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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
29 
CARE OF CALVING COW. 
Will you toll me Just, what Is the proper 
euro to give u cow at calving time? In the 
case of a heifer Is It. host to relieve the 
excessive congested stale of the bag by start¬ 
ing the flow of milk before calving? Should 
the calf he allowed lo suck once before Inking 
away from the mother and what Is the 
Is.'st treatment for caked udder? c. B. o. 
Michigan. 
The care of a cow at calving time should 
begin as soon as the cow herself is born. 
However, we will not go so far hack at 
present, but will confine ourselves to a 
period of two months; say six weeks be¬ 
fore calving and two weeks after. A cow 
to do her best during her next period of 
gestation should have a rest before calv¬ 
ing. Six weeks is none too long, although 
it is next t‘> impossible to get some cows to 
take this much rest. Don’t think because 
the cow is dry she needs but little feed 
and care. 1 believe nine-tenths of the 
cases of retained afterbirth arc due to lack 
of proper nourishment during the six 
weeks previous to calving. Give the cow 
all the clean, sweet roughage she can cat 
and a couple of pounds of grain daily, 
preferably ground oats with some oil meal 
added; also some roots, if obtainable. 
As the calving time approaches put her 
in a roomy box stall well bedded and give 
her a mild laxative. If she has had good 
care trouble at calving time will he very 
rare. At calving time sec that the after¬ 
birth is properly expelled, and as soon as 
free remove from cow’s reach. After calv¬ 
ing feed sparingly for a few days and give 
warm water to drink, keeping her away 
from the rest of the herd, I lie better the 
cow the greater the care needed after 
calving, as the best cows are most subject 
to milk fever. Increase the feed gradu¬ 
ally until on full feed; and this means all 
the cow will eat of a well-balanced ration. 
Most cows can safely he raised to full 
feed two weeks after calving. 
Space forbids going further into feeding 
questions, but I know that a very small 
per cent of the total number of cows in 
this country get a chance to show what 
they are capable of. It is not often nec¬ 
essary to milk a heifer before calving, but 
if there is evidence of discomfort I would 
certainly try to relieve it. For caked udder 
camphorated oil is good, and there are 
several good ointments on the market that 
are prepared especially for udder troubles. 
Any of these are much more efficient if 
accompanied with plenty of elbow grease. 
In had cases it is well to cut down the 
feed and give a laxative. Good common 
sense constantly and carefully applied is 
the best receipt for success in dairying. 
0. It. s. 
In the case of a young heifer with her 
first calf, where the udder becomes in¬ 
flamed I do not draw the milk if I can 
help it, but relieve the distended condi 
lion of the udder by rubbing, and often 
use hot lard to keep it softened. Our rule 
is, if a cow calves in the morning, to let 
the calf he with the cow, taking whatever 
milk it may need from the mother during 
the day, and then milk her out dry at 
night or vice versa. In other words, we 
do not want to change the How of milk 
too rapidly, hut rather to allow the How to 
come gradually. I know nothing better 
for a caked udder than hot applications 
and thorough rubbing. We have adopted 
as a treatment for our heifers at time of 
calving to give them a warm mash of 
four quarts of bran, a half pint of flaxseed 
meal, and a tablespoon fid of ginger, thor¬ 
oughly scalded and given to the cow just 
as warm as she can take it, and we keep 
her on this ration for three days after 
calving, giving her all the warm water she 
will drink, but no cold water during that 
time. We have had hut one case of milk 
fever in ~o years. kiavahd waltkr. 
West Chester, Pa. 
If in good flesh feed sparingly for a 
short time before calving on grain, and 
let the larger part of that given he wheat 
bran. We very seldom find it necessary 
to attempt to start the milk before calv 
iug, We do not allow the calf to suck its 
dam, but give it the first milking sparing 
ly. We bathe caked udder with quite 
warm salt water, and if necessary rub the 
hag with lard and turpentine, freely nib¬ 
bing with the hands at each milking lime 
(four times a day) until the swelling sub- 
tides, and to lessen the danger we give 
l'/i pounds of Epsom salts just before 
i.alving. We believe this practice is also 
beneficial in helping to prevent milk fever, 
a trouble which often attacks the best cows 
when in high condition, but we have 
found the air treatment a sure cure so 
far as our experience goes with this very 
troublesome and until of late very danger¬ 
ous complaint. F.. II. KNAPP & SON. 
Fabius, N. Y. 
We never have much difficulty with 
cows coining fresh. We always believed 
that an ounce of prevention was worth 
more than a pound of cure. When a cow 
or heifer was in a fairly good condition 
wc never gave her any grain or feed while 
dry, but the next day after the calf is 
born we commence to feed her, gradually 
increasing the amount of feed every day 
till we had full measure on. But when 
cows or heifers are in a poor condition 
before calving they will not make such 
heavy milkers afterwards, and their calves 
are usually much smaller and poorer. The 
best way is to use good judgment and to 
feed accordingly. In the case of C. K. G., 
I would relieve the heifer by starting the 
flow of milk gradually before the calf is 
horn; the danger of caking is not so great. 
I'hc best cure for caked udder that we 
know is to take a piece of hot iron in a tin 
bucket and milk her on that, letting the 
steam of the milk draw against the hag, 
covering the cow with a good horse blan 
ket to keep her from chilling. c. L. 
Maemigie, Pa. 
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A Common-Sense Talk On 
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T HERE'S do doubt that the right kind 
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