The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-31
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n The American Stock Journal

From the American Stock Journal
SORE UDDER.-I have a cow that
has sore bag, and will not let any one
milk her. The sores seem to be rather
between the teats, on the middle of the
bag. Please inform me what Is the
cause of 1t, and the remedy?-H. a. B
ANS.-I think your cow has bruised hel
udder somehow? Tie her up and knee
band her. Battle the parts with hot
water twice daily, and dress with the
following ointment: chloride zinc, two
drachms; larG, two ounces, mix. Give
her the following laxative drench: lin.
seed oil, one pint; table salt, bal
pound, ginger, powdered, two ounces
mix in two quarts of hot water, and
and drench when cool.
EPIzOOTIC OPATHALMIA.-There is
! disease among cattle in this region al
present, causing them to go blind, some
IOosing their sight altogether, and
others only partially. You will greatly
oblige me by telling me the cause Of
and remedy for said disease if you know
any?-H. J. g.. M. ANs.-Separate the
diseased ones from the healthy, and
give: Barbados alOes, one ounce; tn.
BILE salt, one pound; hot water, two
quarts; mix and drench when cool
Battle the eyes with warm water twice
daily, and use the following lotion: ui.
trate of silver, three grains, water, two
ounces, and drop in the eye.
SORE WITHERs.- have a young
horse that has lump on the witherl
about half as large as hen egg, caused
by hurt from the saddle, which breaks
and discharges blood. Please give me
a cure.-L. F. s. ANs.-Rub with the
following: tincture or cantharides. one
ounce; croton oil, one drachm; mix
and apply once week for weeks, and
grease every day with lard, first clean.
sing the part with warm water and
CASTLE soap. Keep the saddle off of it.
FATTENING OLD Cows.-I have an
old cow which wish to fatten. But
all my efforts have been so far fruitless.
thought if l could get her with cali
she could be fattened; but it seems inn
possible to do SO. Can give tcr sy-
thing that would be likely 20 : use I-r
to take the bull or pre- ven ia < rtio if
she shou!d?-J. B. G. ANG.-,~on &e
the cow take the bull give her IL
tharis, pwd, one scrupie, daily, for ..ur
days in one pint of warm Cruel. c .,od
care is the only thing that will prevent
abortion.
POISONED CATTLE fall / had
nine head Of cattle to die in twenty-four
hours, and two or three more at differ
ent times afterward. After they We're
taken sick | could not cure them.
gave them every kind of medicine that
I thought was good or recommended
to he So. Some would live few hours
and some would live longer. Last fall
TUMoR ON THE WTHERs.-Please to
describe the best treatment for horse
that has tumOrs on the withers. They
appear to be caused by rubbing. When
it is opened it discharges an oily mat
ter something like DILL. G. ANS
Examine your horse under the jaw if
the submaxillary glands under the jaw
are enlarged, they are farcy buds; if
if not they are cold encysted tumors.
Treatment: Barbados aloes, six
drachms; calOmel, one scruple; gene
tian root, powdered, one drachm; mix
into ball with cold bran mashes. Take
the common firing iron and heat it hot
and scarify the tumOr.
BOG SPAvIN.-I have an otherwise
valuable horse that is afflicted with
a bone SPAWN, tanning her seriously,
after speeding. do not imagine that
it can be radically cured; but if your
valuable journal can give me a remedy
that will overcome the lsmeness, and
cure her OF favOripC it, my obligation
would be deep. w. ANs-Treat-
ment, binilodine of mercury, one
drachm; hogs lard, one ounce; mix and
rub the enlargement every two weeks
See that it is well heated or rubbed in,
and that it does not run down the legs.
FEEDING A STALLIoN.-Let me
know what is the best kind of food, and
tue best method generally for keeping
up stallion in the mare season, and
a subscriber.-A. s. ANs.-Feed him
cracked corn and oats mixed, plenty of
good hay, and fresh air and exercise.
aud good grooming. Also give him
two table spoonfuls of Breinig, Frone-
field d Co.'S Cattle Powder three times
week in cold bran mash.