1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
891 
FARM AND DAIRY NOTES. 
Cow Gives Bloody Milk. 
I would like to have a remedy for a very 
good milch cow, which gives bloody milk out 
of oue (eat. It began about six weeks ago. 
The milk from that one teat loks like red 
paint sometimes, while at other times it is 
only, a light pink color. About four days 
ago it was so clotted and the udder on the 
left side was so swollen and painful that 
the teat could not be milked clean. The 
cow runs on second crop prairie grass during 
the day and gets about half a peck of bran a 
day. with all the good water she wants. She 
is kept In a cow yard with two others dur¬ 
ing the night. The cow seems to he well 
otherwise. We would like to cure this case 
as the cow is very valuable. d. c. l. 
Hoyt, Kan. 
This is probably caused by an injury to 
the udder, as the feed you arc giving the 
cow ought not to cause the trouble. The 
best thing to do is to keep the quarter 
milked out as thoroughly as possible. 
Bathe it in as hot water as can be borne 
for 10 to 15 minutes at a time twice a day, 
and rub very dry. After bathing rub on 
some vaseline and work or manipulate the 
udder all you can, and milk out thor¬ 
oughly after this milking. A gentle but 
persistent rubbing will do much to reduce 
the inflammation and permit you to get 
out all the clotted milk. 
Concerning Garget. 
Kindly give me some information on gar¬ 
get. I am having lots of trouble in our 
dairy herd with it. What is the cause? Is 
there a positive cure? Slate first symptoms. 
I have tried dozens of treatments with little 
or no success. Is it contagious? What ef¬ 
fect, if any, does it have on quarters not 
affected? l. w. c. 
Bailey Sta., Tenn. 
Garget is an inflammation of the udder, 
and may affect one quarter or more at a 
time. Sometimes it is confined to the 
teat. There are a number of causes, such 
as injuries, as by kicking, being stepped 
upon by other cows, being hooked by 
other cattle, lying on cold and wet floors 
or frozen ground. These latter more 
often occur when the cow is fresh and 
udder distended. The more common 
cause in my opinion is injudicious feeding, 
either too much of a one-sided ration— 
too much cornmeal, hominy, gluten or cot¬ 
ton-seed meal will cause garget. There 
is also an infectious garget, beginning 
usually with a slight swelling at the teat 
opening, a scab forms and it is almost 
impossible to draw the milk; then it is 
clotted, the quarter becomes hard and is 
ruined. Ordinary garget caused by im¬ 
proper feeding can usually be detected be¬ 
fore it has done much harm. The quarter 
will feel warm and perhaps hot. The 
teat will have a smooth, velvety feeling 
that is unnatural. As soon as these 
symptoms are discovered stop grain feed 
for a day or two, and bathe the udder in 
hot water. Rub the quarter gently but 
firmly, and wipe very dry after bathing to 
prevent cold. Milk out the quarter thor¬ 
oughly. These directions followed have 
often caused cure in 12 to 24 hours. After 
it has run several days it is much more 
difficult to cure, but 1 know of nothing 
better than hot water, rubbing on vaseline 
after drying. The best thing we have 
found for the infectious garget is to keep 
end of teat well greased with carbonated 
vaseline, working a little up into the teat 
opening. Ordinary garget is not conta¬ 
gious, and generally only one quarter is 
affected, and if cured this quarter is more 
liable to cause trouble again. Preventive 
measures are best, and if you arc having 
lots of it find the cause, which I imagine 
is the feed they are getting, and change 
this to a more healthful ration. 
Possibly Cowpox. 
I have a cow that has been troubled with 
sore teats for three months. The first thing 
I notice is a lump which seems to form under 
the skin. A day later it breaks and forms a 
raw sore. I have used a salve which heals 
the sores, but does not stop the trouble. I 
have also used some blood powders with 
the same result. I notice a slight touch of 
the same trouble in one of my other cows. 
Can you give me any idea what the trouble 
may be or suggest a remedy? w. e. 
Newfoundland. N. J. 
From your description I should think 
your cow had cowpox, but it ought not to 
have lasted as long as you state. We 
have had it break out several times, but it 
usually lasts but a short time. Some heal¬ 
ing ointment having carbolic acid in it is 
the best that I can suggest. Cows having 
such trouble should be milked last, and the 
hands carefully washed after milking. 
Cowpox is a germ disease, and spreads by 
milking cows that have it and others after¬ 
wards without washing the hands. 
Ration for Milch Cows. 
Will you give me information regarding 
feeding cows, milk being the product? I 
feed four pounds cottonseed meal, three 
pounds hominy, three pounds brau, corn fod¬ 
der and hay; but by December 1 open my 
silo which is one-quarter beaus and three- 
quarters corn. IIow much of this should I 
feed per day, with the cornstalks and grain? 
Greenwich, Conn. e. p. 
The mixture of Soy beans and corn 
makes a good silage, and this with the 
feeds mentioned can be combined into a 
good ration: 
Carbo- 
I’roteins hydrates 
20 lbs. corn and Soy bean 
silage.32 2.00 
10 lbs. mixed hay .56 4.05 
8 lbs. corn stover.14 2.50 
3 lbs. hominy.24 1.80 
2 lbs. wheat bran .25 .81 
2 lbs. cotton-seed meal .. .80 .41 
Fat 
.14 
.06 
.06 
.24 
.06 
.10 
Total .2.31 12.26 .75 
This may be more hay and stover than 
they will eat up reasonably clean; if so, 
cut down the coarse fodders until they 
eat them greedily. 
Another Milk Ration. 
Will you give me the amounts for a prop¬ 
erly balanced ration to produce a large flow 
of milk from the following: Cut and crushed 
cornstalks (dry), wet brewers' grains, corn 
and cob meal, linseed meal, cotton seed meal, 
wheat bran. Is there any of the above I 
can omit and still have a good ration, or is 
there anything I can substitute for any of 
the above-mentioned foods. I desire the 
best possible ration at the least possible cost 
to produce the best results. The corn fodder 
and corn and cob meal I produce myself, and 
other foods cost as follow’s: wet brewers' 
grains, $6 per ton: linseed meal. $30; cotton¬ 
seed meal, $28 ; wheat bran, $20. J. a. w. 
Asbury, N. J. 
From the feeds mentioned you can 
make in theory at least a perfectly bal¬ 
anced ration as follows: 
Carbo- 
Protein 
1ml i 
•ates 
Fat 
20 
Ills. 
corn storer . 
.34 
6 
.48 
.14 
20 
lbs. 
wet brewers’ grains. .78 
1 
.86 
.28 
4 
I1)S. 
corn and cob 
meal. .18 
O 
,40 
.07 
2 
ills. 
wheat bran . 
.25 
.81 
.06 
3 
lbs. 
linseed meal 
1. 
.04 
.19 
L’olal 
.2.43 
12. 
,59 
.74 
This is, however, more grain than we 
like to feed for a daily ration, but not 
more dry matter than they should have. 
The cost of purchased feed would be 12 j /2 
cents per day, which is not excessive 
when one must purchase nearly every¬ 
thing. We believe this ration would pro¬ 
duce a large flow of milk and keep the 
animals in good condition, that is in good 
flesh, provided sweet and clean brewers’ 
grains were used. Cotton-seed meal could 
be used instead of the linseed, using only 
two pounds per day instead of three of 
linseed. This would cheapen the ration 
slightly. When one feeds this amount of 
grain the animals must be watched care¬ 
fully, or they will be off feed frequently, 
and liable to garget. It is hard work to 
make up a satisfactory ration when corn 
stover is the only coarse fodder used. If 
possible we prefer some hay of some kind 
daily, even if only a slight amount, and 
know it is appreciated by the cow. I 
should like to have you report the result 
of using this ration as suggested. 
H. G. MANCHESTER. 
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