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soon by relief in death. Corn-stalks that are damaged by 
mould or rot, or contaminated by smut, should not under any 
circumstances be fed to stock, unless to prevent starvation — 
when no proper, wholesome food could be procured. In my 
opinion most of the losses incurred by death from indigestion 
originating in cattle which are allowed to have free access to 
corn-stalk fodder, could be entirely avoided by handling the 
stock as follows: 
First—Before turning them into the stalk pasture, see 
that they start in on pretty full stomachs, of food which they 
are accustomed to eating; then they cannot possibly over-eat 
the first time; then allow them to remain in the stalk pasture 
for about an hour each day thereafter, gradually increasing 
the time, as before stated. This gives the stomach time to 
become accustomed to this kind of food. You can then safely 
allow the stock to run among the corn-stalks at will. Never 
lose sight of the fact that a constant and full supply of pure 
water is absolutely necessary for the well-being of cattle while 
kept upon this class of food. / 
Notwithstanding the high mortality among cattle affected 
with indigestion due to impaction, treatment is not always to 
no purpose, and we can only /eel that we have used all the 
knowledge that we possess ijf. attempting to alleviate or ease 
the dumb animal’s sufferings 
The rational treatmer/ of all diseases is to remove the 
cause of the morbid conditions, and in the case under dis¬ 
cussion tc remove the indigestible mass from the stomach, is 
indicated. For this purpose I have found the following mix¬ 
ture to be very successful: Linseed oil, i quart; croton oil, 20 
drops; molasses, 1 pint; ginger tincture, 2 ounces. Mix well, 
and give as one dose to each animal. Of course, this is a dose 
for an adult. Half the dose would be suitable for a one-vear- 
old animal, and so on according to age. If this be unsuccessful 
in producing a copious discharge from the bowels inside of 
twenty-four hours, repeat the dose. The sooner this treat¬ 
ment is adopted in the early stage of the disease, the more 
likely is recovery to follow. As soon as the stomach and 
bowels are thoroughly cleaned by the action of the purgative 
