Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-05-26
AGRICULTURAL.
From the New-Enelapd Farmer
Loss OF cUD in CATTLE.


Mr.. EDrroR-I would wish. tbropob
the medium Of your paper, to solicit in(or.
nation respecting the following inquiry
viz - f'"! -
Whether it is fact that horned cattle
DO ever lose their cad, and in consequence
o. that are unable to raise another. and
unless they are seen to, and provided with
one. they will consequently die? !.
1t appears to be generally received
OPINION among common farmers and
grazIers that cattle do sometimes lose their
Qua, and, unless they are helped to one.
must die. In defence of this hypothesis
they argue that Illuminating animals are
endowed with the peculiar faculty Of only
partially chewing their food and swallow
ing 1t, and when they have leisure. they
raise 1t up in sufficient quantity to form
cud, and after they have sufficiently mas
tlcated 1t, swallow it into another apart
ment of the stomach which process Of
swallowing, say they; SO acts on the sto-
mach as to cause them to raise another ::
out II they, by coughing, or any other ac-
cldent, should throw out the cud from
their mouth, they would be unable to raise
another.
There are others, whom | am inclined
to think are the most correct, who ridicuIe
the above idea, and say that such thing
is inconsistent with sound reason and
common sense, as well as general olser-
vatlon ; and that ruminating animals that
are IN health possess the faculty of raising
their cud whenever they are inclined to
chew it--or that it is as natural for them TO
DO SO as to eat; and that if an animal
ceases to chew its cud, it must be owing
to its being out Of health, provided the
fault is not the SAINT of good and whole
some food.
The reason of these remarks are in con-
sequence ofmy having a COW that sudden
ly stopped chewing her cud, and woald
not eat her hay as usual, and in ten DAYS
tell away from a state of good case to be
very gaunt and lean, and so weak that she
could hardly go without staggering.
could not suggest the cause. Finally a
neighbour who examined her, said he
could tell me what was the matter with
my COW; says-he, she has lost her cud,
Iand unless you can procure one, or sub
stltute something for one, she will surelv
dse--yon will lose her," | replied, that
| did not give much credit to that hypoth-
esls. Says he, 9 it is matter Of fact-my
chewing her cud, and refused 70 eat tn
best hav. He suggested she had lost he
cud, and Immediately set himself abon
procuring substitute for one, and put i
into her mouth-she chewed it sufficient
lIy-swalowed it, and by his repeating thu
operation several times, she began to chew
her cud as usual, and quickly recovered
her former appetite"
l, STEARNS, JR.
Pa,ct,.cket r. l. april 9th, 1929.
Remarks By the Editor. Loudon as
serts that although Gloss of the cud enter
the list OF most cow-leeches' diseases, 1t
less disease than symptom OF som
other affection indeed it is evident thu
any attack sufficient TO destroy the app'
tite, will generally occasion the loss
!, the cud. II is possible, however, that a
occasional local affection, or paralysis (
the paunch may occur, particularly whe
I lit is distended with unhealthy substance
, as acorns, crab apples, the tops OF some
! the woody shrubs, &c. The treatment
such cases consists in stimulating Il
, stomach by tonics, aloes, pepper, and 81
mixed. Though these, as liquids, M;
e not enter the stomach in common case
!. vet in this disease of impaired action
e the rumen, they will enter there"
o Mr.. Lawrence, an English writer, say
" in loss of cud "let the animal fast
some time, then give warm bran, or p
lard mash, with good hay and warm "
Ter with salt. This treatment alone m
succeed with patience, even should t
nav be INSTRUCTED with acorns, or CT
/; apples. An aloes tincture made wi
!; brandy and ginger, or capisum, red pc
ID perl might be of use in this case.-A!l
conquering the obstruction, bitter lnius'o
: made Of camomile, hoarhound. oak bal
&c. in beer, may be required, as resto
lives, although, perhaps, good dry no
ishing feed will have an equally good
y. feet.
m, AT meeting of the Trustees OF
lie Worcester County Agricultural Socle
he specially convened, April %, 1929, 1t
uoted, that in compliance with the InJu
en- tons Of the Legislature, in their late a
m continuing and extending the liberallt>
i'm the government to the encouragement
Agriculture and Manufactures, the
re- re-, lowing premium be proposed: 10 ;,
na- proprietor of the best Nursery OF Null
~ 1St ry Trees, within the County. in mum
IN. and quality, on the first Wednesday
May, 1882, to be determined upon
spection and comparison, by comm
to be appointed by the Trustees for
purpose, upon the application OF Il
= ,ybo shali claim tn he competitors. tW,