1897 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
639 
Feeding the Young Pullet. 
(CONTINUED.) 
get too fat to lay. How is it that a cow 
turned into a flush pasture of mixed 
grasses does not get too fat to give milk? 
I happen to know as an actual fact that, 
under such conditions, and even with an 
added mess of grain, she will continue 
to fill the pail for all she is worth. How 
is it that millions of people sit down to 
well-filled tables three times a day and 
satisfy their appetites, with fragments 
left by the basketful, without getting 
too fat to perform their allotted tasks 
in life ? We do not look for the best 
specimens of healthy children in the 
hovels of the very poor where each crust 
is doled out with sparing hand. God 
pity them ! I now believe that a hen 
never stops laying because she gets too 
fat. She rather gets too fat because she 
is forced to stop laying for want of 
proper food. 
I have been following the theory of 
feeding outlined in these articles for 
the past six months, and it stands all 
the tests I have been able to apply as 
yet. I have aimed not to allow the feed 
troughs to be emptied for more than an 
hour or two before they are refilled, and 
our hens have laid during this time6,000 
dozen eggs at a cost for feed of less than 
five cents per dozen. I have always 
thought that late-hatched chicks are 
hard to raise, but I now have some that 
were hatched July 7, that began to crow 
at four weeks of age, and weighed 3% 
pounds per pair (broiler size) at 50 days 
of age. I put 66 eggs under my brooder 
two weeks ago, and have tested out only 
nine infertile ones. The rest seem to be 
developing finely, although part of them 
have never been turned or moved at all, 
except as I have taken them out on two 
occasions to test them. The hens, and 
roosters, too, are fleshy, but they can¬ 
not y«t be too fat to lay fertile eggs, 
and cheap eggs, too. We shall await 
the results of another six months with 
inter* st. o w. mates. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
AN8WKRS BY DR. F. L KILBORNK 
A Wart on a Horse 
F. N., Sharon, Conn.— What will take off a wart 
from a horse’s left ? It is just below the gambrel 
joint, on the outside, the size of a large teacup. 
It has been doctored by a veterinarian, but with¬ 
out success. 
A wart of this size, if it has a neck, 
can be most readily removed with the 
knife, or by the use of the elastic liga¬ 
ture. If it has a broad base, or for other 
reasons, cannot be cut or ligated, apply 
castor oil once daily until the wart dis¬ 
appears This will, probably, require 
one to two months’ treatment. 
Abscess on Horse's Leg. 
F. M. W., Sandy Hook , Conn. —My horse slipped 
on the barn floor when drawing in a load of hay, 
and bumped his knees, and has been laid up two 
weeks. Now the knee has burst on the side. 
What is the best to do with it ? 
Syringe out night and morning with a 
solution of three parts of carbolic acid 
in one-hundred parts of water. If there 
is not a free opening for the discharge 
of the pus, it should be enlarged and 
kept open until the discharge has nearly 
ceased. Should the abscess refuse to 
heal, or become unhealthy, substitute a 
solution of one ounce of lead acetate 
and three-fourths ounce of sulphate of 
zinc dissolved in one quart of soft water. 
Shake well before using. Return to the 
use of the carbolic wash as soon as the 
wound has a healthy appearance. 
Grub in the Head of Sheep. 
G. E. B., Waynesville, X. C.— Your reply to my 
inquiries regarding Gad-fly grub (see page 591) 
is just at hand. Three days ago, a ewe in good 
condition, died suddenly. I found in her head- 
one of them in the frontal sinuses—five grubs, 
one full grown, one nearly so, and three about 
half grown. The full grown one was blunt ended 
and slightly brownish, the other large one ran 
to a point at one end, was quite white and very 
active. It is fully three weeks since the last 
previous death. I have lost 14 out of a Hock of 75. 
The presence of the full-grown larvaa 
in the sinuses at this time would indicate 
that the fly must have worked very late 
last fall, in your locality. With your 
short winters, the flies are, undoubtedly, 
around for a much longer period than 
we are accustomed to have them farther 
north. Notwithstanding the presence 
of the larvae. I am of the opinion that 
they were not the cause of the death of 
this ewe. Five larvae, only two of which 
were full grown, could hardly be suffi¬ 
cient to cause the sudden death of a 
sheep that was in good condition. Dur¬ 
ing the winter and spring, nearly every 
sheep killed has a few to several larvae 
in the sinuses, with no apparent ill 
effects except the slight nasal discharge. 
There is, evidently, some other cause 
for the death of this ewe, and, possibly, 
also, of the others. If another death 
occur, I would advise having an autopsy 
made by a competent veterinarian, to 
ascertain the cause of death. 
Cattle Dying from Unknown Cause 
X., Otsego County, N. 1'.—August 21, I went 
into the pasture where my young stock were feed¬ 
ing, and discovered that one of the heifers, 17 
months old, was ailing. Wishing to take her to 
the barn, she was driven a few rods when she 
ran into the bushes, tumbled down and, after a 
few struggles, died. Fearing some infectious 
disease, I attempted to procure the services of a 
veterinarian, but failed. After about two hours, 
I made an examination of the body. Every time 
the body was moved, there was a peculiar bub¬ 
bling sound, in the region of the chest. On cut¬ 
ting along the throat on either side of the wind¬ 
pipe, I found what I suppose were the jugular 
veins. They were about an inch in diameter, and 
presented a mottled appearance of light and dark 
chocolate color. The membrane was transpar¬ 
ent, and full of gas bubbles, and the sontents lay 
in folds, very much like the food in the mani¬ 
fold. I found the right lung highly inflamed, but 
the left one was normal. On severing the right 
bronchia, a pinkish colored foam came out and 
soon piled up as large as a 10-quart pall. The 
pericardium contained a small amount of dark 
colored fluid, and the heart looked like an im¬ 
mense black cherry. I concluded that the diffi¬ 
culty was inflammation of the lung and dropsy 
of the chest. On August 30, report came that 
another heifer was dead. A veterinarian was 
summoned, but he was so intoxicated that his 
services were of little value. As decomposition 
had begun, the examination was not very satis¬ 
factory. However, it was easy to discern that 
the right lung was badly diseased and the left 
one not. Tne spleen was about the usual size, 
but its interior had become decomposed so that it 
was soft. The portion of the stomach with which 
the spleen came in contact was dark colored. 
There was do enlargement of the glands of the 
throat. There were air bubbles around In 
various parts of the body. The rest of the stock 
was removed to another place, and given a table¬ 
spoonful, morning and night, of a mixture of 
equal parts of sulphate of iron and chlorate of 
potash. Three days later, another heifer ap¬ 
peared to be ailing. Her temperature was 107 5 
degrees; 20 drops of aconite and a teaspoonful 
of the above mixture were given every two hours. 
For three days, she has eaten some, chewed her 
cud, and sweat at the nose. The secretions have 
been natural and regular, no bloody discharges 
of any kind, and she is not thirsty. The pulse is 
about 70 per minute, respiration 20 to 40 per 
minute, temperature 107.5 to 108 5 degrees, and 
still alive. There is evidence of diseased lungs 
judging by the sound with the ear placed at the 
sides. What is the disease, the remedy and what 
precautions necessary to prevent its spread ? 
I am unable to give a diagnosis from 
the description of the eases. Nearly or 
quite all the lesions you describe are 
post mortem. The congestion of the 
right lung was, evidently, due to the 
heifers lying on the right side after 
death. Had they died from inflamma¬ 
tion of the lungs, both lungs would have 
been more or less affected, at least in 
one of the cases. There is a suspicion 
of Texas fever, but I do not suppose 
that your cattle have been exposed to 
that disease. If. however, they have 
been in contact with any southern cat¬ 
tle during the summer, or are in a past¬ 
ure that could have been infected by 
southern cattle, carefully examine the 
heifers for the cattle ticks, which may 
vary in size from a small hempseed to 
that of a medium bean. The ticks are 
most commonly found on the escutcheon, 
POULTRY LECTURES 
Up-to date information on Utility Branches of the 
Industry. 8 AMUBli CUSHMAN (formerly with R. I. 
Experiment Station), Pawtucket, B. l, 
inside of the thighs, under the flanks, 
or on the brisket. If such ticks are 
found, the trouble is Texas fever, other¬ 
wise probably not. If possible, have an 
examination by a qualified veterinarian. 
If unable to have such examination, and 
another heifer die, endeavor to perform 
the autopsy as soon as possible after 
death, before the post mortem changes 
have taken place, and report the result 
of your examination, together with any 
symptoms observed before death. 
The Cold, commonly described as “ deep-seated," 
with pain and soreness in the breast, difficulty of 
breathing, and all that yields quickly to Dr. D. Jayne’s 
Expectorant. 
For the Liver use Jayne’s Painless Sanative Pills.— 
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225 purebred Guernseys of the best American and 
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ELliERSIilB STOCK FARM, 
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It is UNLAWFUL to color oleomargarine, but It Is 
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A choice bull calf, yearling heifer, and a few cows 
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