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^ PURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 6, 1924 
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Foot-rot in Cows 
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portant to keep their living quarters as 
clean as possible and to prevent wading 
in mud, filth and stagnant water. The 
feet of all farm animals should also be 
kept clean, and that is especially neces¬ 
sary as regards cattle, for foreign bodies, 
such as bits of corncob, straw, sticks, ma¬ 
nure, and particles of grit and earth, or 
cinders, tend to lodge between the toes, 
lacerate the parts and invite invasion by 
the necrosis bacillus. Do not, however, 
draw a rope back and forth between the 
toes to cleanse the parts, as is sometimes 
done by stockmen. That “adds insult to 
injury” and may greatly aggravate a 
starting case of fouls. 
After perfectly cleansing and scrubbing 
the hoof, remove all lodged foreign bodies 
and with a sharp, clean, hoof knife cut 
away every bit of rotten, loose or under- 
run horn of wall or sole. Then immerse 
the foot for five minutes or more in hot 
water containing two ounces of blue- 
stone per pint, or swab thoroughly with 
tincture of iodine. We prefer the blue- 
stone solution. Afterward wrap the foot 
with sterilized cotton, to be kept in place 
by means of clean bandages of unbleached 
muslin, to be criss-crossed between the 
toes and then Tied around the pastern. 
Afterward keep the cotton and bandages 
saturated with a mixture of three parts 
of formalin (40 per cent formaldehyde 
solution), five parts of carbolic acid and 
100 parts of boiled water. Confine the 
cows in the stable while under treatment. 
When about well discontinue the dress¬ 
ings and simply apply a little pine tar as 
often as is seen to be necessary. A cow 
must be restrained in stocks or so tied 
that she will be unable to kick when the 
cutting treatment is given. A cow that 
is not heavy with calf may be cast for the 
operation. a. s. a. 
Repelling Mosquitoes 
Will you tell what I can spray a horse 
with to keep away mosquitoes? She runs 
in a woodland pasture, and the mos¬ 
quitoes are like a swarm of bees. 
Michigan. m. e. s. 
Might we suggest that it would be 
better not to allow the mare to graze in 
the timber pasture when mosquitoes 
abound. In some instances the trouble is 
comparatively mild during the day, but 
is bad after seven o’clock in the evening 
and then abates late at night. Where 
that is the case the mare might be kept 
in a darkened, screened, clean stable dur¬ 
ing the times of insect annoyance, and 
be allowed to graze when they are not 
troublesome. In many instances, how¬ 
ever, it is better not to let a horse graze 
during the season of prevalence of mos¬ 
quitoes, horseflies, botflies and gnats. 
If you must let the mare graze, then 
cover her body with a lightweight sheec 
made for the purpose and to be bought 
from the dealer in turf goods or harness. 
It must be strong enough to withstand 
some abuse from brush and to stay in 
place should be fitted with straps and 
buckles. Then the exposed parts of the 
body must be kept well sprayed with a 
reliable fly repellant such as is adver¬ 
tised in the farm and stock papers. It 
should be applied in a fine spray by 
means of a pump made for the purpose 
and for sale by dealers in stock feeds, or 
by the hardware dealer. 
However, if you desire to put up a 
cheap mixture for home use, you might 
try the following, which has been recom¬ 
mended by the Wisconsin Agricultural 
Experiment station: Dissolve 1 lb. of 
shaved laundry soap in hot water. Then 
add one gallon of kerosene and five ounces 
of powdered napthalin; shake well and 
then add warm water enough to make 
four gallons. This must be so thoroughly 
shaken, churned or pumped through a 
force pump that it makes a white emul¬ 
sion that does not separate. It should 
be applied with a sponge, cotton waste or 
spray pump as often as found necessary. 
The following recipe is especially ef¬ 
fective for mosquitoes: One ounce each 
of camphor, creosote and oil of penny¬ 
royal, and one pint of olive oil, to make 
an emulsion. Apply with an atomizer. 
Oil of citronella freely added improves 
such a mixture; but such more expensive 
“dopes” are mostly used to protect man 
against mosquitoes. A. S. A. 
