The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-10-24
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T w;sh TO- Inv some Georgia mich cows Of
Hoisten or Jersey grade, ana young sloch'
Any one having ANY please "rlte'
H. b. c., Summerted, Ala.-I have me
cot three months old that mas something , ,ne
matter with its fore feet-one in worse shal
the other He walks right on the po.ni oi LIE -
feet; seems like the leaders are draw" crawl L., ~
YOU have any remedy for his feet piease iSI
ious to get his feet well, for he is me cot.
The affection is called "kiluchllns' o u
cooked ankles and IS net "nconiin - -
Young cots Usually no treatment IS neces,
sarv Lut sometimes an operation called
..teuotomy'' must be performed rms CONSISTS
in cn+tinr the tendons, or leaders" in the
rear of the leg This requires the services Oh
an expert.
N G. Co. Austin. Ga.-Will you please give
me the cause and remedy for COTS anu Dol Et
rubbing their tails against the slhole ff VI
have some that have all the uair Iuopcu VII 81
the root of their talls. 50
itchy tail is caused either by filth, surfelt,
worms in the rectum, mango OF some oIheI
narasite disease. Wash il well with soap ana
wafer once a day and saturate the mar with
n strong lotion of salt each time. IL that
does not cure give injections of salt and
water and apply the following lotion to the
fail three times a day: Sugar of lead, one
ounce: water, one pint. III that does not
cure give him purgative bal OF barDadoeS
aloes. five drachms: ginger, one drachm; gem
tian root one drachm; syrup or soap enough
TO combine the foregoing and make into ball
and give as one dose. Also apply to the tail
a lotion Of fannie acid, half ounce; vinegar,
one ounce; water, one quart. Apply three
times day.
w H. H.. Victoria. Ala.-Have a horse with
Inflammation of kidneys; very weak N IONS.
Please eve treatment in your valuable paper.
As You have not given the symptoms, but
only your diagnosis Of the case, we can only
give you the treatment for the Diagnosis:
Anply hot water rugs across the toilS contin-
ually for several days. Give internally
quart of raw lnseed oil. Immediately give
of the following: ] drachm of tlncture Of
aconite root. drachmS of fluid extract of
beliadonna; ounces Of water. NIX ana
give 4 tablespoonful every two hours. IT no
relief in five six hours, g-ve coplouS mu-
cilaginous drinks i'll the form of tlaNseed tea
and slippery elm bark Clothe warmly to
encourage swe3ting Rub mustard paste INTO
the hair and apply the hot cloth over It.
Avoid diurctics strcnuouSy, especially Utter
and spirits of inter-. Give anodyne injections
of warm water and laudanum every hour.
Avoid over feeding, and give only soft laXa-
tive food.
]. I. J.. Haleburg, Ala noticed in your
issue Of September both. that +. b. m%s5
cure cure it? Your answer is that you
do not know Of any such disease You
are enc among Il foW others ] have heard
make the same remark. But there IS abso-
lutely such a disease in cattieN II IS Sald
10 be caused by Il worm that is Matched in
the laN and eats the bone out. The only
remedy is to cut the animals tail off as far
up as e is hollow You can tel where the
hOi.giw StopS-or how much of the bone has
been removed-by examining the tail. 1t
viii be found to be soft as far as the bone
is destroyed You can prevent The disease
to some extent by cutting off about an men
Of the tail of the young caif We also have
htl.OW horn among cur catre Whfch we cure
by boring a Sniaii g.m.Ct no about one-thWd
tho length Of the horn from The mead. IN
bad cases we put spirits of turpencne around
the horn and SAT- water in the horn mere
may not bo such diseases in your part OF me
country. but we have the diseases here in
4 ALBANIA. Please pub Ssh the above
We publish the above with pleasure, but
we find no authority that recognizes such
diseases as hof.ow horn and hollow tan. We
have sawed off the horns Of a dozen cattle in
one day. every individual being in perfectly
healthy condition. In every case the horn
naar the head was hollow. 1t Seeed to be
The natural condition.. We would Simply re
mark that we do not how boring hoe
in the horn Will cause it to fiji up and cease
f., be hol. CIV We remark further that so
called hollow horn generally attacks oh'y
tIf,sse cows which have the hollow belly!
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own fertilizers for next season. ] viii use
stable manure, crushed cotton seed ana me
S,rapings from under Cd diving house for
the body Of my fertilizer. WI You ne 50
kind as to tel me what other -nGrHllents to
put in 10 make common &ulno: How murh
to die ton? How many pounds 70 the acre
after it IS mixed for cotton: MY lana Is
gray sandy.
You may mix Your stable manure with the
other ingredients in any proportion that may
he rouvtmienr according to the amount of
manure of that sort you may have. This is
because the stabie manure Itself lis alreldy
what is ca. led balanced manure. The sweep
ings and rakqn@s from under Old houses may
Ir handled in the same way as the stable
manure, but the latter don amount 10 much.
With the stable manure You may mix, cotton
seed, 1000 pounds, or cotton seed meal, 600
pounds; acid phosphate, loo pounds; ka.niL
POO pourds-one ton. Now you may m.X
tlis ton with one ton of stable manure, or
with two toms, or amy number of tons, and
Apply 10 Wand intended for cotton 50 THAT
each acre VIII receive from 200 to 900 pounds
Of the mixture of cotton seed. acid phosphate
and kalnit. If you wish TO apply to corn
or small grain. let it be 1000 pounds Of
acid phosphate. 500 pounds Of cotton seed
meal and POO pounds of kainit and Apply the
same quantity per acre.
W. O. A.. TIardwicksburg Ala.-I have
some creek land that wish to make per
manent pasture of and want 10 grow oh u
some KIND of grass that my hogs ami cattle
VII eat / have no eXperence WIN CRUISES.
such rs bermuda and the like, ana would De
peased to have your Instructions h2W to StiTt
my pasture. Can you tell me anything anouI
the arcl.c grass? If 50, what do Nnu lHilk OF
IL as 4 winter grass and how to manage it,
The best grass for meadow or pasture on
creek land is red top (a9rotis yuigarc), but
it is always better to mix two or more