1898 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
4i i 
AILING ANIMALS. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KIEBORNE. 
Lump on Cow’s Jaw. 
My three-year-old grade Guernsey heifer has 
a lump the size of a hen’s egg on the jaw bone. I 
first noticed it about two weeks ago. It seems 
sore to the touch. What it it ? What shall I do 
for it ? o. d. s. 
Greenwich, Mass. 
A lump of this kind might be due to any one of 
several causes. It would most likely be due 
either to a bruise, a diseased tooth, or to the 
fungous disease, actinomycosis or lumpy jaw. 
Place a clevis in the cow’s mouth to keep it open, 
then with a small hammer, tap the teeth that are 
located above the tumor. If due to a diseased 
tooth, one should be found that is tender on per¬ 
cussion. If such be found, it will require the ser¬ 
vices of a veterinary surgeon to extract it prop¬ 
erly. In the absence of a sore tooth, try painting 
the tumor daily with the compound tincture of 
iodine until the skin is well blistered; then omit 
for a few days, after which repeat as before. 
Should the tumor continue to increase in size, 
try the iodide of potassium treatment for lumpy 
jaw as directed on page 20 of The R. N.-Y. for 
January 8. 
Difficulty in Eatinq, and Lampas in a Horse. 
For the past seven or eight months, there has 
been some trouble with my horse’s mouth. When 
he eats, he holds his head to one side as though 
he suffered pain. I thcught, probably, his teeth 
needed filing, so I had it done, but it did no good, 
as he acted as before. Then I looked for decayed 
teeth, but found none. The other day, I was look¬ 
ing at his mouth, and I discovered that his gums 
in the upper fore part of his mouth extended be¬ 
low his teeth some, and felt very soft. If I touched 
it, he would hold his mouth open. I feed plenty, 
and work little, but I cannot seem to improve him 
any in looks, as the food does not do him the 
good it ought, as I have fed from two to five 
quarts at a feed, and he stays about the same in 
appearance. His age is 10 years. I feed shelled 
corn and oats. o. w. h. 
New Jersey. 
There is, evidently, some tenderness about the 
mouth or jaws that interferes with mastication. 
The congestion and swelling of the palate or 
gums which you describe is a condition known as 
lampas. In young horses, the lampas frequently 
accompanies teething; but in older horses, it is 
usually due to indigestion or other gastric de¬ 
rangement. The lampas may be the cause of the 
trouble. Sponge the inflamed gums several times 
daily with a strong solution of alum in water. If 
this fail to reduce the swelling, scarify or lance 
lightly every half inch or so as to cause a slight 
hemorrhage from each cut. For the indigestion, 
give one of the following powders in the feed 
night and morning: Powdered nux vomica and 
dry sulphate of iron, of each four ounces; gen¬ 
tian, eight ounces; arsenic, 60 grains; mix and 
make into 32 powders. If there is constipation, 
give pint doses of raw linseed oil once daily until 
relieved, or preferably, feed sufficient grass or 
turn to pasture to keep the bowels loose. If no 
improvement in his eating follow this treatment, 
the lampas is not the trouble. In that case, I can 
only advise taking the horse to a competent vet¬ 
erinary surgeon for a personal examination. 
Young Lambs Dying; Impaction in Cows. 
1. There is a disease among lambs here, that is 
nearly always fatal. They are taken stiff, can¬ 
not bend their joints, and usually die in a little 
time. Some have lost more than half their flock. 
They are usually lambs that are a month or two 
old. Nothiug that we do for them seems to be 
of any use. What ails them ? What shall we do 
for them ? Some of the ewes are fat, some are 
not, and most of the flocks have been carefully 
cared for. 2. There is, also, a disease among 
cows here that is usually fatal. We had one that 
groaned when she breathed, and voided but a 
very small portion of droppings. After giving 
the usual remedies for cathartics, including one 
or two pounds of salts, we commenced giving 
croton oil in 15-drop doses, repeating and in¬ 
creasing the dose until we had given nearly 300 
drops, but could not get any movement of the 
bowels. We gave injections, but of no avail. A 
post-mortem examination showed the food in the 
paunch caked quite hard. What is the trouble ? 
The cows had been fed on clean, bright hay. 
Austinburg, Pa. w. d. j. 
1 . I am unable to give an opinion from your 
description, as to the disease affecting the lambs. 
Call a qualified veterinarian to make a personal 
examination. 2. The trouble is indigestion or im¬ 
paction of the third stomach. At the outset, a 
cow should receive three-fourths to one pound 
each Epsom and common salt, (according to the 
size of the animal), with two ounces ginger and 
two drams powdered nux vomica, dissolved in 
two quarts warm water and given as a drench. 
This dose should be followed by one of the fol¬ 
lowing powders every six hours: sulphate of 
soda, one pound; ginger, eight ounces; powdered 
nux vomica, two ounces; mix and make into 12 
powders. Injections of one or two quarts of 
warm Castile soapsuds should be given every 
hour or two until the bowels move off freely. 
This course of treatment will almost always open 
the bowels if begun before inflammation has 
set in. 
Ophthalmia; Hooks in Horses’ Eyes. 
Are ophthalmia and hooks in horses’ eyes the 
same ? I have a five-year-old mare with bad eyes, 
and I am told that it is hooks. Is there any 
remedy for it? A man here who claims to be a 
horse doctor, wants to cut them out for me. He 
never had any college advantages, but reads 
good books, he claims. He says that he has cut 
them but. h. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
Ophthalmia is an inflammation of the eyes, 
while the so-called “hooks” are simply one of 
the symptoms of the disease. The alleged 
“ hooks” of the eyes is the protrusion of the haw 
or membrane nictitans from the inner angle of 
the eye partially over the eyeball. It is a condi¬ 
tion that accompanies inflammation of the eyes. 
It is, also, a characteristic symptom of tetanus. 
“ Hooks ” belong to the same category as “ hollow 
horn ” and “ wolf-in-the-tail ” in cattle, or “black 
teeth ” in pigs, and like them, is a relic of the 
age of ignorant empirics. You will do well not 
to allow a man to treat your stock in any way, 
who boasts of removing the “hooks” from the 
eyes. That is sufficient to brand him as an ignor¬ 
ant quack of the worst kind. If, as he says, he 
“ reads good books ” he evidently does not profit 
by his readings, because he can find no reputable 
work on the horse or on veterinary science that 
advises any such treatment. To remove the haw 
in such cases, is an unjustifiable cruelty to the 
horse, and instead of relieving the inflammation, 
will increase it. 
Diseases of the eye can rarely be satisfactorily 
treated by correspondence. If it is possible for 
you to do so, I would advise taking the horse to a 
qualified veterinarian fora personal examina¬ 
tion and treatment. If unable to do so, try bath¬ 
ing the eyes several times daily, or preferably 
cover the eyes with a sponge or cloth kept wet 
with a solution of one dram sulphate of zinc in 
each two quarts of soft water. The following 
powders may, also, be given to advantage: Sul¬ 
phate of soda, one pound ; nitrate of potash, four 
ounces; mix and make into 12 powders. Give a 
powder in the feed twice daily. 
FORKFULS OF FACTS. 
Few four-footed animals are gaining more rap¬ 
idly in popularity than Angora goats. They are 
good for clearing land, for fighting dogs, and for 
producing wool, or mohair. 
The Directors of the Omaha Trans-Mississippi 
exposition offer an amount not to exceed $35,COO 
for prizes for live stock. This ought to call out 
an immense and an attractive display. 
Wool growers generally express confidence 
that higher prices will prevail. Clips are slow 
in reaching market, and there is a general feel¬ 
ing that money will be made by holding the wool. 
Reports are that the war has interfered seri¬ 
ously with the New York market for harness and 
saddle horses. We see bargains every morning 
in the daily papers, and apparently, buyers are 
few. 
Now is the time to let up on the butter color. 
The grass would color the butter, and too much 
of the artificial product will give an unnatural 
color. Grass butter always sets the standard in 
this respect. 
The storing season for butter in New York City 
began last week. About 5,000 packages were put 
in cold storage. A small part of this was fodder 
butter, or butter made from dry feed, but most 
of it was full grass goods. 
Hereafter, according to the rules adopted by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, no vessel shall be 
permitted to take on board, cattle or sheep that 
have not been allowed, at least 12 hours’ actual 
rest in the yards before embarkation. 
From now until the new crop is ripe, corn will 
be hard and dry. Experiments at the Kansas 
College indicate that soaking corn before feeding 
will pay well. Soaking the shelled corn gave, on 
the whole, as good results as grinding; probably 
better where hogs are following the cattle. 
Too much clover hay or too much green clover 
may produce milk fever in cows. It is sometimes 
thought that heavy feeding of grain alone is re¬ 
sponsible for this trouble; but clover hay in 
large quantities may be dangerous for a cow 
kept in the stall just before calving. 
American breeders who import live stock for 
breeding purposes, have been afraid that such 
animals might be considered contraband of war, 
and might be seized by Spanish cruisers. Secre¬ 
tary Wilson declares that, in his opinion, such 
breeding animals would not be liable to seizure. 
•T. E. Wing tells the Breeders’ Gazette that he 
first bought Dorset sheep because they were 
“ dog-proof.” Experience with them, however, 
has developed superior qualities, until to-day he 
considers Dorsets first-class in every way. They 
are hardy, vigorous and quick-growing, bringing 
healthy and fine lambs, even under ordinary 
treatment. 
At the recent sale of cattle at the Mountainside 
Farm, Mahwah, N. J., the Jerseys sold mostly at 
low prices, considerably below their real value. 
The Simmenthals averaged, all told, 1206 each, 
and the Normandys, $102. The cross-bred calves 
sold all the way from $10 to $60. Those who at¬ 
tended the sale were able to secure bargains. 
A farmer in Illinois sold milk containing 
“ Freezine,” one of the new milk preserva¬ 
tives. He was arrested under the law forbidding 
the adulteration of milk. This is the first case of 
the kind in Illinois. It is said that this “Freezine” 
was formerly sold under the name of “ Preserva- 
line,” but that is hardly probable, as we under¬ 
stand it is an entirely new substance. Dairy dis¬ 
tricts are being canvassed for the sale of this 
new preservative. Farmers would better be care¬ 
ful about using them, because such use is dis¬ 
tinctly against the law. 
The French not only side with Spain against 
this country, but also purpose to discriminate 
against American agricultural products. Among 
other things, it is rumored that they are requir¬ 
ing all American horses to be branded after em¬ 
barkation. They are also endeavoring to reduce 
our exports in lard, meat, sausage and butter. 
American women ought to take this matter in 
hand, and bring the French to their senses by re¬ 
fusing to buy French goods. 
Creamery Conveniences.— The New York Pro¬ 
duce Review describes a method of cooling cream 
employed at the Hazleton, Iowa, creamery: “The 
cream, as it comes from the separators, is allowed 
to flow over a broad tin conductor, under the 
surface of which flows a continuous stream of 
cold water. From this conductor the cream drops 
into a reservoir about half the size cf a weigh 
can. This reservoir is about half full of ice. The 
cream is lifted from this reservoir by a plunger 
pump of the simplest construction, and allowed 
to flow into the cream-ripening vat. When the 
cream reaches the cream vat, it has a tempera¬ 
ture of 58 degrees. The pump is simply a gal¬ 
vanized iron tube about three inches in diameter, 
standing in the reservoir and clamped to the side 
of the cream vat. Suspended in this tube is a 
plunger having a valve. The plunger is operated 
by a belt from a shaft overhead. The butter 
showed no signs of being slushy. Mr. Ashby, the 
butter maker, also has a fan over his cream vat 
which is always in operation when the machinery 
is running. This fan keeps the butter room cool 
in hot weather, and keeps it free from steam in 
cold weather.” 
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