St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-05-05

his 'gab." lie always ''knows all
about it, and he has power to bully
a farmer, (who knows nothing himself,
and who is helpless TO prevent the death
of his beast y that is difficult to resist.
But it must be resisted or all is lost. AS
most farmers are so situated that they
cannot procure proper aid for the treat
mcnt of such sudden and severe illness,
it will he well iOI them TO know what TO
do to avoid it, and, so far as it Is IN
their power, to help nature TO cure tie
disease when it docs arise. HE great
safety lies in prevention. From three
DAYS TO n month before the calvlng time
longer with a large mixer or lleshy
animal than with small mixer or a
lean onc-=top all feed except dry hay
if there i much milk in the bag, milk it
half out three times day, even two or
three days before calving; if the bag is
hot and hard, rub it every hour with
the hand wet with cool water. After
the calf is born, give the COW halt Il pail
full Of ,r0,Ht water with little bran or
flour in it, not hot and not too much.
Give absolutely aoLtWy Beyond this one
drink, and now and .hcn Il little warm,
pure water, for twcnty-iour hours, Tile
great Sonce Of dtayc' is IL J10d g'ciny BE-
jo,e N sooa after crLrmy. There is no
SAFEGUARD like starvation-and nothing
will so surely prevent fever. On the
second day give a warm maSh-a pail
iul this .imc-and about Il quarter IA
ton Of hay. The next day give half
ration. Until after the fourth day do
not give even cooi water to drink, nor so
much hay as the cow would like, nor
asy othrJood mhatcrr. The danger will
now be passed, if the food Is gradually
increased in quantity and in richness.
Another week Of good feeding will bring
the milk to lis full flow. If the calf is
removed at once, the COW should be
MIXED from three to six times Il day, ac-
cordin9 to the quantity Of milk in her
ba", until after the fourth day, and then
gradually reduced t. the regular milk
in9s. think ten drops OF tincture Of
aconi:c on a BIT OF bread given cncc a
day until the milk flows regularly, would
add very much to the security Of the
treatment bu; the great cause OF the
fever Is kindness We all have an in
sane idea that food is the great cnrc-all,
and your country cow-doctor will pour
cruel through horn into the stomach
Ui Il COW that is down with milk fever,
when Size Is already hloatcd with the
gases Of her undigcstcd food, and bum
inc up with Il fire to which his food is
only additional fuel What we want TO
do Is TO get the food ont Of the cow-not
to pour more in. Our fault has been i'll
giving too much. Until health is fully
restored, and the COW raises Il natural
cud, the less She GETS to eat tie better
she ongM to have absolutely nothing.
Have no fear of starvation. No COW
falls with milk fever without food enough
in her stomach and fat enough on her
bones to carry her safely through any
duration of tie disease, and the great
fear j. that she has too much of both. |
believe in high feeding in health, and
hieh starving in all lrbrilc disease.
There is little or no danger with heiier>
calving for tn first time. and the disease
is less frequent IN winter than in sum
mcr.