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J. G. 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDE! GARDENER. 
ROWELL, 
June 1, 1908 
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so Rundle Sb, Adelaide 
The Kicking Cow. ae 
_ A common Siauon ek all round . 
the world is how to deal with a kicking 
cow. The proper reply to this inquiry 
(says ‘ Dairy’) is: Do not keep a kicking 
cow. At the same time, every dairyman 
knows that kicking, as applied to cows, is 
a relative term, for, in one sense, every 
‘cow is at some time in her life more or 
Tess handy with Her hind feet. A ¢on- 
_ firmed old kicker, one that appears to go 
asleep while you are filling the pail, and 
_ just as it is filled discovers a fly on her 
belly, and makes a vicious lange at it. 
Well, we would write-that cow’s obituary 
eon short-notice, | ‘You:had better not trust 
her, if you are satisfied that she kicks 
from habit rather than. from some dis- 
turbing cause In the latter case you 
must look fer the tronble and remove 
it. She may be naturally sensitive or 
tender abont the udder and teats. In 
that case, the milking should be begun 
slowly, and continued cautiously, while 
the cow is uniformly treated kindly. 
No other treatment will effect a cure. 
When a cow, having some local 
trouble that with proper handling 
especially if she is tied up, or other 
elaborate precautions are taken against 
her, she is almost certain to become 
‘a confirmod kicker, for the reason 
that the milker, feeling safe, i is sure to be 
rough with her, and hurts her to that 
degree that she resents it, and learns to 
Especially is this” 
dislike being milked. 
the case with heifers. Bear with them to 
the last limit of your patience before 
putting them into any kind of harness. 
A man with a strong left arm by a quick 
motion can stop the blow before it gathers 
headway, and thus discourage the heifer 
before she learns how much mischief she 
can do with her hind feet. 
men who have cows that need to be leg- 
roped to milk do not know that this is a 
sign of a poor dairyman. No one ever 
saw such a thingin a well-regulated dairy.” 
They are as useless as they are a nuisance, 
andthe man who has not the patience to. 
cure the fault, provided he is a young: 
ono, had better ge into some other kind ~ 
of business. 
will wear off, is treated roughly, and | 
a cupful of treacle. © 
Those dairy- 
{24% 
After- birth in Cows 
Sufficient attention is not given by 
dairymen to the ‘cleaning’ of their cows 
after calving, and the retention of. por- 
tions of the placenta, or after-birth, is a 
frequent cause of sterility and abortion 
in these animals. 
Naturally the ‘after-birth’ comes away 
cleanly of its own accord. Occasionally it 
‘is retained for over twelve hours, and in _ 
these cases it is necessary to adopt treat- 
ment. Often the administration of a 
drench containing the following brings 
about the desired result :—One ounce 
ammonia carbonate, twelve ounces sul- 
phate of magnesia (Epsom salts), two 
ounces common table salt, and one ounce 
of povdered ginger. Dissolve these with 
two pints of warm water or ale, and add 
When thoroughly 
mixed the drench is given by the mouth 
with usual care. 
If the ‘ after-birth’ remains iutact after 
the drench has operated it is neoessary to 
render assistance by passing the hand and 
arm, lubricatzd with carbolised vaseline, 
into the womb, and exercising gradual 
traction. 
If the whole. of the membranes have 
not been completely removed, and the 
discharge becomes foetid in character, the 
womb should be irrigated in a manner 
“similar to that practised in-cases of con- 
tazious. abortion. 
To fo this all that is 
