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'THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 21. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Broken Wind. 
What would be good for a horse with 
thick wind, not bad. but troublesome after 
drinking? Ilorse is nine years old. 
Pennsylvania. z. s. 
Wet all food; give no hay at noon; 
rest the horse twice the usual time after 
a meal and before working. Feed bright 
oat straw in Winter and grass alone in 
Summer. If necessary when these plans 
have been adopted give half an ounce of 
Fowler's solution of arsenic night and 
morning in the feed until the symptoms 
greatly abate, then gradually lessen the 
dose, and when possible let the horse do 
without; but do not stop the medicine sud¬ 
denly. This treatment is for “heaves” 
often called “broken’’ or “thick” wind. 
Scours in Heifer. 
I had a yearling heifer die this Winter 
with scours. I gave her everything that 
I could hear of, but nothing would do her 
any good, and now I have another the same 
way. Can you tell me any remedy and the 
cause? Some people say to give laudanum. 
Would it hurt her? M. a. b. 
West Virginia. 
The first step in such cases should be to 
discover and remove the - cause of the 
scouring. This may be moldy, fermented, 
sour, spoiled or coarse, weathered, inmitri- 
tious food, or contaminated drinkng water. 
Then the animal should have a full dose 
of castor oil in milk to clear away the 
irritants from the intestinal tract, after 
which mix in each pint or pound of skim- 
milk fed a teaspoonful of a mixture of 
half an ounce of formaldehyde in 15% 
ounces of distilled water, to be kept in an 
amber colored bottle to prevent chemical 
changes. Teaspoonful doses of a mixture 
of one part of salol and two parts of sub¬ 
nitrate of bismuth, given two or three 
times daily on the tongue, and washed down 
with milk, is a fine mixture for this trou¬ 
ble, and the dose may be increased for 
older animals. Clean up, disinfect and 
whitewash the' places where cattle and 
calves have been kept and see that they 
are perfectly ventilated and well sun- 
lighted. Laudanum is useful, but is best 
prescribed by the veterinarian. 
Lame Hog. 
Can you tell me what is the matter with 
my pig’s legs? They are stiff, and he 
walks with difficulty. Small lumps have 
come near the joints of his hind legs, and 
appear to be sore. He is kept on a plank 
floor and has not been overfed; is about 
six months old. What would cure him of 
this trouble? K. x. L. 
The bog may have rickets but several 
different troubles (including rheumatism 
and tuberculosis), may cause similar 
symptoms. Turn the hog outdoors to live 
a natural life except in stormy wet 
weather. Feed him on slop made of mid¬ 
dlings or shorts, ground screened oats or 
barley; bran and flaxseed meal, and add 
lime water freely two or three times a 
week. Hub the affected parts of the joints 
with iodine ointment three times a week. 
Cribbing or Wind-Sucking. 
Will you tell us what can be done for 
a young horse that is acquiring the habit 
of cribbing? What is the cause and what 
the treatment? L. n. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
Can you tell me what to do for a horse 
that is a “wind-sucker?” Is wind sucking 
a disease or a habit? What is the cause 
of it? Is there any way of curing a horse 
so afflicted? G. d. w. 
New York. 
Wind-sucking is associated with “crib¬ 
bing.” and is a habit learned by imitation 
or induced usually by irritation of teething. 
A tendency to the habit is supposed by 
some to be transmitted by affected sire or 
dam. This is questionable. There is no 
cure so far as medicine is concerned, but the 
habit may be discouraged by keeping the 
animal in a box stall from which every¬ 
thing has been removed upon which the 
teeth or chin could be fixed or rested to 
perform the act. Ill-tasting liquid or salve 
(aloes) may be smeared upon things used 
by the horse in wind-sucking or cribbing. 
Knuckling Colt. 
I have a colt that will be a year old 
In March and knuckled in hind pasterns 
about two months ago. I have bandaged 
and tried various remedies blit she does not 
seem to get any better. Please give me a 
remedy if you can. or what do you think 
of it? She lost her appetite and is thin in 
flesh since she became knuckled, s. b. a. 
Kentucky. 
Commence feeding her generously upon 
oats and bran along with the best of hay, 
to encourage development of muscles, and 
if she picks up and becomes strong in this 
way it will be apt to help the weak condi¬ 
tion of the tendons and joints. As she 
probably has worms treat her for them 
by mixing in the feed night and morning 
two tablespoonfuls of a mixture of equal 
parts of salt, dried sulphate of iron, ground 
gentian root and flowers of sulphur. Con¬ 
tinue for 10 days; then skip 10 days and 
repeat the treatment It may be possible 
to have boots and braces made to prevent 
the knuckling. Otherwise the usual treat¬ 
ment is hand rubbing two or three times 
daily and stimulating parts with druggist’s 
soap liniment well rubbed in. If these 
measures fail then blistering the cords or 
having them operated upon by an expert 
veterinarian is the only recourse. 
A. S. ALEXANDER, V. S. 
SERUM TREATMENT FOR ABORTION. 
The treatment for abortion from Dr. 
Roberts is all that he claims for it. I 
went to see Dr. Roberts myself about the 
matter, and first he said be sure and do 
everything according to directions. A few 
more cows may abort after you have 
started the treatment because they are af¬ 
fected already, but after that our cows all 
dropped strong healthy calves and were 
healthier, gave more and better milk and 
our average income per cow was .$12 more 
this year than the year the cows aborted. 
Our cows, 12 out of 16, had aborted and 
all were cured. j. bauernfeind. 
Wisconsin. 
After a struggle of five years to get rid 
of the disease in our herd, all without 
success, we began to use the serum, and 
the first trial proved its merits beyond 
question. Like many other farmers, the 
question of finances was an Important fac¬ 
tor, especially as our cows had brought 
poor returns for so long a time, and it was 
some time before we treated the whole herd. 
A year ago last August we began to treat 
r he whole herd and with the best of suc¬ 
cess. It is the best investment we ever 
made. Although six of our cows were 
springing prematurely at the time, every 
one got back to normal conditions, and 
brought strong healthy calves, an<r our cows 
have been healthy and doing very well 
ever since. Do not waste time treating 
only the sick ones, for the nature of the 
disease is such that it is extremely conta¬ 
gious. J. W. TRACY. 
Wisconsin. 
I can recommend the serum treatment; 
I gave.it a thorough test in my herd of 
cows with complete success, and firmly 
believe it does all Dr. Roberts claims for 
it. iPy herd was badly infected with that 
dread scourge, abortion. I had tried dif¬ 
ferent methods of combaf ing the disease 
without success. In fact I was seriously 
thinking of disposing of my entire herd on 
that account.. I lost but one calf in 
1007, after commencing treatment, whereas 
in 1906 I lost 12 calves. I consider this 
treatment a great boon to dairymen, as 
well as its far-reaching effects considering 
healthy cows give better and more milk. 
Illinois. chas. oldfield. 
A Widow’s Will. 
Is a widow’s will that gives her entire 
property to a friend, cutting off her child¬ 
ren, valid in Connecticut? Some claim that 
the sum of one dollar must be left to all 
the children. Is this so? reader. 
The law permits a person to give, be¬ 
queath or devise his property as he wishes. 
The most notable exceptions are that In 
some States a person may not give over 
one-half to charity, also that a married 
man cannot deprive his wife of her dower 
interest in his property. It is usual to give 
$1 to all the children, but even this Is not 
necessary. We add. however, that if the 
will is clearly unfair courts will often do 
all they can to reject it on other grounds. 
We strongly advise our clients to see that 
their wills are fair and just, as an unjust 
will is a serious blot on the memory of any 
good person. 
Destroying Garlic.— If G. M. C., Ard¬ 
more, Pa., on page 144, will turn his cows 
on that Blue grass containing garlic as 
soon as they are milked, and get them off ■ 
say five hours before milking, they will 
have mrated their system so no effect of 
garlic can be detected. I have done it often. 
Lancaster Co., Pa. e. s m. 
Kansas Alfalfa —I have just returned 
from sunny Kansas, the great Alfalfa 
State, where they cut four and five crops a 
season on the sub-irrigated lands. I have 
one piece of 85 acres that had five crops 
on it last year, and it would do you good 
to see it, for it is as green as grass i,n 
the Spring. It cures in one day as they 
have no night dews and the stacks are a 
sight to see. In Illinois the Alfalfa gets 
dark like cured clover. In the irrigated 
land we raise the sugar beets, as it pays 
better, but on the sub-irrigated land we 
raise Alfalfa, as we do not have to take 
it to town; the cattle men drive out the 
stock and feed. The sugar beet factories 
contract for the beets and do all the work 
except taking to the market, so there is a 
good profit. w< B . Ni 
Peoria, Ill. 
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