New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-27

commonly supposed by the ignorant peasantry ina.
demon possessed cow and that every COW that sub
ssqu.Diy passed over the came threshold she had
crossed during the time of her beSltchment would N
Ike manner drop her csll before her time.
To guard against this supposed influence, lsrse
propr,tor-in Alsare We think il ws.-went 20 Ia
10 close up he old opirarce 20 bis COW stable ana
make in another psrt o; The wall. AL was
g purpose. lie then tore down his stables and on
anoit place erected others using none OF the Old
material. 1t AS oil 20 no purpose. He tnedthe
expedient of selling of his faulty cows every
year with DO better success. Their food was
was char g-d and, in fact, every e1pedent VS. re-
sorted 10 that the ingenuity or be iooshness Of man
could suggest and he s,il the pest upon his farm
ard had about decided 20 sell bis place and remove 10
some more favored locality. AT this juncture some
sens bic person advised bin To sell every on hs
place without one solitary re.ervatioD. He did so
purchased others from another district, and was no
more annsy,d. The demons had gone away IN the
bodies of lis old stock or else there remained no COW
TO instruct her mates in the mysteries.
Another person residing in Great Britain, is quoted
by some writer. upon whose farm abortion mad pre-
vailed TO troublesome extent for several years. Va
rou. remedies had been tried of no avail, until 1t was
discovered that the water which the cows were in the
habit Of drinking was tainted with the brown liquor
O. the manure heap. Tie water being purified and
KEEP, pure afterwarj, the disease disappeared Sud
den charges If food also, for instance from con-
cntrated grain diet the full lu1urau.e of rank pas
lures il sometimes of it. Ifthe disension of
the stomachs Of the animal during CESSATION be con-
sideraby augmented by overlooking with clover or
similar green food the pressure may become So great
az to produce the miscarriage.
4 stable filthy with Accommodations Of eScrement, or
close and sitting from want Of sufficient ventilation,
produces il in some eases.
So. too does too high or too low feeding. In the
former. Inflammation of the whole system may set in
and miscarriage follow while if starving policy be
pun ued the poor COW may become enfeebed, and the
same result ensue.
Ii a farmer wishes to prevent the spread ct
this habit among his cows, he should watch Tor
the first case and properly treat that, else he may
despair of thorough eradication. The symptoms
are well known. The cow will be uneasy and
fevcrish-she will wander away from the herd and
seem 10 be longing for something she cannot ge-she
ia of her discrimination ceases-she staggers IN
her wslk-when she is down she lies longer than
usual and when she gets up she stands for longer
time motionless. As her time approaches yellow
or red glsry fluid will be discharged, and her
breathinl becomes labored and cOnvusive. When
ever these symptoms manifested, wholly or In
paIt the should De at once removed to comfort
able shed away from the other animals. The calf
should be buried Immediately after 1t is dropped, IN
part Of the farm distant from the pastures or stables,
covering il so deeply that the efiuvla cannot
escape into the air. The expulsion OF the pacenta
should be fastened, gentle assistance being
given by the hand, and when necessary dose OF
ergo, of rye spurred rye given in ale or spirit in the
proportion of quarter Of ounce of the ergot tne-
" powdered to pint of the ale for the first dose,
and the same quantity of ergot 10 half pint OF ale
should BE- given every hall hour until the throes are
OF natural strength, or the labor is terminated.
The cow house or stable should Immediately be thor
oughy ceanfed Of every particle Of dung or dirt, and
the floor and every part washed with water-to each
bucketfnl Of which has been added 10. chloride OF
line in powder The cow should be tattened and
killed as soon a. she begins to get better. louatt
makes this rule imperative, admitting no compromise,
and very properly we think, for, although Mr.. Roe
tells us be would not sell a merely because she
had once been unfortunate yet we can scarcely feel
safe in retaining such an animal, for it, at any future
time circumstances should tend to develope the dis
ease in the herd she would be lkely-we do not say
certaL--to be first attacked.
TO CURE LICE on CATTLE.
Ny Roe has great faith in the efficacy of peck Of
onions for riddrg cows or oxen of lice lie claims TO
have found them an infallble remedy in his practice
They also give tone to the stomach, and espec
tally valuable in hot weather, when working cattle
will lie in the shade q, ncon-,ime, and refuse to eat
Mr. Roe uses the "scullions" snail unstable
onions. and those which become soft or sproutcd to-
g,.d b.if
day-at noon-and says that two feeds sufficient
to extirpate any number of vermiu
sPAYING cows.
IL has been claimed, more especially by the French
expermeners, that if COW be spayed, or deprived
Of her oyaries while in the hight OF her flow Of milk
che will continue TO give the same quantity for years
without the period Of drypg-up, usual when nesr
csvng. The operation is a cruel one and especially
so If performed in bungiing manner bat
not prepared to condemn it, ,nce cannot but
think that, if done properly it may result in good to
both animal and owner.
NJ Edward Brooks had the operation performed on
twenty-five COWS, and neighbors of his on twice a..
many more. From what lie says, we infer that q
very unskillfu surgeon must have been employed.
Baneruess was produced in all Of them, though some
Of them anerTerd .eemed 10 be always in heat. The
animals operated upon dropped down in their milk
for a fortnight alterward, ard Mr. Brooks was Of
opinion that the fow Of milk aiterward had not been
maintained at its MAXIMUM.
W regre, thatthe e1perimentsLad not been proper
y performed and carefully recorded, for they would
either have gone Jar toward establishing the claims
# The adyocate. Of the practice would have shoon
I SIN 20 be unteuGbe.
ITO b. Continued.
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