The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-04
TREATING SICK ANIMALS.


Haven, Conn.,, Farmers club, Mr.. /.
s. Gold, secretary of the State Agri-
cultural society, gave the following d.
restion for treating some common dis
eases of farm animals:
One Of the most common and east
ly remedied ills of horses is scratches,
s6me times called sore heels. 1t is a
disgrace to any man to allow his hor-
ses TO suffer from these diseases any
length of time. 1t is caused from FL
thy stables, rather than insufficient or
improper food. 1t is shown in sore
under the fetlock jcint of the horse.
The cure is cleanliness and in chang
ing an unhealthy sore into healthy
one, by rubbing on, with wooden
cloth, ordinary white lead dissolved
in water. Collie in horses is caused
by feeding or watering them too soon
after they have been hard worked.
Sometimes it is caused by feeding
fresh-cut hay, but not always. l have
seen horses suffering from collie in
some parts of the State when it was
attributed to hay which had not been
perfectly cured in the NOW. Corn
not perfectly ripened is often the
cause of collie. The remedy is plug
ofmoistened tobacco used in preference
to an injection. An injection may be
used in case the tobacco process is not
successful. / prefer these methods
to the drenching given by horse doc
tors, which sometimes, as believe,
cause death. Farmers horses are
more liable to the heaves than any
others, because they are worked hard
after hearty eating and drinking,
For this reason we have very few per-
fectly sound horses which have reach.
ed maturity. In the South, where
there is a different class of food used,
heayes are never heard of. Judging
from this experience, ] would recon-
mend little or no hay, and in its place
corn fodder. l believe in feeding
horses moderately. l believe that
scratches, collie and heaves are wholly
within our control.
will say a few words on cattle.
Milk fever occurs at the time of calv-
ing, and has become more prevalent
of recent years. 1t occurs in animals
which are of fell and healthy condi>
ton.
Cows which come in August or Sep
TENDER, after giving a fine supply Of
milk for day or two, stop giving
milk. The cow is down, with eyes
preferably bright, sometimes quiet
and sometimes moaning. Some claim
that milk fever cannot be cured. L
believe it can. / would give two
pounds Of EPSON salts, and would re-
peat the operation in six hours if the
second dose WAS necessary. l would |
even give a third dose. would give an
injection if the salts proved efectual,
followed by a dose of from one-half
pint to a pint of cider brandy. A
case of my own was treated in this
way, and successfully. | have lost
very few COWS, but severalof my neigh
bors have lost many. One COW treat
ed FIRST on Thursday was well on Sun
day. Some have said that the physic
operated because the COW get well,
but did not cure her. / believe the
treatment saved her life. Every
farmer should have dose of the salts
m hand. for the delay occasioned by
sending three or four miles TO drug
,tore may be fatal one. | believe
IN sailing, and small addition OF
'altpetre as a preventive of milk-fever
Ind murrsin or bIackleg. Surfeit is
mother thing which throws cattle off
heir feet. Great care should be ex>
,rcised in feeding cattle when CON-
nencing 20 feed again. The amount ,
an be increased gradually, but when !
commence to feed, | commence with |
s little as quart at time. Pluro-
,neumonia is something which we
re no: liable to have to deal with, a
nut we should be informed concern
ng it. Itshows itself by short breath r
ng, dry nose, high fever, and the Pc I
uliar position of the animal, with h
houlders thrown out and weak hind y
egs. There is a peculiar cough, q
Thich may be brought on at any time 3
y irritating the throat With the hand
hen the animal has this disease. 1t i
! difficult TO distinguish this disease