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March 11, 
WHAT IS “PURE BLOOD” AND “REG¬ 
ISTERED ? ” 
Each issue of The R. N.-Y. has some¬ 
thing about registered stock, but not what 
1 would like to know. We have no regis¬ 
tered stock near my place, and so 1 would 
like to have some questions answered. What 
is the difference between registered, grade 
and purebred stock? Must stock give a 
certain amount of milk and a specified 
amount of butter fat before they can be 
registered? In other words, what is re¬ 
quired of registered stock? w. k. t. 
Pennsylvania. 
A cow of “pure blood” is one whose 
ancestry can be surely traced back for 
many generations to a cattle of a defi¬ 
nite breed or family. For example, a 
purebred Jersey is one whose ancestors 
came from the Island of Jersey without 
any cross, so far as known, with any 
other breed or class of animals. A 
“registered” cow is a pure blood animal 
that has been recorded in a herd book, 
which is a record kept by some organi¬ 
zation. For example, a Jersey calf with 
both parents of pure blood would be a 
pure-blooded animal but would not be 
“registered” until its name and its pedi¬ 
gree had been recorded in the records 
of the American Jersey Cattle Club. The 
“registered” cow has the advantage, be¬ 
cause it is proof that she is a pure- 
blooded animal, and also proof of her 
ancestry or pedigree. All pure blood 
animals can be registered on proof that 
they are pure. The amount of milk they 
can give does not affect such registra¬ 
tion, but most breeds have what is 
called an advanced register. In this cows 
are recorded when it is proved that they 
give a certain large amount of milk or 
butter. Because a cow is a “purebred” 
it does not follow that she is sure to be 
a very superior animal. The majority of 
purebreds are superior, but their great, 
practical value is their use as breeders. 
For instance a bull with sisters, mother, 
grandmother, etc., that were all heavy 
milkers would be most likely to give 
CLOTHES ARE “ALL WOOL.” Fig. 112. 
these milking qualities to his heifer 
calves. The “register” enables us _ to 
know just what the bull has back of him. 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Goitre in Dog. 
I have a dog that has an enlargement 
of the glands of the throat, known, I be¬ 
lieve, as a goitre. At times he appears to 
choke and has difliculty in breathing. He 
Is now about 10 years old and has been 
affected with it for two years. I have 
tried numerous remedies, but none seems to 
help. Could you inform me what to do 
for It? A. s. 
Montana. 
Goitre in old dogs is incurable, often of 
a cancerous nature, and involving the lungs. 
Some relief may come from following treat¬ 
ment : Clip off the hair and paint enlarge¬ 
ments with tincture of iodine three times 
a week. Give three grains of iodide of 
potash in capsule form on three consecu¬ 
tive nights a week. If the dog is very 
small and light, two grains of the iodide 
will be sufficient. a. s. a. 
Agalactia. 
I had a cow that gave birth to her calf 
about two weeks before time; calf was alive 
and strong, the cow doing all right. She 
has been well and hearty all Winter, and in 
good flesh. She is in good health now, 
with a very good appetite, eating her full 
rations of both hay and grain. She is a 
young cow and heretofore has been one of 
bur best milkers. But since calving, which 
is about one week ago, she has not given a 
drop of milk. Please give me cause, with 
remedy for same, if possible. J. w. p. 
Pennsylvania. 
The cause cannot be confidently stated in 
such cases. She may have suffered from in¬ 
digestion or some other ailment at the time 
when she calved prematurely. Massage and 
strip udder vigorously three times a day 
and at night rub with brandy. Feed nutri¬ 
tious, laxative foods. Give her plenty of 
outdoor exercise. If so treated the milk 
flow may gradually come back. a. s. a. 
Rickets in Shotes. 
I have some shotes four months old stiff 
in all four legs; it seems to hurt them to 
move; they will squeal and tremble, can¬ 
not stand up long enough to eat. When 
first weaned I fed them all the boiled pota¬ 
toes and wheat middlings they could eat 
mashed together. The pens were new and 
partly opened to the south, were warm but 
seem to get damp. I cleaned out twice so 
far this Winter and gave fresh litter. 
Would too many cooked potatoes cause the 
trouble? Very little corn was fed. They 
were kept well bedded with straw. 
Long Island. d. l. h. 
Rickets and rheumatism present similar 
Bymptoms. The damp quarters and lack of 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
exercise no doubt have induced the trouble. 
Pens should be cleaned out daily, or at least 
several times a week. Make the pigs take 
abundant exercise out of doors. If this 
cannot be managed, sprinkle shelled corn 
on a large barn floor, cover with litter and 
make the pigs root for the grain. Feed 
light slop and mix lime water in it at the 
rate of one ounce per quart. a. s. a. 
Bloody Milk, 
I have a heifer that gives bloody milk 
out of one teat. There is no swelling or 
lump in it. Gan you tell me what the 
trouble is? reader. 
Small blood vessels have ruptured as a 
result of undue congestion of the udder, 
or she may have had garget. In heifers 
the cause usually is rupture of blood ves¬ 
sels. Bathe with cold water three times 
daily and at night sponge with a lotion 
composed of two teaspoonfuls of powdered 
alum to a pint of cold water. 
Thin Mare. 
Can you tell me what to do for a mare 
with foal that is very thin of flesh? We 
are giving her oats and corn ground to¬ 
gether ; I give her four quarts twice a day. 
We have been giving her condition powders, 
but she does not gain in flesh. Do you 
think her teeth need filing? She is 15 
years old this Spring. G. E. H. 
New York. 
Do not feed ground food to a horse, so 
long as the teeth can masticate properly. 
Have her teeth put in order by a veterinary 
dentist. Irregularities of the teeth may 
well be causing lack of condition from in¬ 
digestion due to imperfect mastication. Do 
not give condition powders to a mare in 
foal. Feed whole oats, bran and hay. 
Allow ear corn at noon while cold weather 
continues; let her occupy a box stall when 
in the stable, but work her lightly every 
day, or make her take abundant outdoor 
exercise. a. s. a. 
Stiffness in a Dog. 
I have a collie dog, 14 months old, that 
has had three or four spells of being lame 
and stiff in his hind legs, at first in only 
one, and the last time in both legs, last¬ 
ing perhaps 12 hours at a time. It works 
off by exercising, then comes on after 
lying down a few minutes. lie looks in 
pain. Last Summer he was clipped and 
had a good coat by cold weather, but all 
Winter he has been shedding till now he 
has a new short coat, but still sheds. I 
give him a bath about every two weeks. 
He sleeps in the house and eats mostly 
bread and potato with grease. He is very 
particular about eating. lie likes milk, 
but we don’t have it; has some bones to 
gnaw. Could you tell me what to do? 
New York. E. c. H. 
Often in such cases the dog has had a 
fit, or he may be affected with chorea (St. 
Vitus dance). Make him live an outdoor 
life. Do not feed potatoes. Do not use 
any carbolic wash or dip in bath. Feed 
meat and vegetable soup. Oatmeal porridge 
also is suitable. a. s. a. 
Catarrh. 
I have an old horse in good condition, 
feels good, acts like a colt, but will have a 
discharge in one side «jf the nose, every 
little while, sometimes thin and clear, other 
times thick, yellow clots; is worse when 
worked and driven. I have painted his 
pose with petroleum and puffed in iodo¬ 
form; he seems all right at times, then the 
discharge comes again. This has been do¬ 
ing so for nearly one year. The horse eats 
well, feels extra good and is fat. Can you 
advise me? J. F. B. 
Connecticut. 
A diseased molar tooth may be the cause 
and the discharge would cease, could you 
have the tooth removed by trephining. If 
it is ordinary catarrh syringe out once 
daily with warm water containing a dram of 
tannic acid to the pint. In feed mix twice 
daily a dram of dried sulphate of iron. In 
1 days change, if necessary, to a like dose 
of powdered sulphate of copper, and in an¬ 
other 10 days to a like dose of iodide of 
potash. Alternate the treatment until he 
is well. a. s. a. 
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