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“Fouls” in Cattle 
There are many 
treating “fouls” in 
if the trouble was 
ever this Spring, 
enough to tell me 
have found best for 
requests for help in 
cattle. It seems as 
more prevalent than 
Will you be kind 
what treatment you 
this foot trouble? 
If taken in time, a flaxseed poultice 
for 48 hours, followed by swabbing with 
iodine, will clean it up satisfactorily. 
When the pus has burrowed under the 
horn of the hoof a knife will have to be 
used, then a poultice to draw out heated 
inflammation, followed by iodine. We 
have always found this treatment effective 
and rapid. We have had no trouble with 
the disease late years, because we believe 
cleanliness is the best preventive. 
Massachusetts. R. f. staples. 
We prevent footrot by sprinkling the 
gutter every day with a five per cent 
solution of sheep dip with any garden 
sprinkling can. Sprinkle when cows are 
in the stable, so it will wet the hoofs,, 
and footrot will be unknown on such a' 
place. We never had a case of footrot 
here, or for that matter any other dis¬ 
ease. but the herd I had charge of before 
was bothered with it a good deal. We 
had over 1.000 head in this herd, but 
when I started to sprinkle the gutters 
and stalls we never were bothered with 
it afterwards. When I did have some 
cows affected with the hoofrot I had a 
leather boot made that would hold water 
and had the animal affected standing in I 
a solution of copperas (blue vitriol) in ! 
this boot every other day, which proved 
very effective. Still the better way is to . 
pare the skin away between the hoofs 
and give the cord room to grow out! 
quickly, but only an expert can do thatJ 
Orange Co., N. Y. samijel de hoer. 
When we notice the animal showing a 
slight lameness, we keep her in where it 
is dry until the fever starts; then we! 
make up the following solution: One 
ounce gum camphor and one ounce of 
carbolic acid; shave the camphor in the 
carbolic until it is dissolved, then apply 
on the foot, soaking absorbent cotton in 
the solution and bandaging it up well. 
We change every 36 hours, and two or 
three applications are all that are needed. 
We feed the animal bran mashes until; 
she is better. w. s. kerr. 
Massachusetts. 
. This trouble is always more common 
in wet seasons, and is usually found 
where cattle have access to wet places. | 
like swamps, or any place where mud 
accumulates and many cattle walk through) 
it. It is due to a germ. Bacillus necro- 
phorus. As a preventive cows can be 
often kept from these mudholes or their 
feet cleaned out daily with an antiseptic 
solution. At the first sign of lameness, 
or swelling about the coronet, the foot 
should be thoroughly washed out and a 
strong antiseptic drawn in between the 
claws with a piece of cloth or soft rope. 
If taken promptly this treatment will 
usually stop infection at the start. 
Another good remedy is powdered copper 
sulphate held between the claws with a 
bandage. If the disease is allowed to 
progress and infection breaks down the 
tissues of the foot and extends deep be¬ 
tween the claws, or within one claw, the 
case needs careful surgical attention by 
a veterinarian. In some cases it is neces¬ 
sary to amputate a claw to stop the in¬ 
fection. E. S. DEUBLER. 
Pennsylvania. 
I have had more trouble than usual 
this year, caused by so much rain, keep¬ 
ing yards and pasture sofft and muddy. 
We use kerosene if the attack is slight, 
and if it breaks we clean it out to the 
bottom by running finger to break, and 
use wine of copper, and it always cured. 
We have always had good luck packing 
the hole full of salt. joiin C. REAGAN. 
New York. 
Lame Hog 
I have a hog about 11 months old that 
for the last two months has hardly any 
use of his legs. What is the cause of this 
leg weakness? Hog generally has good 
appetite. Food consists mostly of mid¬ 
dlings. He seems to have no fever, as he 
drinks very little. Pig does not run at 
large, being confined to an ordinary pen 
having board floor. c. R. 
New York. 
Confinement in a board-floored pen is 
the chief cause of this condition, but con¬ 
stipation is a contributory cause. In 
many cases of the sort rickets is present, 
and is induced by incomplete feeding and 
improper management. In-breeding tends 
to cause weakness and might make a pig 
more susceptible to rickets and lameness 
or paralysis. Allow the pig free range on 
grass or other green crop and feed mixed 
meals and digester tankage from a self- 
feeder. If possible, make milk a part of 
the ration and add lime water freely. 
A. s. A. 
The Montgomery County. N. Y., Hol¬ 
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its first annual sale. Over 50 head of 
purebred stock were sold. Twenty-seven 
farmers from this county and adjoining 
territory purchased this stock. The prices) 
paid were not of the highest, but were 
fair. The advertising value is considered 
to be of importance. This association has 
a membership of over 40. It was or¬ 
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to become one of the leading breeders’ 
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