New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-27
TIE ORANGE COUNTY MIX BUSINESS
Fourth Article
SHINING THE CALF-oNIONs TO CURE LICE on
CATTLF-sPAYING cows, ETC.
Fourth Article. !

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CATTLE-sPAYING cows, Etc.
For about five years pas the Orange County dairy
men have sustained serious losses from unfortunate
habi, in their cows Of dropping their calves before
| the ordinary period of ges,aioD is completed.
So serious has been the evil tha, the receipts
of certain daires have been greatly diminished, while
| there are mary Others in which the tendency has
shown Itself 10 more modified extent. These latter,
however, and even those previously unaffected are
liable e, any moment 20 be great sufferers as any
of their neghbors: the disease being Of nslions
and MYSTERIOUS 81 arac.er that claim 20 be
| proof sgsinst It's approach.
The COW mere than any other animal, is subject 10
this difficulty if once it has made its appearance
in n nerd its spread only be arrested 10y the most
decided measures OF prevention. Scientific men have
not only failed To provide an iLfalhole remedy, but
have even been unable to poin: ont the cause Of the
evil; and we DO not propose TO do more than
present the experience of our Orange County friends,
and give the opinions Of others who have written
most unders,andingly on the subject.
In the tabular statement 9th receipts of prom-
peLt Orange County dalryman printed IN the second
Article Of this series, readers will tave noticed
dfereI CO between the receipts OF 1873 compared
with tie preceding year, OF l0,GoO quarts OF milk,
which We then stated was due 20 the sinking OF h.
cows On inquiry Of THE peron, We learned that
aSou, 10 per Of his had mscsrred last year
ana that the trouble bad only appeared in his herdfor
two wears past. L. occurred at various periods, with
some ,arle. and with Others when their time was al
moot completed. lie bought lot a COWS with calves
by their side: the next year thee lOei their calves
nreu,aturely. and some older members of the herd
met with the same mishap. Some Of these old cove
have escaped thi. year although they have been kept
with o,hers which have not. We supposed that pos
sibly the habit ght have been introduced toto the
| county by some great drove, in which .he tendency
had b. come fairly est sbl.hej and from which numi
Der Of tairyuen had supplied themselves with cowst to
fll No their herds. On inquiry, however, we were
assured that such had not been the but that 1t
had been observed to occur different points snul-
sneously and in tuch a way as 10 point 20 some other
| cause than the influence of rev drove. Or those
| around Washingtonville, the herd OF Mr.. Jno. w.
Reeder wa. the first to be- attacked. Every one OF
hi. cows caved prcms,urely in one season, and he
has bad more or less of il every year siLce. Mr. T.
Edward Brooke GAYS that his brother had one cow TO
which this happened in certain ot IN Summer time
in the Fallnine cows were purchased by him, and tor
convenience were turned to pasture in this same lot
OF the.e Elk calved prematur'ly. lie retains the
same animals a. the present time, but has not been
| troubled since the fret season.
IL no. 20 much the loss II the calf that the dairy
men depore ne that seriously nterferes with the
| mothers flow Of milk. Some COWS would milk up inn
medatey afterward, but others Of less hardy con-
s,tution would have their Cow interrupted for several
weeks Then, again, cows that had not mixed Tor
three months would have flow at once.
Mr. Roe very Justly observes that tba, has mis-
csred once is not certsn,o DO again. On the con-
trsry a. in the case of Mr.. Brooks, previously quoted
the evil may show tsef but once III succession OF
years But the principle has been laid down by You
ATT and other skilled men, that COW that has once
failed is at least liable 10 repetition of the offense.
Mr.. Roe has had his COVE miscarry in eli stages Of
pregnancy when fed hay, and grass as well, and
be finds himself unable to frame plausible theory.
He is of opinion does happen TO more than ten
Der cent of the i'll the county Of his own he had
fifty per cent one year, but not more than ter since
Our experience in this country would seem 10 sug-
eest that the difficulty is Of the nature OF an epidemic
perhaps caused by certain tainted condition OF the
| atmosphere, long season Of wet weather, which
would favor the growth Of fngi on pasture grasses
| or an unusual proportion of either Of the COM
nou.nt gases Youa,t after recapitulGng the causes
| Which have been known, supposed, to have oc-
| cosion,d it. says d" there is no doubt that this
must be added 10 the runber of epliemics.' We
have known whole district. Of country to be attacked,
and the evil to be widely prevalent while others ada
| cent were exempt; and the very infected districts
might not be visited FOR years subsequently. II is
| urged by some that It j. caused by some weed
| eaten by the animals when IN pasture but. unless
this uoxious weed were produced, OF, rather deys-
op.d BIZ come change in the atmosphere long contn-
ned we DO DOT see how sccept the theory
In disposition, cow is gentle, patient and Of great
neryou. susceptibility, and it Is vel known that brutal
treatment blows, kicks and anu loud imprecatioBs
| have produced premature calying. Violence, from
the animal being leased ~ other cows or oxen has
Ike result IL these cases, however. the difficulty
! /. not co likely to rccur wien il il cau-ed by
some al.perysding mysterious agent 10 the
| atmosphere, or the poison Of ro1ious weed
In the one Gaze there J. only momen'ary fright,
or depression caused by Continued Ill treatment but
in the other i is fair presume that the tone Of her
constitution bes been lowered, AMI the power Of re-
production impaired by -ou.e ma. gnant virus IN her
system Til. virus if not constantly ted by continued
supply from the producing cause, whether simos-
pleIic, vegetable or other, by degrees become, di-
uiri.hed, and is u ima:ey expelled, ard tIe animal
i, restored to health and to iis ua;Grel powers.
Some have stten pied 10 account for this habit n
COW: the ground that contagious bat we think
the choice term by no means happy. We DO lot see
low mere disturbance OF the physcal relations be-
tween the cali ard o,hrr shou,d be more contagious
than an stack Of dyspepsia aMo7g men. H. how
ever. We suppose that tie producing cause !; 70 be
found il the Atmosphere, We may understand how the
pe:t would make - sppes'aice IN 'taoie a'tschh
tire COW. weekest constitutions first, and following
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