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THE RURAL. N ED W-YORKER 
November 22, 
AILING ANIMALS. 
Ear Canker. 
. I have a very valuable dog with what 
is called canker of the ear, one ear only, 
lie holds his head sideways and shakes 
it nearly all the time. There is a foul 
discharge. F. B. 
Cleanse the ear perfectly with wood 
alcohol, applied on a wad of cotton tied 
to a small stick. If this irritates too 
severely use peroxide of hydrogen. Twice 
daily lay the dog on its side and pour 
some of the following medicine into the 
ear, and hold the dog in that position 
until the sediment settles into the ear: 
Powdered alum and sugar of lead, of each 
one dram ; carbolic acid, two drops; gly¬ 
cerine, 30 dx-ops; water two ounces; 
shake. Make the dog live out of doors 
as much as possible and feed one small 
meal each night. Keep it out of the 
water. A. s. A. 
Kicking in Stable. 
We have a mare, nine years old, that 
when standing in the barn pounds with 
one hind foot and bites at the same time. 
This is something she has taken up 
lately. Also she scours when traveling. 
Can anything be done for this? She 
weighs about 1,200 and has a good appe¬ 
tite and while not poor is a little thin. 
She is not worked hard but tires out 
easily when used. She has six quarts 
grain daily, part corn and mixed feed, 
some oat fodder with hay. w. s. F. 
New Hampshire. 
Attach a 10-inch length of stout chain 
to a wide strap and buckle the strap 
around the pastern of the foot with which 
the kicking is done. This will stop the 
kicking. Have her teeth attended to by 
a veterinarian. Feed whole oats, wheat 
bran and mixed hay. Allow free access 
to rock salt. Never let her stand a 
single day idle in the stable. If the 
scouring continues mix a pint of browned 
wheat flour in each feed. If she has a 
long “washy” coupling treatment will 
not be likely to stop the looseness of the 
bowls. A. s. A. 
Eye Disease. 
I own an old mare who quite lately 
seems to have contracted some trouble 
with one eye. The organ is inflamed and 
runs some white matter. Can you tell 
from this description what is the trou¬ 
ble and what I would better do about 
it? Otherwise the horse seems to be 
quite well; there does not seem to be any 
great swelling around the eye. c. c. d. 
New York. 
The first step in such a case should be 
to remove a foreign body which may be 
present under the eyelid. To this end 
the eye should be rendei’ed insensitive by 
injecting a few drops of five per cent co¬ 
caine solution between the eyelids. When 
this has been done the eyelid may be 
turned over and the foreign body re¬ 
moved. Sometimes it is found neces¬ 
sary to run a slip of clean blotting paper 
under the lower lid, at the inner coi’ner, 
to clear away foreign bodies. If no such 
cause is found bathe the eye with a 
teix per cent solution of boric acid twice 
daily, using a clean swab of absorbent 
cotton for each application. It may turn 
out the mare is afflicted with incurable 
periodic ophthalmia (moon blindness). 
Overheated Horse. 
1. I have a valuable hoi’se that is troubled 
with short wind, after working in hot 
weathei’. He is only six years old and 
in good condition. 2. Can you give a good 
restorative and condition powder that 
will speedily and effectively restore vigor 
and activity to the kidneys? G. s. 
New Jersey. 
1. The horse has been overheated at 
some time or another, and may never 
work comfortably in hot weather. Have 
him clipped and work him in the cool of 
the morning and evening. Do not feed 
any bulky feed at noon when there is 
work for him to do, and do not work 
him soon after a meal. Shade his head 
and sheet him lightly when at work. 
Feed light l’ations and keep the bowels 
active. Allow a little cool drinking 
water often when at work. 2. We do 
not furnish formulae for condition pow¬ 
ders or mixtures to be given on general 
px-inciples, nor do we believe in the use 
of such medicaments. If you care to de¬ 
scribe the symptoms of a case of sick¬ 
ness we shall be glad to prescribe suit¬ 
able treatment, but “kidney trouble” is 
comparatively rare in horses. In sup¬ 
posed cases indigestion generally is pres¬ 
ent. A. s. A. 
A Mythical Disease. 
A friend of mine told me, after making 
an examination of the tail of my cow 
(Jersey), that she had what was called 
“wolf’s-tail,” or a soft spot in the tail, 
which could be remedied by a surgical 
operation. Would you tell me whether 
there is any reason for the operation or 
not, and what effect, if any, it has upon 
the milk productive power of the cow? 
My friend said that after the operation 
the cow would give more milk. j. b. 
“Wolf” or “worm” in the tail is a 
mythical disease, as is “hollow horn.” 
The horns of all adult cattle are hollow. 
A soft place will be found in the tail 
of almost every adult cow. It amounts 
to nothing and usually is simply'a slight 
separation of the small vertebrae of the 
tail not due to “worms” or “wolves,” but 
caused by the cow catching her tail upon 
a snag or other object and then pulling 
it free. “Quacks” and other persons ig¬ 
norant of veterinary science used to 
treat cows for “wolf in the tail” by split¬ 
ting the soft place open and inserting 
garlic, salt and pepper, and other irri¬ 
tants. We knew one old empiric who 
always administered whisky freely to 
any cow supposed to be suffering from 
“worm in the tail.” as he called it. Be¬ 
ing personally and inordinately fond of 
the “medicine” in question, enough was 
bought on every occasion to “treat” both 
the bovine patient and the human impa¬ 
tient. We used to figure that as whisky 
comes from the worm the quack con¬ 
cluded that it would go for the worm. 
Joking apart, the belief in “wolf in the 
tail” is absurd and savors of the dark 
days in which poor old innocent women 
were burned at the stake as witches. It 
should be relegated to the discard as a 
superstition on a par with the belief in 
the signs of the zodiac, which do not af¬ 
fect or direct mundane affaii’S. It may 
be added that if the “signs” ever had an 
influence on worldly matters when each 
was assigned its particular course in the 
heavens some two thousand years ago 
that must long since have ceased, seeing 
the constellations no longer follow their 
allotted “routes.” “Taurus”—the bull— 
has gallivanted over into the territory 
of the “ram,” and that rampageous ani¬ 
mal has butted into the province of the 
Geminii, twins, and so on, all along the 
line. This is not literally correct, but 
tell that old believer in “wolves” that 
this is 1913. A. S. A. 
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY PRICES. 
Cows $75-$100; heifers $50-$75. 
Bennington, N. Y. F. P. 
Butter is selling for from 35 to 37 
cents. Milk goes to the Bordens; price 
for October $1.70. a. n. b. 
Cows $00 to $100; hogs, per cwt., $8; 
hoi’ses, draft, $200 to $250. F. L. d. 
Chandlersville, O. 
Horses $125 to $250; milch cows $45 
to $S5; beef cattle, per cwt., $7.50; hogs, 
per cwt., $S.50. l. s. 
Celiua, O. 
Beef cattle, per cwt., dressed, $10; 
hogs, per cwt.. $10 to $12; calves, per 
cwt., $11 to $13. c. w. R. 
Federalsburg, Md. 
Fresh cows $60-$95; calves $10-$20; 
yearlings $20-^30; two-year-olds $30- 
$50; strippers $40-$50. a. n. b. 
Burlington Flats, N. Y. 
Butter 30; cream 27 1 /£ per pound, but- 
ter-fat; eggs 30; chickens 10; potatoes 
$1; corn 9G cents per cwt.; oats 37; 
wheat 87. L. S. 
Celiua, O. 
Hay 815 per ton; corn 70 in the field; 
wheat 90; potatoes $1; milk 16 cents per 
gallon ; butter 28; eggs 30. Fruit was a 
failure. f. l. d. 
Chandlersville, O. 
Milch cows $40 to $80; steers, fat, per 
lb., 7 y-i ; hogs, fat. per lb., 10; horses, 
per head $50 to $225; mules, per head 
$100 to $250. j. a. M. 
Emmetsburg, Md. 
Eggs, 26; potatoes, 75 to SO; apples, 
$2.50 per barrel; grapes, $35 a ton ; cab¬ 
bage, '2y 2 cents per pound; wheat, 86; 
oats, 36 ; rye, 60; corn (old), 60; corn 
(new), 50; clover seed, $6.50; bran, 26. 
Cassopolis, Mich. w. G. b. 
Wheat 87 on car; corn, new, 65; hay, 
Timothy, $14; beef cattle 5 to 7% 1 hogs 
8; butter 30, from ci’eamery; chickens 
10; eggs 26; potatoes $1; apples, none 
for sale. w. a. a. 
Chalfant, O. 
Fat cattle, per lb., live, 5 to 7; milch 
cows, per head, $65 to $100; pork, 
dressed, per lb., 11; calves $11 to $13; 
horses, 1,400 to 1.600 lbs, $200 to $300; 
horses, common, $200. a. w. 
Deax-born, Mich. 
Steers, per cwt., $8.25; heifers, per 
cwt., $6 to $7; sheep, per head, fat, $4; 
lambs $5 to $7.50; hogs, per cwt., $8 to 
$8.25; calves, per cwt., $11 to $12; fresh 
cows, per head $40 to $90; horses $150 
to $200. j. g. B. 
Elioak, Md. 
Butter 20 to 25; cream 15 cents a 
quart; fresh eggs 30; sweet potatoes 10- 
20 cents per % basket; white potatoes 
30 to 40 cents per % basket; apples 50 
cents per % basket; sweet peppers 25 
cents a hamper; cabbage two cents a 
pound; tomatoes 10-18 cents per % bas¬ 
ket; new corn 70; wheat 87. c. w. B. 
Federalsburg, Md. 
Dairy cattle are in good demand, and 
common milch cows have brought from 
$60 to $90 in recent auction sales. There 
are very few purebred cattle in this vicin¬ 
ity. Milk retails in the village at from 
seven to eight cents per quart, while ship¬ 
pers receive about 18 cents per gallon. 
Butter brings from 35 to 40 cents per 
pound, according to methods of market¬ 
ing. Possibly there are vei-y few farmers 
who receive this latter price, and a poor 
article must sell for much lower. Calves 
nine to 10 cents a pound; cattle five to 
seven, unless they are of poor quality 
and must b<* sold as canners at three to 
four cents; hogs S 1 /!- These live stock 
prices are at the stock yards, Cincinnati, 
Ohio, about 10 miles distant, and the 
farmer must haul, drive or ship his live 
stock there. Quite a few sales are made 
to nearer local butchers at these market 
prices, but where sales are made to trad- 
ei-s we must allow for some middleman’s 
profit . j. h. 
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