The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-07-25
Fer tie Bolivar BaaetinI
COWS, lennon Sense and Corn.

Many cows have died in this neighborhood
during the last three weeks, and just as many
eonJectures as to the partioular. eause Of the
death have been advanced a there have
been defunct subjects. Fever, blind stag
gers, inaamatioH DC the lungs, holIov horn,
etc, etc, have all had their adyoeates, and
/ theanimal has been bled, p1rgered, blistered
! or FoWelled, as tho veterinary skill Of the
owner prompted The writer hereof has
had some experience IN tie premises. The
first case was a steer. When first noticed,
in the afternoon, he was lying down, bis
head hanging low, with neck stretched out;
being blind no suspicion was aroused and
next morning be was dead Second case,
| two days afterwards, a Gne COW was noticed
to be wrong atsundown} appeared sluggish
and weak, hung her head low and coughed;
gave her dose Of Sulphur and copperas
and some green food but she would eat
little; next day she was worse, staggered
about and attempted to rush at persons, eyes
protruded and starring, breathing quick and
lizard, with a heaying Of the TANKS; seemed
much distressed and frightened at the ap--
proach Of any one; bored her horns and
put in vinegar, salt and black pepper. Next
day she was worse and died about noon.
She was opened and found all right except
her second stomach, in which the food was
found undigested, dry and hard. I forgot
to say that the second day she lost the cud.
The third case was a fine young COW, in fine
order and giving milk freely. She was two
years old last February. She was taken on
the Sd inst. Symptoms sluggish, head
hanging, weak, with some fever; she grew
gradually worse; we tried to move her bow
els but failed; we administered black root
and lard freely offered green food but
without success. 1t became painful to watch
her her condition fell from killing order to
a skeleton; her eyes starring and almost
fixed, very. bright, but the sight evidently
affected her whole system seemed sur
charged with bile, the skin and nose became
yellow, the fever very high. On the night
Of the 9th she died Upon opening her the
! second or smaller stomach was found in a
similar condition as in the second case, in
fact hard had it become that with all my
! weight thrown on a stick could not indent it,
and it was difficult to cut through with a
knife, in short the grass lay there almost in
the state swallowed In this case the cow
lost the cud on the second day. The fourth
case is still on hand and l think viii pull
through. I noticed her looking a little
| droopy; Immediately put her up, sulphured
and sailed her freely, and fed upon green
food and sIops she has had slight fever
but l have no fears for her. Upon the
second case occurring gave all my COWS
sulphur, cOpperas, and green corn and oats
l am confident that this course saved the
fourth case from proving fatal like the
| others
Common sense teacher all animals to AVOID
a danger once experienced, but man neg
lects his teachings, and with silly weak
ness he says go to now, will trust to my
knowledge when the case arises" and 10
the cow dies.
/ Every year within my recollection when
we have experienced a long, dry, hot period,
this peculiar disease has obtained This
summer two years ago we had it last sum-
mer we did not Please bear in mind that
this dry, hot spell does not extend over all
neighborhoods in one year, and where there
has been rain enough you will not find the
cattle dying. Now the man who finds
remedy for this ought to have his milk and
butter free from the dry districts. do not
know any remedy but common sense teaches
me something better; it teaches me how to
! prevent the disease.
Nearly all persons who have observed this
peculiar affection are convinced that it at
tacks animals more frequently when they
| change their food. We feed our cows in
winter on good warm food. When spring
opens well we become economical and turn
! them out to make living for themselves
This is changed by some when grain is cut
| by pasturing the grain field. Now the dis
| ease occurs mostly in the dry spell of June
and July, when this change is made The
preventative is green food, slops, sulphur once
a week, copperas once month and plenty
of salt. More cattle have died in Harde-
man in ten years than would have paid for
the labor necessary to make every man in it
a ten acre clover lot. Broom sedge is not
pasture; mullen is not green food; willows
are not poplars are not, soft fence rails are
not; blackberry leaves come nearer it, but
even they do not serve entirely. Clover
clover is the elixir of cattle life. If you
can not get clover, sow quarter of an acre
to each head in corn, and cut it green during
this untoward season. Do this and our cows
will no longer die of curious and unknown
diseases.
July 10, 1888.
To FFeshen Salt FTsA-Many persons
who are in the habit of freshening mackerel,