1901 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
335 
Ailing Animals. 
ANSWERS BY DR. F. L. KILBORNE. 
Ringworm on Young Cattle 
All my calves, for two years or more, 
have what Is called here barn Itch. When 
about three weeks old the hair comes off 
the eyelids first, then around ears, on head 
and nose, then gets scabby or warty. 
Once in a while one will have scabby spots 
all over. What shall I do for them? I 
fatten calves right along. The cows are 
not affected. e. d. w. 
Huntington, Conn. 
Paint the patches with the compound 
tincture of iodine. Care should be taken 
not to allow the tincture to get into the 
eyes. Repeat once a week, until they 
cease to spread, which will Indicate that 
the parasite has been killed. 
Shoulder Lameness in a Mare. 
A six-year-old mare had shoulder 
strained last Summer by one side of hame 
breaking on hard pull, all the pull coming 
on the other side. She limps at times, and 
the injured shoulder is a little less fleshy 
than the other, indicating a light case of 
swee'.iy, I suppose. What treatment is 
advisable? F. b. t. 
Visalia, Ky. 
Apply a mild blister over the whole point 
of the shoulder, and also over the 
shrunken muscle along the shoulder blade. 
Repeat after three or four weeks if there 
is any improvement from the first. If 
there is no Improvement take the horse to 
a competent veterinarian for examination. 
Horse Passing Worms. 
I have a six-year-old mare perfectly 
sound and healthy, but every few days 
she passes a worm from eight to 10 Inches 
long, one-quarter inch in diameter. Will 
the parasites hurt her? h. g. d. 
Loyalville, Pa. 
The round worm you describe is the 
common Ascarls of the horse, and except 
•when present in larger numbers, is com¬ 
paratively harmless. Feed only a bran 
mash at night, and in the morning before 
feeding drench with two or three ounces 
oil of turpentine, well shaken up in one 
pint raw linseed oil. In an hour (and be¬ 
fore feeding), give one ounce each best 
aloes and ginger, either in ball or by drench 
in a pint of cold water. Then follow with 
a bran-mash diet until the horse is freely 
purged. Salt placed where the horse can 
lick it at will, will materially diminish 
the number of intestinal worms. 
Enlargement on Horse’s Ankle. 
I have a young horse (seven years old) 
which got his foot between two logs, one 
year ago in March, and dislocated his 
ankle. I put him in the barn, bandaged 
the injury, and, on examination, the veter¬ 
inary said there was no fracture of any 
kind, replaced the bandage and said it 
would be all right in a few days. He or¬ 
dered a liniment. The horse was not very 
lame, but I did not allow him to do any 
work for six weeks. There was a small 
enlargement on the inside of the ankle, 
which I have tried to remove with mild 
applications. Lately, from some cause, the 
enlargement has grown, and a small one 
commenced on the outside of his ankle. 
But for the blemish he would be worth 
$200. He is not lame. I used compound 
tincture of iodine and camphor. Once I 
applied a light blister of biniodlde of mer¬ 
cury, just enough to raise the hair. It 
seemed to make it grow. What remedy 
do you advise? f. h. 
Gallupville, N. Y. 
If the enlargement is soft and puffy, 
blister quite severely with the biniodlde of 
mercury ointment; but if it is hard and 
bony, I would advise having it fired in 
points. The firing should be done only 
by a competent practitioner. 
Some Pig Quesfiom. 
Why do you prefer Berkshlres, and Is it 
healthful for the pigs to work in manure? 
How do you prevent them from scattering 
it all over the yard or field if you pasture 
them? c. R, w. 
New Jersey. 
We wanted a black pig. For several 
reasons the blacks seemed most desir¬ 
able. As between Berkshires and Poland 
Chinas the former seemed better suited 
to our farm and crops. The Poland 
seems to be a corn-and-clover pig. On 
the rich corn lands of the Middle West 
the Poland is seen at its best. On our 
rough, hilly farm, where there is little 
clover, but a great variety of crops, the 
active Berkshire seems better adapted 
to the conditions. Our pigs have done 
well on the manure pile. They are in a 
large yard, and are not obliged to stay 
in the manure all the time. They work 
it over thoroughly, fine it and make it 
far better for spreading. They scatter 
the manure somewhat, but do no real 
damage to it. When the horses are fed 
whole corn the pigs require little extra 
feed in addition to it. 
Dutch Belted Cattle Motes 
The bull Belvidere was a superb ani¬ 
mal, a remarkably sure breeder, and his 
calves averaged very large. One of 
them weighed 113 pounds when dropped. 
Last Fall, when three years old, he 
showed signs of crossness and, fearing 
he might attack my children, I sold him 
for beef. He dressed 800 pounds of beef 
besides hide and tallow. The tallow was 
inconsiderable, as he was not fat. I did 
not feed him as he should have been fed 
for fear that he would become vicious 
and unmanageable. He has a half uncle 
—Harry Byron—that weighs 2,060 
pounds. A number of years ago I had 
a cow drop high-grade Dutch Belted 
twin bull calves. They are oxen now, 
and weigh 4,000 pounds. In January, 
1900, I sold an old registered cow that 
weighed, empty, after having been 
driven six miles, 1,410 pounds. The 
butcher said that had she been weighed 
when younger and when at pasture she 
would have weighed 1,700 pounds. She 
gave me 196 quarts of milk in seven 
days, on slim pasture, two months after 
calving. She was an easy keeper and 
about an ideal dual-purpose cow. 
New Jersey. o. o. gibbs. 
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Pekin ducks. That Pekin ducks are not 
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June Pasture 
in producing the best milk is fully recog¬ 
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Wells, Vt., Jan. 9, 1900. 
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