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RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 17, 1921 
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Silage and Tuberculosis 
I heard a man discussing silage today. 
ITe said that the bacteria in it caused 
tuberculosis in cattle. What can you say 
about this? n.c. F. 
Vermont. 
There is nothing to it. This theory 
has been exploded time after time, yet 
there arc people who pick up the pieces 
and try to patch them together. The 
statement is absolutely false. Silage is 
one of the most useful foods that a farmer 
can provide for his stock. 
Repairing Silo 
We have a wooden silo which rests on 
a concrete foundation. The staves have 
rotted up about six feet from tin; bottom. 
What would be the best method to repair 
this so that this year’s silage would 
keep? a. g. o. 
Pennsylvania. 
If not too far gone, it seems that the 
easiest manner of getting this into a 
state <»f temporary repair for the coming 
season would be to apply building paper 
to tin* inside walls at the bottom where 
rotted. If a good grade of roofing paper 
She is in good condition, and I would 
not like to dispose of her. a. a. k. 
A cow cannot hold up her milk, as 
milk secretion is an involuntary process 
controlled by the sympathetic nerve sys¬ 
tem. Shock, chill or pain may cause in¬ 
voluntary or reflex suspension of the 
milk elaborating process, which should 
proceed undisturbed during the milking 
act. If possible have the cow milked by 
a woman. If that does not mend mat¬ 
ters we should advise letting the cow 
raise a calf. There is no certain remedy 
for the nervousness you describe. 
QUESTIONS ABOUT RABBITS 
Trotible with Young Rabbits 
Gan you give me any advice on the 
following? Young rabbits, four to six 
weeks old, run at mouth, causing fur to 
become matted with saliva. Appetite 
seems fairly good, and they do not art 
very sick. What is t he probable cause, 
and treatment, if any? r.. h. r. 
Running at the mouth is generally a 
symptom of indigestion, called slobbers. 
It. may lie caused by malformation of the 
teeth. Keep the bowels open by feeding 
daily some parsley; keep rabbit in a 
cool, well-ventilated hutch, sheltered from 
Live Stock and Dairy 
Mr. Tom C'lergo of Routt County, Colorado, sends us the picture shown here. 
This cow is a Shorthorn of the milking typo. She is a good milker—good enough, 
in fact, to raise the five calves here shown. Only one of them is her own, and they 
vary in ages. In former years of overproduction of milk wo have known dairy* 
men to stop selling liquid milk and buy calves—raising two or more to each cow. 
That would not pay in these days, but there was a time when’ the calf gave a 
better price than the milk dealer. 
is placed around inside the silo with the 
top edge securely nailed down into roof¬ 
ing cement previously applied and the 
bottom edge bedded in roofing cement, it 
seems that a reasonably tight job would 
result which would la* sufficiently durable 
to preserve this year’s corn crop. 
A more permanent job would result if 
the roofing paper were covered over with 
thin ceiling applied horizontally around 
the silo. If ceiling is applied brush treat¬ 
ment. both sides, with a good wood pre¬ 
servative, will do much toward prevent¬ 
ing decay in this. If possible to give it. 
a better coating can be obtained by dip¬ 
ping, but the long nature of the material 
makes this difficult. When applied all 
joints should be treated, leaving no un¬ 
treated surfaces. it. n. s. 
Feeding Dogs 
IIow should I feed our four little collie 
puppies and their mother? 
Shieklcy, Neb. mbs. g. p. m. 
Feed the mother liberally on meat (raw 
or boiled calf meat preferred) and bread 
and milk. Keep raw meat and bread 
away from puppies. When they start to 
eat give rice or oatmeal (cooked) mixed 
with boiled meat run through meat chop¬ 
per. This mixture may be boiled to¬ 
gether. so that the broth from the meat 
stays in the mixture. The meat is taken 
out after boiling and chopped, then mixed 
with the rice or oatmeal. I use mostly 
liver. Not only the puppies and their 
mother, but also the cat like this dish. 
Broth in which boiled cornmeal is mixed 
is another fine food for the dogs, but 
should not be given daily, as corn is 
heating. Of course, a dog is always af¬ 
ter a bone; it keeps him busy for awhile 
and is good for his teeth. A. 
Holding Up of Milk 
I have a Jersey heifer that recently 
dropped her second calf. She has the habit 
of holding back her milk. Almost daily 
when I milk her she will give about one- 
half of the regular quantity, and hold up 
the remainder. I generally keep on milk¬ 
ing just the same for a few minutes, and 
sometimes she will let it down. For the 
past few days she refused to do that, and 
I would have to milk her a second time, 
perhaps an hour later, when she will, 
after a little coaxing, give the remainder. 
draughts and direct sun rays, and change 
rations. Give daily five to 10 drops of 
tincture of rhubarb. Jaws and paws (if 
wet) may be rubbed with common table 
salt. Indigestion may be caused by hav¬ 
ing access to whole oats or to an over¬ 
supply of green food. Feed youngsters 
dried beet pulp- soaked in water: drain 
of! water and mix with bran until mix¬ 
ture is nearly dry. this just once a day. 
Some Rabbit Diseases 
I have a Flemish Giant buck, and have 
had quite a little trouble now and then 
with him. lie has canker in his ear at 
times, and when that is better he gets 
the snuffles. Now la* scratches his back 
and neck all the time. We have rubbed 
him with sulphur and lard, and find it 
no better. Can you give us some remedy 
for him and tell us what causes this? 
Richmond Ilill, N. Y. ii. m. 
Ear canker is due to filthy hutches. 
Clean hutch well and wash out with dis¬ 
infectant; give clean straw for bedding. 
Wash out ears with carbolic soap and 
lukewarm water; use cotton on the blunt 
point of a stick to reach deep inside of 
ear. Apply olive oil or camphorated oil 
after washing. Repeat once a day until 
completely cured. 
For snuffles there is no remedy except 
the hatchet. A cold taken care of at the 
start is easy to cure; if it sets into snuf¬ 
fles nothing can help the patient. 
For mange give the following treat¬ 
ment: Clip hair well behind infected 
part. Apply a thick dressing of soft soap, 
leave on for 20 minutes (holding rabbit 
to prevent him from cleaning off the 
soap), then wash off with' warm water. 
The skin will he soft, and an ointment of 
one part sulphur, one part potassium 
carbonate and eight parts lard should be 
applied. Repeat dressing of ointment two 
or three times a day. After five days 
repeat whole process until cured. Disin¬ 
fect the hands with carbolic soap. 
As you have given no symptoms of the 
disease it is possible that the rabbit is 
infested with lice or fleas, in which case 
it should lie combed until clean of the 
vermin, and then use a good insect pow¬ 
der. 
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Rife’ at the morning service and ‘Eternal 
Punishment’ in the evening.” Voice from 
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