Jhe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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AILING ANIMALS 
of so-called 
o. A. At. 
Black Teeth 
Will you give a description 
black teeth in hoes ? 
Nova Scotia. 
Many little pigs have black teeth and 
such teeth are entirely harmless. The 
cause is unknown, but when pies that, 
have such teeth fail to thrive, or sicken 
and die. it is certain that the teeth are 
not the cause._g. 
Itching Skin 
I have two heavy draft horses. For 
the last six months the one horse seems 
to have small bunches, about the size of 
a man’s small finger tip, in back of the 
shoulders and along the spine to the hips, 
but still seems to itch all over, and when 
in the stable he is rubbing his sides, etc 
a ]J th ^U time - nntil tll( ' hai r is all rubbed 
olt. When I clean him off he seems to 
brace himself and set his teeth. lie 
seems to be getting worse, and now the 
other horse is beginning. I work them 
every day, and feed them four quarts 
oats, one quart bran, one quart corn. 
Would you tell me what you think is the 
matter? j, k. 
New York. 
Eczema causes such symptoms, but is 
a dietetic trouble and not contagious. As 
the other horse is becoming similarly af¬ 
fected the disease may prove to be para¬ 
sitic mange, which is contagious, but a 
qualified veterinarian should be employed 
to make diagnosis. Meanwhile cut the 
grain feed down a third and reduce it 
farther if the trouble persists and is not 
mange. Mix a tablespoonful of hyposul¬ 
phite of soda in tin* feed once daily and 
bathe the affected parts with soft water 
containing half an ounce of granular 
hyposulphite soda and 20 grains of men¬ 
thol per pint. If it is mange the veter¬ 
inarian will prescribe treatment after 
having the horse clipped. a. S. A. 
Restless Heifer 
I have a heifer, freshened last April 
she gives rich milk, has a good appetite, 
drinks about three quarts of water every 
day. I feed her oat straw, mixed hay. 
clover and some Alfalfa, and carrots. I 
do not give her any grain, as she was not 
used to it before I got her. She will 
freshen again coming February. She 
seems all right except that she throws 
everything under herself as bedding. Is 
there anything that will prevent this bad 
habit? a it 
Aevv lork. 
Allow the heifer a box stall or shed 
when in the stable, but let her run out 
daily to a rack filled with bright oat 
straw, corn fodder or hay. and also allow 
free access to rock salt. Better feed her 
some ground oats, barley, wheat bran and 
oil meal, or some such mixture of meals, 
as she is not fully fed at present. 
February Litter 
I have a sow to farrow in the middle 
of February. What is the best way to 
handle the litter at that time of year? I 
have been told by farmers that pigs born 
when the weather is too cold for them to 
exercise outdoors are very apt to get 
“thumps" and die. I contemplated hav¬ 
ing her in a box stall, and letting them 
exercise on the barn door if the weather 
should be severe. h. W. r. 
New Jersey. 
It would be best to have the sow far¬ 
row in a stove heated room, otherwise 
the pigs may die of chill. If you cannot 
manage this make the box stall as snug 
as you can and put in plenty of clean 
bedding. 1'ut a scantling on the walls of 
the box stall, at a distance of 10 inches 
from the door and wall, to serve as a 
crupper for the pigs so that they will not 
be smothered by the sow. As soon as the 
pigs are strong and lively they may be 
allowed exercise on a barn door and later 
may run out doors on fine days. Over¬ 
feeding and lack of exercise cause thumps, 
but these causes easily are avoidable. 
Why Feed Horses Hay Before Grain? 
Would you tell me the advantage of 
feeding hay to horses before the grain? 
I understand it is better for them, but do 
not know why. C. h. s. 
Theoretically the practice should be to 
allow a horse drinking water drst. then 
hay and then grain. The reasons are 
that water largely passes through the 
stomach and small intestine to the drst 
large intestine (cecum), that hay is not 
digested in the stomach and that grain 
largely digested, or prepared for assimi¬ 
lation, in the stomach. The stomach of 
the horse is small, holding about three 
and one-half gallons, and is intended to 
care for concentrates. Ilay remains only 
a short time in the stomach, or should do 
so. while grain stays there until liqueded 
into chyme. In nature horses drink any 
time they feel thirsty, affd that is the best 
plan. In practice it is well to allow a 
little water when a horse comes in hot 
and tired, then feed a pound or two of 
hay while cooling oil', then allow water 
and then the grain ration. Or water may 
he allowed an hour or two after feeding. 
The most of the hay should be fed at 
night, two hours or so after grain has 
been eaten. ITay largely *is digested in 
the large intestine (cecum and colon) 
after passing through some 70 feet of 
I -'"'1 small intestines. a. S. A. 
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