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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
CHOOSING A DAIRY BULL. 
I endeavor to get one from a cow 
that has good udder, good large teats 
and one that gives at least 80 pounds of 
milk per day. I try to get from some 
family that are large milkers. Butter 
fat is a secondary consideration with me 
at present, as it is quarts of milk that 
we are after for the New York market. 
For my use in grading up I like a good 
large-honed animal and am careful to 
get one that has not been overfed, as 
some breeders do. I want them in good 
thrifty condition, long body and with a 
good square rear end on them. Also 
look for well developed rudimentary 
teats. I do not try to keep the bull in 
show condition. Let him run loose in 
large box stall as long as possible, and 
when he gets so he wants to tear the 
partitions down put a ring in his nose 
and let him out for exercise every day. 
Last, but not least, I let one man take 
care of him as far as is possible. 
Onondaga Co., N. Y. f. d. k. 
LIVE STOCK QUESTIONS. 
Rheumatism. 
* I have a good-sized well fed mare that 
has been bothered since last Fall with 
lameness in front. One leg at a time is 
generally affected after a raw, stormy day, 
and sometimes lameness starts when on the 
road. It may last a few hours and then 
again only for a mile. I have been advised 
to give a teaspoonful saltpeter twice 
weekly, the claim being made that it is a 
blood disorder in the line of rheumatism. 
I keep her padded with oakum and leather 
in front on account of a corn. She is in 
a planked stable. f. h. c. 
The trouble certainly suggests rheuma¬ 
tism which will prove practically incurable 
so far as permanent results are concerned. 
Instead of the saltpeter which will do 
little if any good as now used, give half 
an ounce of salicylate of soda two or three 
times daily at times of attack and rub the 
joints of the affected legs thoroughly with 
pure alcohol at such times. The mare 
should not be allowed to stand in drafty 
or damp places. 
Itching Skin. 
My cow is six years old. I feed her 
wheat shorts with stock food, good Tim¬ 
othy and clover hay and carrots and yel¬ 
low turnips. She is with calf and is due 
in April and is in good condition. Can 
you tell me why she pulls her hair out 
along the sides of her back and flanks? 
I have examined her carefully but find no 
lice. si. N. 
Stop feeding stock food, which is quite 
unnecessary and may be causing the irri¬ 
tation Curry and brush the cow once a 
day as you would a horse and make her 
take plenty of outdoor exercise If irrita¬ 
tion continues give her half an ounce of 
hyposulphite of soda in her food or drink¬ 
ing water twice daily Examine the back, 
about loins, as warble grubs may be pres¬ 
ent under the skin and if so they should l>e 
squeezed out and destroyed. It seems quite 
possible, however, that small lice are caus¬ 
ing the intching, as they are easily over¬ 
looked On general principles, therefore, 
we would advise washing the itchy parts 
once daily with a 1-30 solution of coal tar 
dip; then rub in flowers of sulphur freely. 
Garget Milk. 
What is the cause of cows giving curdy 
milk? Often when I strain the milk there 
is curd in the strainer. l. it. x. 
One cow is probably to blame for the 
condition of the milk and you should keep 
the milk of each cow separate until you 
find out which one is affected with garget 
or chronic inflammation of the udder. 
When the particular cow is found her 
udder will be found hardened or one or 
more quarters, giving poor quality milk 
or whey-like fluid instead of milk. This 
milk should be thrown away and it would 
also be well to have all of the cows tested 
to make sure that tuberculosis is not pres¬ 
ent. When you have examined the udder 
of each cow write again if any abnormal 
condition is found in one or more of them 
and we may be able to px - escribe suitable 
treatment. Scrupulously scald and cleanse 
all milk utensils daily. 
Tumor in Udder. 
I have a cow that was fresh three months 
ago. About a month ago she jumped a 
high rail fence and hurt her udder I think, 
for since then a lump formed in the front 
quarter and has now spread over the entire 
quarter. It does not seem to be a swell¬ 
ing but growth. It does not hurt her and 
the milk though scant is of a good color. 
She is well fed with corn, hay, bran and 
oil cake. She gives the same amount of 
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milk as when fresh except in that teat. 
What must I do for her? I am afraid it is 
tuberculosis. m. e. w. 
There is very good reason to suspect 
tuberculosis of the udder in this case, for 
the disease comes on gradually and causes 
a painless, cold tumor growth which is 
about as hard as wood and sometimes does 
not interfere with the milk-giving function 
of the gland; or it may come high up in 
the lymphatic gland above the hind quar¬ 
ters of the udder. There is no cure and 
affected cows are dangerous as milkers as 
their milk will certainly be contaminated 
with the bacilli of tuberculosis. Have the 
cow tested with tuberculin. Meanwhile 
do not use her milk. If tuberculosis is ab¬ 
sent the hardened part should be rubbed 
each other day with iodine ointment. 
Serous Cyst; Hoof Dressing. 
1. One of our best horses has a lump 
on his breast which appeared about four 
weeks ago and looks much like a shoe boil. 
The veterinarian calls it a blood boll, 
caused by a bruise. He cut two holes 
through the skin and pulled a piece of 
tared rope through it, saying that the 
contents of the boil would drain out. It 
did not do so but the boil is getting harder. 
What can I do? 2. Will you publish a 
formula for making an ointment for hoofs 
for footsore horses? e. c. 
1. A bruise caused the collection of 
serum in the so-called “boil’’ but the treat¬ 
ment given was unintelligent and a fibroid 
tumor has formed or is forming and may 
remain as a permanent blemish. Clip away 
the hair and rub the part once daily with 
iodine ointment. Later it may be neces¬ 
sary to have the tumor removed by dissec¬ 
tion. 2. Ncatsfool oil, one quart; molas¬ 
ses, one quart; yellow beeswax, half pound. 
Melt and remove from fire, then carefully 
stir in one quart of crude petroleum and 
allow to cool. Color with lampblack if so 
desired. 
Thriftless Colt. 
I have a colt six months old that is quite 
poor. Ilis mother died when he was one 
day old ; he lias had poor care and I think 
that he has worms. How can I start him 
growing? j. E . 
Commence feeding the colt new milk in 
small quantities often. Sweeten the milk 
with molasses and gradually add to it 
flaxseed jelly or thin oatmeal gruel. Skim- 
milk may be substituted for the new milk 
as soon as the colt is thriving and all the 
while he should also be allowed to eat 
freely of a mixture of three parts crushed 
(screened), oats and one part wheat bran. 
If worms are present allow him free ac¬ 
cess to a mixture of three parts salt, two 
parts flowers of sulphur, one part ground 
gentian root and half part dried sulphate of 
iron. He should have a box stall in barn 
and be allowed outdoors all day long with 
nice quality hay to pick at between meals. 
Care will have to be taken to regulate the 
amount of milk according to the state of 
the bowels as scours is somewhat apt to 
follow too free feeding of this food. 
Torpid Liver. 
What is wrong with my horse? He is 
seven years old and is in good condition 
but he is long haired, and liis legs stock 
over night, the membranes of his eyes are 
a dull yellowish color and not a sharp 
pink color like that of the other horses. 
For feed he has corn, oats and good Tim¬ 
othy hay, also about a quart of wheat bran 
about five to six times a week. He has 
been in this condition since I have had him, 
about four years. He is slow and sluggish, 
and is also troubled with small pin worms. 
He is not troubled with any cough and has 
a good appetite, and his digestion seems to 
be all right as far as I can see. j. w. k. 
The fact that the membranes are tinged 
yellow shows that the horse’s liver is not 
acting properly and apparently the trouble 
is a chronic one and perhaps ificurable. 
Stop feeding corn and oats but continue 
feeding bran and add cut hay and a little 
flaxseed meal, dampening the food with a 
mixture of equal parts black strap molasses 
and hot water. This may gradually be in¬ 
creased in amount until he is taking a quart 
of molasses night and morning, with whole 
oats at noon and long hay at night. At 
first give him as a liver stimulant and al¬ 
terative two tablespoonfuls of glauber salts 
in his drinking water twice daily but de¬ 
crease the dose as soon as the bowels have 
responded sufficiently and the horse is feel- 
He will do much better if 
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