Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
FOR THE FARMER.
Come Practical suggestion on Treatments
Of Pregnant Cows to Prevent
Abortion-Isye for Horses.
The Culture of POultry-Their Proper
Feeding aud Cnre-iaising STOCK
To Sell as Breeders.


SURGEON to the 10Th United States
cavalry, now located in Arizona,
writes the Southwestern Stockman, at
Wilcox, on the subject of abortion, as
follows.
No domestic animal, perhaps, re-
uuires so much or such constant and
Immediate care during pregnancy as
the COW; for none are so liable to IN
complete, premature, unproductlyc,
dangerous or fatal deliveries. II might
almost be said that irregularities in
CESSATION are the more probable con-
tingcncies Abortion, or, as it IS
technically termed, sinking, abrupt
ly terminates the pregnancy Of cows
under an endless variety OF circum-
stances. II may be termed "A species
of epidemic the disease spreading
unaccountably among cattle, and con-
tiuuug 20 affect them for years. In
the majority Of cases however, it IS
rather Of accidental or local origin
than Of epidemic nature. Not even
when introduced among particular
herds by the admission of "a strange
COW. previously subject 10 abortion,
can it be properly termed epidemic,
for even then the original cause may
be traced TO "A particularly, not a
generality.
1t may very properlY be termed an
epidemic disease, affecting all cattle in
particular localities, and arising in
such cases from the stimulating, acrid,
or other mschirvous nature OF food, or
from the ucculiaritv Of water habit
ually drank bycattlc; such for instance,
as the presence OF chalybeate iniusions
from the peculiar nature Of the atmos-
phcre, etc. 1t may decidedly be looked
upon as systematic, being induced
even by the presence OF a cow addicted
TO abortion by the OdOrs cmanating
from the discharge accompanying or
following it, and from many similar
causes
Wherefore, every prccaution should
be- taken to ncutraiize odors, to cleanse
the spot, whcth," within or out of the
stableur shed, to remove all other calves
10 dislauoc, aud TO sink the abOrted
cattle deep into the ground aud i'm some
spot entirely uutregucnted 10y other
cows, There is no question but that
abortion is hereditary IN somcinstances
in which "A COW, prone To sinking, has
succeeded in raising her calf, There
fore we would strongly discourage the
breeder from ever rearing such calves
Of fcmoDc) for milch COWS, audrecom-
mend him either to dispatch them for
slaughter as calves or 10 raise them for
fatteulng only,
Again, abortion may be considered
hereditary m another respect, as de
pendent upon hereditary defects of
constitution. Wherefore, COW OF
general unhealthy habit, and especially
If unkndIy and indicative of the pres.
cueo of consumption, should never be
used for breeding.
Abortion may justly be held to be OF
periodical, or, rather atmnsphericaI
occurrence, for it has been very we'll rs.
ccrajncl that it becomes peculiarly
prevalent during certain seasons under
peculiar conditions OF weather, etc.
Abortion IS often, and perhaps most
frequently, dcuominated as aCcidcutaL
Rud may bc occa7iuued 10y any ciTcum-
stances which Tend TO Interfere with on
10 interrupt the regular operations OF
amy function; tJr 10 must not be for
gotten tllt tine cow is of peculiarly
hyslruiCN temperament; that ls to say,
that everything that affects the beast
i'm even % slight degree is likely,
especially dmiug pregnancy Jo re-
act upou lhc Wum1. and may some.
times ai,nyt fWmr pregnancy, when
tIr COW is NOT artullIl lu calf gf lht