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being more inclined to lay on flesh and 
ishow more or less of a sluggish dispo¬ 
sition. Another indication of age is rough 
shanks, especially in the heavier breeds, 
although comparatively young birds may 
have what is called scaly legs and appear 
older than well-cared-for flocks of the 
same age. In practice we band all birds 
of a certain age with the same colored 
leg band, using a different color for each 
year. This is a very simple (process and 
prevents all guesswork when the time 
comes for sorting out the old ones. 
c. 8. G. 
AILING ANIMALS 
Answered by Dr. A. S. Alexander 
Blood in Milk 
We have a Durham cow eight years old 
which seems perfectly healthy, but for the 
past four weeks she has been giving 
bloody milk at times. Could you give 
cause and remedy? c. M. n. G. 
Ohio. 
Examination probably will show that 
one teat is giving the bloody milk, and 
that growths iu the teat are the cause. 
Such growths sometimes may be removed 
by operation. When this does not prove 
true the milk secretion iu that quarter 
has to be dried off. If all teats give 
bloody milk better allow a calf to suck, 
and if the trouble persists dry the cow 
off and sell her to the butcher vheu iu fit 
condition. • 
Disinfecting a Stable 
Can you give me a disinfectant for my 
barn, to kill the germ of contagious abor¬ 
tion ? E. o. B. 
New York. 
Thoroughly cleanse the interior of the 
cow stable, removing all loose trash, feed 
and manure. Also remove the floor, if it 
is of earth, cinders or planking. Put in 
a concrete floor. Disinfect with a .solu¬ 
tion of live ounces of formaldehyde to the 
gallon, or with 1-3,000 solution of cor¬ 
rosive sublimate. The latter is effective 
but very expensive at present. A five per 
cent solution liquor cresolis compound, or 
of coal tar disinfectant, "xx ill do fairly 
well. Get it into every crack by means 
of a spray pump, and flood it on the floor. 
When dry apply fresh whitewash in the 
same way. 
Bloat 
Will you give treatment for a bloated 
cow or horse? s. i,. rc. 
Maryland. 
An acute bloat iu cattle often causes 
fatal suffocation in a very short time, 
every stockman should keep on hand a 
trocar and canttla with which to “tap” 
the paunch, high up on the left side, to 
draw off the gas. In less severe cases 
tapping often may be obviated by placing 
a rope or round stick bitwise in the 
mouth: standing the cow with its hind 
parts low: driving it into water or dash¬ 
ing cold water upon the body ; pulling 
the tongue outward now and then ; plac¬ 
ing a handful of salt or baking soda far 
back upon the tongue, or passing a rub¬ 
ber tube down the gullet. Medicinal 
treatment consists in giving two ounces 
of turpentine shaken up in a quart of 
milk or (tint of raw linseed oil; or half 
to one ounce of formaldehyde in a quart, 
of milk ; or one to two ounces each (some 
give four ounces) of turpentine and aro¬ 
matic spirits of ammonia in milk or 
water. Tapping for bloat in the horse 
if. done high up in the right flank. It is 
a much more serious operation than in the 
cow. and should be done by a trained 
veterinarian, who also will administer 
salicylic acid in a capsule or give other 
appropriate remedies, some of them by 
means of a hypodermic syringe. 
Mammary Tumor 
My Jersey cow has a bunch on her 
udder just above the left forward teat. 
It is quite hard, and as large as ft teacup. 
It does not seem sore. Do you think it 
would hurt the milk?- Would you advise 
what T should do for it? a. c. I.. 
Maine. 
While such growths or tumors are the 
result of a bad attack of mammitis (gar¬ 
get) at some time or another in the row’s 
life, they sometimes are due to tuberculosis, 
and when that is so the milk is dangerous 
for use by man or animal. Have the cow 
tested with tuberculin to find out if tuber¬ 
culosis of the udder is present. In very- 
hot weather it is preferable to have the 
iutradermal test applied, as temperatures 
have not to be taken to decide if the ani¬ 
mal reacts, showing that she has tin- dis¬ 
ease. The reaction in the iutradermal 
test is a considerable, persistent swelling 
at the seat of injection of the tuberculin, 
which is at the under side of the tail, to¬ 
ward the edge. Meanwhile rub into the 
lump once daily a little of a mixture of 
equal parts of mercurial ointment and 
iodine ointment;. but if this is.used the 
udder must be washed clean before milk¬ 
ing, as mercury is poisonous. A simpler 
and often effective ointment is veterinary 
iodex. which may be rubbed in twice 
daily without irritating the skin. You 
might try it first and then the other mix¬ 
ture if the iodex does not have auy appre¬ 
ciable effect. 
Caponize No Culls 
C’aponizing a cockerel that lacks con¬ 
stitutional vigor is among the surest of 
ways for losing money at the poultry bus¬ 
iness. Unquestionably the operation does 
work a marked transformation of many 
This Cull Mode Shr Pounds of Futel 
Twelve Pounds of Quolitu Coi>ou 
ively ate. There is no doubt iu my mind, 
however, that the smaller bird actually 
owed me good money when finally market¬ 
ed. In fact, I should have killed him 
months before except for the sake of the 
photograph. c. m. galixt. 
Connecticut. 
Telling the Age of a Hen 
Is there a way to tell a lien’s age ex¬ 
cept by the teeth? We are nor in the 
cliielt business, but would like t<* sort the 
hens after they are two years old. E. s. 
Carter, 8. D. 
A novice starting to judge the ages of 
hens by the teeth would naturally put 
all ages in the infant class, as hens never 
have any teeth, their food being swal¬ 
lowed whole and softened by the natural 
juices in the crop and then passing to 
the gizzard, where it is ground fine by 
the muscular action of that organ aided 
by sharp stones or grit which are usually 
present. The fact is, there is no method, 
su far as I have been able to learn, of 
telling the exact age of a ben after the 
second year, but a good poultry man can 
make a pretty good guess by the general 
appearance of the birds, the older birds 
characteristics, but it will not make up 
for the lack above mentioned. Last Sum¬ 
mer I operated on several Barred Rock 
cockerels whose ages, breeding and pre¬ 
vious environment were identical, to the 
best of my knowledge and belief. Here 
are pictures of the two extremes, taken 
when they were nine months old: prac¬ 
tically 12 lbs. of supreme quality capon 
ugaiust 0 lbs. of what would grade as 
fowl. Market values of $0 and $1.80 re¬ 
spectively. Both were hopper-fed on rbe ; 
equivalent of free range, so I cannot 
verify the value of the food they respe« t- 
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