The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Now FEED and. re- Evlls.

New Feed aud lts Evils
1t Is about this time Of the year
that we hear Of SO many cases OF collie
In horses from the feeding Of new
hay and there is another crop Of sim-
liar cases later on when the new crop
of oats is being threshed.
Now, there Is not the slightest need
Of having all or any Of this trouble
each year IL farmers would use little
Judgment in the feeding OF new hay
and grain. It is the sudden feeding
OF such foods that does the harm for It
IS fact that were the food to be Siven
gradually until the animal became ac-
customed to the change there would
De no bad results from feeding. There
IS or ought to be at all times on the
farm supply of old hay Nand oats
and II this be mixed with the new
grain and hay at the time Of feeding
the chances Of sickening the horses
VIII be greatly reduced. Where the
horse has been eating old hay the new
may be given In small quantities along
with the old, the amount OF new feed
being gradually increased daily until
the animal gets used to it and can
safely be given q full feed of the new
food. No matter how 1t be used both
nay and oats that are going through
sweating" process are unfit for food
Tor all animals and for this reason
Doth hay and oats should not be used
at all until they have been some time
In the NOW, stack or bin. It is also a
good plan to see that the horse has
q supply of rock salt in the manger
81 OF the time as it has been found
10 somewhat counterfeit the effects of
new Feed. Care should also be taken
70 give the horse its drinking water
before and not after feeding and there
Is no need of giving large feeds Of hay
during the day time when horses are
expected to do hard work. The feed
ing of hay very early in the morning
and again after the grain feed at
right is all that is necessary for any
hard working horse and would pre-
vent many cases of collie for the horse
that works hard with its stomach
overloaded with hay is much more
liable to an attack than the one that
goes to the field with food digested.
What has been said also applies
with equal force to the feeding of the
new corn crop, which is the most
dangerous OF foods when unripe or
not fully dried out 1t may be added
that 1t is at no time a good or safe
food for horses working In hot weather
It's purpose being to produce heat and
rat rather than muscle and win" The
new hay and oats should be used care
fully, and the corn should not be fed
TO horses before snow flies.
II despite what has been said any
reader of this paper should have
horse taken with collie as a result OF
feeding new corn. oats or hay, hs
should not, as is usually done, give
dose of saleratus and milk az that
dope merely adds to the distress Of
the horse. A far better drensh Is
made by mixing one ounce Of laud-
anum and two ounces OF turpeNttnA In
one quart of raw linseed oil and giving
as one dose slowly and carefully ~
the mouth-not through the noss4il,
as the writer saw done recently With
fatal results. In addition to this desc
rectal injections Of soapy warm water
are useful. and may be very easily giy-
en- through a four-foot length Of eae-
inch rubber hose in one end OF which
has been attached a large tin funnel
through which the enema is poured
from pitcher after the other end
of the hose has been inserted In the
rectum. The horse may also be walked
about II bloated, but If the latter symp-
tom be severe he should be tapped by
a veterinarian, who has the proper
trocar and cannula for the purpose
After the severe Symphonic pass OF the
horse should be placed in box stall
where he should remain without food
or water for at least twelve hours.
Next day he should be fed on soft
bran mashes and after the bowels
move freely he may be put at light
work unless the weather is very hot.
Dairy Notes.
That even the work of milking is not
without danger is evidenced by the
case of mixer in New Zealand who
had his right eye put out by & switch
from the cows tail. Probably If the
truth were known it would be found
that great many accidents Of this
kind, more or less serious have oc,.
CURED. 1t would be we'll to have the
cows tail fastened during milking, as
Is now practiced by some. This IL
leo in tho ipfnroof ~ o1oon1ineco