inflam¬ 
mation of the bowels. The buttercups 
or crowfoots, so common in low pastures, 
are, also, poisonous to sheep. For the 
sore mouth, I would advise a wash of 
strong alum or borax water, or a diluted 
tincture of myrrh. 
Anasarca in Calves. 
My high-grade Jersey dropped a heifer calf 90 
days ago. When two weeks old, one of the calf’s 
hips swelled without apparent cause; in a few 
days, the calf commenced to bleed in different 
places of the epidermis, both body and legs. I 
drenched with salts and ginger, and bathed and 
washed the calf, and applied a liniment. The 
bleediDg would stop, but in 10 days, would begin 
again. Two weeks ago, I thought it was over 
the trouble, but one night, both hind legs above 
the hock swelled, and it bled badly again, dying 
a few days since. I have a second calf three 
weeks old affected in the same way. All our 
physicians here are at sea in regard to the matter. 
Rouisiana. M - T - 
I am of tlie opinion that the condition 
described is due to a weakened condition 
of the general system, a form of anasarca. 
1 would advise giving small repeated 
doses of linseed or castor oil, instead of 
the salts, to regulate the bowels. Then 
give 10 grains quinine with 30 drops of 
the tincture chloride of iron, diluted in 
a half teacupful of water, to be repeated 
three or four times daily. One-half-tea- 
spoonful doses of chlorate of potash 
should be given night and morning, either 
in the feed or in solution. If the calf be¬ 
come weak, give a tablespoonful or two 
of whisky several times daily. Teaspoon¬ 
ful doses of oil of turpentine shaken up 
in oil or milk might be given to advant¬ 
age two or three times daily. Oatmeal 
gruel, boiled flaxseed or eggs should be 
added to the milk to sustain the strength 
of the patient. 
Colic in Horses; Hoven or Grass Staggers in 
Sheep. 
Nearly every year I lose more or less sheep 
after they go to grass. I lost a valuable farm 
horse last Summer, the first one I have had die in 
20 years, and I have owned from one to six all 
the time. The dead horse was subject to colic 
for several years when fed heavily or worked 
hard. Is there any sure cure for colic ? What 
is the cause cf the sheep having it after they are 
out so long ? D - c - 8 - 
New York. 
There is no remedy that can be called 
a su/re cure for colic in horses. Any case 
of colic 'due to a removable cause, that 
is not too acute or neglected too long, 
can be cured if properly treated. But 
there is no single remedy or line of treat¬ 
ment suited to all cases. Each case 
should be treated according to the cause, 
the severity and character of the symp¬ 
toms, and the condition and age of the 
animal. There are a great variety of 
colic prescriptions, most of which possess 
more or less virtue. One of the best as 
well as safest general prescriptions to 
relieve the spasmodic pains of colic is 
sulphuric ether and laudanum, of each 
one to two ounces, according to the size 
of the animal, given as a drench in one 
pint cold water, and repeated every two 
hours, or every hour if necessary, until 
relieved. Two ounces of sweet spirits of 
nitre may take the place of either the 
ether or laudanum in the prescription, 
and in mild doses, is preferable to the 
laudanum, as it does not cause con¬ 
stipation. If there is indigestion or 
constipation, it is usually good prac¬ 
tice to follow the antispasmodics by 
a dose of physic—three-fourths to one 
ounce each aloes and ginger, to be given 
either by drench or in ball. If by 
drench, one pint cold water should first 
be poured into the drenching bottle, 
after which the powder is run in and 
well shaken up with the water before 
giving. For flatulent colic, two ounces 
oil of turpentine, well shaken up in one- 
half pint raw linseed or castor-oil, may 
be given in addition to the above. In 
mild cases of colic, one to two doses of 
the ether and niter or laudanum will 
usually relieve the animal. In severe 
cases, in addition to giving a dose of the 
medicine, it would be well to send at 
once for a qualified veterinary surgeon. 
In the absence of more definite symp¬ 
toms I am unable to say whether your 
sheep suffer from hoven (bloat or 
tympany of the rumen) or grass staggers 
(impaction of the third stomach); sheep 
rarely suffer from simple colic as in the 
horse. If you will give definite symp¬ 
toms, referring to this paper, I can ad¬ 
vise treatment. 
AN AYRSHIRE MAN’S VIEWS. 
You ask in a recent issue of The R. 
N.-Y. why Ayrshire breeders prefer their 
stock to other dairy breeds. I sell my 
milk at the house the year ’round for 
three cents per quart, and aim to produce 
milk that tests about four per cent fat 
and 13 per cent total solids. I know of 
no other breed that can do it at a profit. 
I want milk that is easily digested and 
good to drink. I have tried Jerseys, and 
much prefer to furnish Ayrshire milk at 
three cents to Jersey at four cents. The 
cows I consider much healthier, better 
breeders and less work to take care of, 
and the calves much easier to raise. The 
milk I consider better for family use, not 
being so highly flavored or “ strong,” as 
we call it. By furnishing Ayrshire milk, 
there would be a tendency to increase 
the demand on account of the mild, pleas¬ 
ant flavor, and its being easily digested ; 
whereas, if it is rich and high flavored, 
there is a tendency to discard milk en¬ 
tirely as a drink, especially among 
children. 
I have not a yearly record of my cow 
Clover Branch, but for 56 days ending 
June 26, 1897, she gave 938)^ pounds of 
milk. The last four consecutive milk¬ 
ings were an official test by the Ayr¬ 
shire Breeders’ Association, 33 X A pounds 
of milk, which tested 3.92 per cent fat, 
13.13 per cent average of total solids, 
1.313 pound of fat, 1.53 pound estimated 
butter. She dropped her second calf 
July 21, 1897, age three years. She had 
been milked 11 months. 
Clover Leaf has given 8,890 pounds of 
milk in a year, almost 10 times her own 
weight. In 116 days beginning April 7, 
1895, she gave 4,505 pounds, five times 
her own weight. Her milk is the best 
for children of any I ever used. 
In an ofiicial test of my herd last year, 
once in June and once in December, the 
average was 3.99 per cent fat and 13.04 
total solids. The value of milk depends 
not alone upon the amount of fat and 
solids, but also upon its digestibility and 
flavor. The value of a herd depends upon 
its average, not upon one or two in¬ 
dividual members of it. I have been a 
breeder of Ayrshires for about 24 years. 
Elmwood, Conn. N. E. s. 
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If you get the one made for 
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Cows barren 3 years 
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