1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
3i9 
LIVE STOCK MATTERS. 
(CONTINUED.) 
mation. If a competent veterinarian 
cannot be employed, better try to dilate 
the opening without cutting. Insert a 
lead teat probe or a milking tube which 
has been plugged and tie in the teat to 
be worn for a few days, or until the 
opening becomes sufficiently enlarged. 
Tumor on Pig’s Throat. 
S., Massachusetts.—A bard bunch about tbree 
inches in diameter bas lately grown on the throat 
of a valuable sow. It does not affect her appe¬ 
tite, and she does not cough. What caused it? 
What shall I do for It? Will it hurt her for 
breeding purposes ? 
It is either an enlarged gland, or a 
tumor formed as the result of some 
injury. If it do not increase in size so 
as to interfere with swallowing or res¬ 
piration, it will, probably, not injure 
her for breeding purposes. Blister the 
tumor with biniodide of mercury oint¬ 
ment—biniodide of mercury two drams, 
vaseline one ounce. 
Two Openings in Heifer’s Teat. 
H. M. ./., Oreenport, N. Y .—My two-year-old 
heifer has dropped her first calf, and I find, as I 
milk her, that the milk flows from two places in 
one teat, one opening being in the proper place, 
and the other nearly half way up the teat. What 
can be done to remedy this ? 
First ascertain whether you can milk 
that quarter out dry through the natural 
opening. This may be done by holding 
the hand or a finger over the upper 
opening so as to close it while milking. 
If you find that the milk can all be 
drawn through the lower opening, treat¬ 
ment consists simply in cutting or scrap¬ 
ing the skin all around the opening to 
be closed, for, at least, one-fourth inch, 
so as to leave a raw surface, which in 
healing should close the opening. Care 
should be taken in milking not to re¬ 
move the scab, until it is shed naturally. 
A milking tube could be used to advan¬ 
tage to draw the milk during treatment. 
Should you find that you cannot milk 
that quarter out entirely through the 
lower opening, it would indicate that 
there are two sinuses with separate milk 
ducts. In that case, it will be necessary 
to employ a competent veterinary sur¬ 
geon first to connect the upper duct with 
the lower before it would be advisable 
to close the upper opening. 
Garget from Teat Obstruction. 
N. A. R. [No address ].—My purebred Jersey, 
four years old, always had a lump about the size 
of a pea, about midway between the end of the 
right front teat and the udder. She calved in 
October, 1895, and in July, 1896, that lump swelled 
up and obstructed the milk passage so that no 
milk could be drawn, and she went dry in that 
teat. She calved again in November, 1896, and 
then that lump prevented the flow of milk, and I 
bad a veterinary cut through the lump. Then the 
teat swelled, the udder caked, and she again went 
dry in the same teat. After the inflammation 
was gone out of the udder, there was a hard lump 
in the udder about the size of a hen’s egg, but it 
does not seem to be sore. Now, four months after¬ 
ward, the right back teat (next to that) cakes, 
and at one milking I can’t get any milk, and the 
next, clotted milk; the next not any, and the next 
clotted again. Her feed is good clover hay, bran, 
shipstuff, corn ground cob and all, and pure 
well water. What ails her, and what is a remedy? 
With the first teat, the trouble was 
garget due to the obstruction in the 
teat. In the second quarter, the garget 
is due to some injury to that quarter or, 
possibly, to infection from the first 
quarter. The cow ought to be person¬ 
ally treated by a competent veterinarian, 
who can then change the treatment to 
meet complications as they arise. A diffi¬ 
cult case of this kind cannot be satis¬ 
factorily treated by correspondence. If 
there is no qualified veterinarian near 
you whom you can employ, I would ad¬ 
vise taking the grain ration from the 
cow, except four to eight quarts of the 
wheat bran, which should be fed in 
bran mash night and morning. Then 
give her one pound of Epsom salts with 
an ounce of ginger, and follow with one- 
half-ounce doses of nitrate of potash 
and 25 drops of tincture of aconite two 
or three times daily. Bathe the in¬ 
flamed quarter several times daily with 
hot water, after which rub dry, and 
apply belladonna ointment. Milk out 
dry each time. Restore the grain ration 
gradually after the inflammation has 
entirely subsided. 
Lump On Colt’s Foot 
S. G., Northport, Mich.—My three-year-okl colt 
got.bis hind foot cut just above the hoof, last 
November. The cut is healed, but a sore lump 
remains. What shall I put on to cure it and re¬ 
move the lump ? There is no lameness. 
Paint the lump twice a week with the 
compound tincture of iodine. If the 
skin become quite severely blistered, 
apply less frequently. Should there be 
no improvement after applying the 
iodine for a few weeks, allow the effect 
of the iodine to pass off, and then blister 
with the red iodide of mercury—two 
drams to the ounce of vaseline. 
Hock Lameness in Mare. 
./. A. S., Gowanda, N. Y .—My five-year-old mare 
is very lame in one hind leg at the hock joint. It 
is swelled on the frontside where the hollow or 
wind puff is. It has been coming on about six 
weeks. What is the matter and what is the cure? 
I would advise employing a qualified 
veterinary surgeon to examine and per¬ 
sonally treat this case. If, however, 
there is no veterinarian near you, try 
ammonia liniment—equal parts sweet 
oil and stronger aqua ammonia, well 
shaken together. Rub the liniment well 
in over the front and sides of the joint, 
and for a distance of six inches both 
above and below the joint. If the skin 
be not well blistered by the first appli¬ 
cation, repeat it in one week. If this 
blister improve the lameness, but do not 
effect a cure, apply the liniment so as to 
blister again. If there be no improve¬ 
ment from the first blister, either take 
the horse to a veterinarian, or write 
again, referring to this page, and give 
the result of the treatment. 
Hydrophobia from Bite of Pig. 
A. G. W., Bucyrus, Kan .—Will the bite of a pig 
suffering from hydrophobia cause other stock to 
go mad? Is it safe for healthy pigs to run in 
pens in which pigs have recently died of this dis¬ 
ease? 
Yes, the bite of a rabid pig or, in fact, 
of any rabid animal, is liable to cause 
hydrophobia in any animal bitten. An 
animal known to have been bitten by 
a rabid animal ought to be killed at 
ODce ; or if not killed, should be iso¬ 
lated and watched for, at least, six or 
eight months. There will be very little 
danger in allowing the healthy pigs to 
run in the pen previously occupied by 
rabid pigs. A pig might, possibly, be¬ 
come inoculated through an open sore 
with the virus remaining in the pen, but 
the chances are very much against it. 
However, it would be a safe precaution 
first to clean and then disinfect the pen 
with a solution of sulphuric acid—one- 
half pint of the concentrated commercial 
acid in each 10 quarts of water. Then 
the pen would be perfectly safe. 
Scouring in a Driving Horse. 
P. A. Y., Newmarket, N. If. — My 10-year-old 
horse is in good condition, eats well and the hair 
is soft and smooth. He is well-built and a strong 
roadster, but frequently on giving him long 
drives, his bowels seem to work too freely, and 
at times, he will scour. Is it indigestion ? What 
can be done for him ? He sweats easily. 
Such scouring in horses is sometimes 
due to indigestion; but the description 
of the condition of your horse does not 
indicate that this animal is suffering 
from indigestion. The trouble is, prob¬ 
ably, constitutional with him and not 
due to disease. A full drink of cold 
water taken just before or during a 
drive will scour some horses on the road. 
In such cases, the horse should receive 
not to exceed six quarts of water 
immediately before starting or at one 
time during the drive. Whole grain will 
sometimes scour a horse more readily 
than ground feed. Overfeeding on grain 
is, -also, liable to scour a horse. If a 
long, hard drive is anticipated, a light 
feed just before starting, or during the 
drive, is better than a full feed. A horse 
can travel better and farther on a moder¬ 
ately well filled stomach than he can on 
an overloaded one. Oats, either whole 
or ground, with a little wheat bran or 
oil meal will, probably, form the best 
grain ration for this horse. 
A Cow's Breeding and Feeding. 
•J. IF. C., New Albany, Ind .—How long after 
calving should a cow go before being bred, to 
obtain the best flow of milk ? Can we obtain a 
good flow of milk from cows fed one-half bushel 
shipstuff and one gallon corn-cob meal per day, 
with what shredded corn fodder they will eat and 
properly housed and watered ? If the cows have 
access to dried or fallen oak leaves, which they 
seem to relish very much, will it have the effect 
of shrinking the flow of milk ? 
Ans. —The time of breeding a cow is 
a matter of convenience. The common 
custom is, doubtless, the best, which is 
to have the cows come in as nearly a year 
from the last calf as may be. This is 
really the natural habit of cows, and the 
largest quantity of milk for the food 
given is thus gained. The feed men¬ 
tioned—excepting the corn cob meal, 
which is poor stuff if it is only the cobs 
ground—is a good ration for milk. If 
the meal is made of the whole ear, it 
is better than from the cob alone. 
Shredded corn fodder is nearly as good 
as common hay, and will do for the 
roughness. There is no profit in grind¬ 
ing the cob, as it is quite indigestible, 
or so nearly so as to render it a waste of 
money to grind it. Better shell the corn 
and grind it as fine as possible. It is, 
however, not much better as a feed than 
middlings, which is what we understand 
as shipstuff—it has a little more fat, but 
considerably less protein in it. With 
the quantity of middlings mentioned, 
and the shredded fodder, the ration will 
be very nearly the standard nutritive 
ratio. Fresh leaves contain nearly as 
much nutritive matter as common grass, 
but when dead and dried, the desire of 
the cow for them goes to indicate an 
abnormal appetite, which is not con¬ 
sistent with a profitable condition of the 
cow, which does not properly digest her 
feed. A few messes of bran mash will 
have a good effect on a cow in this con¬ 
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