1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
25i 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KIT-BORNE. 
Cow Loses One-Quarter of Udder. 
I have lost the use of one-quarter of the udder 
of one of my best cows, for nearly three months. 
The first symptom was bloody milk, with some 
pus; now there is nothing but a small clot of 
blood when milk is first drawn. No inflammation 
at any time since the first trouble began. There 
is a small bunch or knot where the teat joins the 
udder. What is the remedy ? p. c. h. 
Warren County, Pa. 
The cow will, probably, not come to her milk 
again in that quarter until after the next calving. 
Rub the swelling twice a week with the com¬ 
pound iodine ointment. Strip out the teat a little 
once daily when milking, to keep the duct open. 
Chronic Stocking of Cow's Legs. 
My cow has all her legs swollen; it came on her 
in the Summer. Her feet and legs are not cracked 
or raw. She doesn’t walk as though they were 
sore, and doesn’t seem to mind it. She is in good 
condition. subscriber. 
Pennsylvania. 
The swelling or stocking is, evidently, not due 
to farcy, cattle not being subject to glanders or 
farcy. Give the cow two drams iodide of potash 
once daily for 12 or 14 days, after which omit the 
medicine for three or four days, and then re¬ 
peat if any improvement follow the first course. 
The iodide is conveniently given by dissolving 
one ounce at a time in a pint bottle of soft water, 
which will make four doses. 
Chronic Cough in Cow ; Possibly Tuberculosis. 
My cow has had a harsh, dry cough for two 
years; the faster she is driven, the more violently 
she coughs. She is in good flesh, and is fed on 
good, wholesome feed. It may, possibly, be in 
her throat. When she coughs, she puts her head 
down and runs out her tongue. H. T. w. 
I would advise having the cow examined, or 
tuberculin tested if necessary, by a competent 
veterinarian, to make sure that the cough is not 
due to tuberculosis. If found to be tuberculous, 
treatment for the cough would be of little avail. 
If not tuberculous, give the following cough 
paste: Powdered opium and solid extract of 
belladonna, of each one ounce; nitrate of pot¬ 
ash, four ounces; powdered extract of licorice, 
six ounces; strained honey, 10ounces; mix. Dose, 
one teaspoonful smeared on the back teeth three, 
four or five times daily, preferably after eatiug. 
Rub the throat with ammonia liniment twice a 
week until the skin is well blistered. 
Scratches and Soreness in Horses. 
1. I got a horse about 10 days ago that has been 
poorly fed through the Winter, is thin in flesh, 
but is a good feeder. One hind leg below the fet¬ 
lock is sore, back of the joint is raw—has one 
small teat; farther down, is a bunch %-inch thick 
extending across his foot; it is smooth, with 
scarcely any crevices in it. What should I do for 
him ? As he has very long hair, I am thinking of 
clipping him. Would it be best ? 2. I have had 
another horse since January 1; he is 12 years old, 
and a good roader. Before I got him, he had 
been driven with another heavier horse, loaded 
heavily, consequently was all knocked out. When 
I took him, he would staud with his hind feet 
nearly a foot farther under him than, is natural, 
and would rest first on one foot, then on the other, 
and also lift his feet up high, and his knuckle 
bones would crack. Is there anything that I can 
do for him except rest to help him along? 
New York. s. t. m. 
1. Snip off the teat with a pair of scissors, and 
then cauterize with a stick of nitrate of silver. 
Also cauterize any other places that are moist or 
discharging. Then apply benzoated oxide of 
zinc ointment daily, rubbing it well into the 
crack. 2. A run of several weeks at pasture will 
be about the best treatment you can give this 
horse. 
Warts on Heifers. 
My Aberdeen-Angus heifer, 18 months old, has 
a number of warts on her ears, eyelids, and about 
her head; the largest is about three-eighths inch 
in diameter, and from that size down. Another 
young heifer, seven months old, has something 
about the size of a walnut growing on the side 
of her vagina; some persons call it a wart, but 
it has not the dry, rough appearance of a wart, 
but rather like a wet skin bag filled with chopped 
up meat. It is fully 1J4 inch in diameter, and 
has appeared and developed to this size within 
six weeks. What will remove and prevent the 
warts from returning? .J. k. m. i.. 
Pennsylvania. 
For the warts, apply pure castor oil once daily, 
making sure that the warts are all well oiled, 
and continue for 20 to 30 days if necessary. The 
castor oil is one of the few remedies that can be 
safely used on the eyelids. The lump on the 
vagina of the other heifer is probably a melan¬ 
otic or black tumor. The ligature would be the 
simplest method of removal if the tumor has a 
sufficiently well marked neck. A one-fourth inch 
rubber band of about two inches diameter 
wrapped several times around the tumor, forms 
a convenient ligature. In the absence of the 
rubber band, a waxed cord will serve the pur¬ 
pose, but it will have to be tightened daily. Apply 
oarbolated vaseline over the ligature daily. 
Sheep in Montana. —The outlook for the sheep 
industry in Montana was never better. For the 
past few years, oar growers have been breeding 
for mutton. Our original flocks were Merinos, 
hence our flocks are almost straight medium. 
Our two and three-year-old wethers sold here 
last Fall at $8.25 per head: 1897 lambs sold at 
from $1.75 to $2 per head, and young ewes at $3 
per head. The demand far exceeded the supply 
at these flgvwes. In 1896, n'o market, no demand, 
consequently ns prise. Several dealers bought 
last year, from 10,000 to 30,000 each for shipping 
•ut of the State. The last wool market here was 
the best in many years. Some clips sold as high 
as I5 l /i cents. We marketed here about 3,500,000 
pounds. The best price paid here in 1890 was 
eight cents. Our wool shrinks about 65 per cent. 
Some individual clips amount to 200,000 pounds 
and over. The smallest clips run about 20,000 
pounds. Freight on wool to Boston or New York 
is $1.55 per 100 pounds. i. D. o’d. 
Garoet or Caked Bag. —In Bulletin 127 of the 
New Jersey Station (New Brunswick), Prof. 
James Nelson discusses garget or “ caked bag ” 
in cows. There are several kinds of garget, caused 
by blows or injuries, chilling when lying on 
damp, cold ground, fever and delay iu milking 
or leaving milk in the udder. Nearly all cases of 
“caked bag” are caused by the growth of 
germs, and Prof. Nelson says that some kinds of 
garget are actually contagious. The following 
treatment is suggested: “ First of all, fomenta¬ 
tions of hot water or vinegar (or better, witch- 
hazel extract, according to one), continuous and 
repeated, followed by anointing and rubbing the 
udder with linseed oil, soap and belladonna, or 
vaseline (camphorated) and iodine, should be 
applied. The milk should be drawn, so far as 
possible, even if it be necessary to use a milk 
siphon. A poultice of linseed, or bran or hops, 
liel 1 up by oiled cloth, having holes cut in it for 
the protrusion of the teats, and thoroughly fast¬ 
ened by straps over the back and passing be¬ 
tween the legs behind, may be useful in some 
cases, but the poultice should b>“ renewed before 
beebming dry, and the udder should not be ex¬ 
posed to chills at the time. If the cow has much 
fever, administer saltpeter one ounce, aconite 15 
drops, in one pint of water, every four hours, 
and a wet-p ick may, iu rare instances, be indi¬ 
cated. But it should always be used with great 
care. After all the milk is drawn, a one-per cent 
creolin solution, or 1 -1,000 corrosive sublimate 
solution may be injected into the teat and forced 
up until the gland has taken all it will receive. 
Then milk out. A weaker solution in pure water 
may be left in longer, but this should not be 
attempted with sublimate solution. In fact, 
this treatment applies to certain forms of garget 
only, and should, therefore, be left to the discre¬ 
tion of the veterinarian. When applying the 
siphon thus, it should be disinfected before in¬ 
sertion.” 
HARTSHORN 
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Dr. hunter’s Book 
on Weak Lungs. 
Dr. Robert Hunter of New York, extracts from 
whose lectures on the lungs have been published In 
this paper from time to time, has a Book on the 
nature, causes and cure of Consumption, Bronchitis, 
Asthma and Catarrh, explaining their differences, and 
pointing out the curative treatment of each disease. 
Dr. Hunter is one of the oldest bung specialists 
living, having devoted his life since 1857 exclusively 
to the study and treatment of I-ung Complaints. The 
first Inhaling Instruments ever employed for the cure 
of the lungs were of his invention, and the only 
known germicide having power to kill and expel the 
germs of Consumption from the lungs was discovered 
and successfully applied by him. His antiseptic air 
Inhalations is the only scientific treatment for bung 
Complaints. It brings the remedy to the very seat of 
the disease in the lungs in the only common-sense 
way. Its success is shown by hundreds of grateful 
patients whose lives it has saved. 
Mr. Edward J. Raynor says: “I had hemorrrhage 
after hemorrhage, and was utterly broken down in 
health, coughed up yellow lumpy matter, had fever 
and night sweats, and was brought to my bed, from 
which I never expected to rise again. Now I am strong 
and able to do my work, all blood spitting and short¬ 
ness of breath are gone. 1 have gained my flesh back, 
and eat and sleep as ever. From a perfect wreck I 
have been rebuilt and restored by Dr. Hunter's medi¬ 
cated air Inhalations. I owe my life to this wonder¬ 
ful treatment and believe every one ought to know of 
It. All who wish to do so can call or write to me at 
my place of business, Walsh & Co.’s, 157 Market St.. 
Newark. N. J.” 
Any subscriber of The Rural New-Yorker who 
is interested, can obtain this book free by addressing 
Dr. Hunter at 117 West 45th Street, New York.— Atlv. 
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