1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
LIVE STOCK IKATTERS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
is not too intimate, they can be dissected 
apart. It should be done before the 
heifer is fresh, or at least, while she is 
dry. Have the heifer examined by a 
competent veterinary surgeon and oper¬ 
ated upon by him if deemed advisable. 
Do not trust the operation to an empiric, 
who might easily ruin both teats. 
Bony Growth on Horse’s Leg. 
S. S., Bhinebeck, N. Y .—My eight-year-old road 
horse has an enlargement on the lower part of 
the hock joint on the inside, somewhat farther 
back than a spavin generally comes. He has 
never taken a lame step, and does not seem stiff. 
I notice that, in standing in the stable, he seems 
to rest that foot somewhat more than the other. 
The enlargement has been there ever since I 
owned him (about six months). I don’t notice 
that it has grown any. Is it worth while to do 
anything as long as he does not go lame ? 
If you never have occasion to offer 
the horse for sale, it might make no 
difference whether you treated it or not. 
But if you should wish to sell him, the 
enlargement will, probably, be consid¬ 
ered an unsoundness, and would consid¬ 
erably reduce his selling price. The 
longer it is allowed to remain, the more 
difficult it will be to remove. When you 
can conveniently lay the horse off for 
two or three weeks, I would advise try¬ 
ing the biniodide of mercury blister 
(biniodide of mercury, two drams, vase¬ 
line, one ounce). Clip the hair and rub 
the ointment well in over the enlarge¬ 
ment. Repeat the application in three 
to four days if not blistered by the first. 
Tie the horse’s head so that he cannot 
reach the blistered surface with his 
mouth for 48 hours, after which carefully 
wash off any remaining ointment with 
warm Castile-soap suds. The blistering 
may be repeated after a month if desir¬ 
able. Two or three blisters should re¬ 
move the growth. If the enlargement 
ever cause lameness, have it fired by a 
competent veterinary surgeon. 
Horses Out of Condition. 
E. W., Oxford, Conn.—l. My horses void too 
much urine, have no life, and do not gain much 
in flesh, although I feed them 12 quarts of proven¬ 
der and eight quarts of wheat bran each per day. 
Before I got them (six months ago) they were 
not fed well, but worked very hard. 2. My seven- 
year-old mare had distemper last spring; she 
now breathes hard (or rather loud,) when pulling 
a load. The trouble seems to be in her head or 
nostrils. Can she be cured ? If so, what can I 
give her ? 
1. Give each horse two drams iodide 
of potash in the feed once daily. A 
mustard poultice over the loins will, 
also, prove beneficial. Allow not to ex¬ 
ceed 10 quarts of water three times daily, 
and add one to two quarts of flax-seed 
tea to each pail of water. If any musty 
or moldy hay or grain is being fed, it 
should be stopped at once, and only 
clean, bright hay and perfectly sweet 
grain fed. 2. Try the following pre¬ 
scription : Sulphate of copper and pow¬ 
dered nux vomica, of each three ounces; 
arsenic, 60 grains ; mix, and make into 
30 powders. Give one powder in feed 
night and morning. 
Splints on a Horse. 
W. P., Port Chester, N. Y .—Is splint in horses 
usually curable ? If so, what is the proper treat¬ 
ment? Is moderate use of the horse during 
treatment objectionable ? How is it that a mere 
excrescence on the bone causes lameness ? 
Splints are, usually, curable or readily 
removed if not allowed to run too long 
before being treated. In the early stage, 
while the splint is forming, there is often 
considerable heat and tenderness. Dur¬ 
ing this stage, rest and the application 
of cooling lotions is the only treatment 
required. After the heat and tenderness 
have subsided, or where the bony growth 
has occurred without marked tenderness, 
blister with the biniodide of mercury 
ointment (biniodide of mercury, two 
drams, vaseline, one ounce). One or two 
blisterings will, usually, cause the re¬ 
absorption of the splint. In obstinate 
cases that do not yield to blisters, fire 
in points with the hot iron. Always 
employ a competent veterinary surgeon 
to do the firing. Moderate exercise on 
soft ground, as running on pasture, 
would be beneficial; but use on the road, 
except possibly, if driven only on a walk 
on dirt roads, would not be desirable. 
The lameness of splints is due to the 
inflammation and tenderness of the 
periosteum or membrane covering the 
bone. The lameness is more marked 
when trotted on hard ground. It is the 
inflammation that causes the bony de¬ 
posit or growth that is called a splint. 
After a splint is fully formed, the in¬ 
flammation often subsides, when lame¬ 
ness may entirely disappear. Occasion¬ 
ally, splints form slowly with so little 
inflammation that there is no lameness. 
A Barren Bull; Overfed Pigs. 
C. B. K., Hall, York County, Pa.— 1. I bought a 
purebred Guernsey bull in February, 1896; he 
was two years old in October. I had him serve 
a few cows soon after I bought him, but as far 
as I can learn he never got one cow with calf. 
What is the trouble? 2. I have been feeding 12 
shoats this winter, expecting to make fine hogs 
of them. They have come to a certain weight, 
and there they stop—about 125 pounds. They don’t 
eat what they should, and squeal for something 
with the trough full. I feed corn whole and corn- 
and-oat chop in cold water, sometimes warm 
water. I feed salt and ashes. I have a good, 
warm stable, give them exercise every few days 
by leaving them out in the yard, and they also 
have.access to the ground. 
1. The bull is, evidently, barren, but 
from what cause I am unable to judge. 
As he is now nearly 2)4 years old, and 
has never got a calf, there is very little 
hope of his ever breeding. I would ad¬ 
vise fattening him for the butcher at 
once. Being 16 months old when you 
purchased him, it ought to have become 
known that he was barren when you re¬ 
ceived him. It would seem as though 
the breeder from whom you purchased 
should either exchange with you or sell 
you another at a reduced price. If un¬ 
able to exchange or to purchase another 
purebred animal just now, can you not 
drive one, two or three of your best cows 
to a purebred bull and gradually breed 
up a dairy of high-bred animals ? Good 
grades can be secured in this way with 
very little expense. After once appre 
ciating the superiority of well-bred 
stock over scrubs, I cannot believe that 
you will permanently return to scrubs 
2. I suspect that you have overted the 
hogs until they have become cloyed 
First empty and clean out their troughs. 
Then feed only what they will eat up 
clean within an hour. If there be any 
feed left over, have it thrown out. A 
change of diet will, also, be desirable 
A few boiled potatoes mashed up with 
the ground oats and corn meal, and a 
little milk or the kitchen slops added, 
would make a good ration for morning 
and evening. One part of fine bran or 
shorts, or one-fourth part of oil meal 
could be added to the grain ration to 
advantage. Be sure to feed no more 
than will be eaten at once. The quan¬ 
tity can be gradually increased as their 
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