Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-07-15
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Foot Rot i'm Cows.

In some sections this disease seems to be
increasing among our dairy cattle We hav.
heard of many valuable cow =. IL affected
with it thus season. 1t does rot seem to be
confined to any trticulAr sea- u + the year,
or method of keeping. A rel 'hb II asked u-
this morning, June 18th, wat should dc
for fine young COW, quite lal wl-h foot
rot. She has been in eood pa IRE three or
four weeks, and is il good cond ion 1t has
been in some of our herds tnrou entire
winter. Various remedies rted to.
with more or less success. Oil yitrio' -
sulpturic acid the establ;s &c remedy in
the foot rot of sheep, a we believe E idom
fails, W hen seasonabIy a ,rC oeIly pplied.
his is very often used IN he foot rot n cows,
and though a severe renee risc' only sue
cessf |. Blue vitri |, pulv nd sprink-
led on the part affected, or n,;lue Ito strong
solution, and applied with a sv alb. is used
extensively. " hite vitriol-sul mare OF
zinc-is used, and in mild cases. with good
success The parts should be well cleansed,
and the remedy thoroughly applied, and re
peated daily until the inf ANIMATION anC
swelling sutside, and the paris assume
healthy aspect, and afterws ID thcy should
be applied occasionally n ne, led
oil OF spike, procure' from e !7dulC
SDicd a variety of VIII Iayehurl, It's OF
turpentine an tar, are am n the Jmmon
full
Poultices of bran and fax. j zeal, APP
piled warm, are often useful laying the
swelling and relieving the pain The pain
often 50 great to cause deal OF
fever, and to dry up the milk. ws atftc
ted with this disease Will stand f. hours IN
water in the pasture, where they can have
access to it 1t probably alla. : the heat and
pain.
aao- H. e,raIl;no "a aT,ro{ ~, Of Tho
above remedies may be. us, t. 1t viii be OBJ
served that they are all IN h timulating
and irritating to the skin. lie ''F itrioi
and the blue vitriol are ever 90, when
applied in their full strength, -ney new
should be, unless 1t is nee $50 ) eat away
a portion of dead fl sh. TIL, cir ths
disease is obscure, and it II ~ ; ques
ton whether it is contagious It gets
into q herd 1t is apt to exte. : 1C 1T often
happens that one or more oe the S will be
troubled through the whole '-s-~1, and
sometimes they will be a+tac j second
time.
A Mr.. Whitman suggests, n New
York Tribune, that it is caue.d / insect
burrowing under the skin, - --CaTus or
itch insect causes the itch, and that the nro-
per remedy is one that will destro he our
rowing inject, and prescribes that
is successful IN curing the itch. auu Is the
best remedy we have ever found for scratches
in horses.
The remedy is the red precip .c.-.e, or Pc
roxide of mercury, made into ointrAenf
with lard, one ounce of the powd made very
fine, rubbed up with four of lard
This is applied to the part, and lpbed OF
heated in by holding hot iron near it
When the disease is between the claws,
string may be smeared With it a, | drawn
between them One thorough ..ppncltioD il
generally successful, but it should be rep at
ed until it is effectual- This is aiso a p !er
full stimulant, and whether the Oiseast is o
insect origin or not, we haze no doubt will
prove useful. If more careful investigation
should prove the dis 7ase to have such al
origin, this remedy will be a 1pecifc for it
This and other prepare. ions of mercury ar,
the most effectual remedies known f.; al
parasites affecting the flesh and skin of bott
animals and men.-N. E. Farmer.