Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-07

RterIlltn.


OF corn and lack OF exercise. but we
also find that where COW Is run
down In condition she may not breed
until she Is kept up and got into good
condition, not by the feeding OF corn,
but by FREQ use Of heterogeneous ra-
tlon. The very fat COW should be
turned out OF doors and put upon
spare diet until she comes In heat,
when she will be likely to conceive
when bred 1t sometimes helps mat
ters to give her full dose OF epson
salts before turning her out and some
80 to the extreme Of giving one
drachm doses OF iodlde of potash two
or three times daily, but this Is un-
necessary unless there is disease of
the womb or of the oyarios.
In chronic cases Of sterillty among
COWS 1t Is usually found that the womb
or It's mouth are diseased or there is
catarrhal discharge which must be
removed before the animal will breed,
and 1t is somewhat simple matter
to treat these cases. The owner should
provide himself with fountain sy-
rlnge or with tin can holding one
gallon and to which has been Boldered
a tin pipe, to which may be attached
q long rubber hose. The can Is to
be filled with warm 1900 solution
OF chloride of zinc; the free end OF the
hose Is then inserted into the vagina
and the solution allowed to run freely
Into that organ 80 as to wash II out
thoroughly. This should be done twice
daily for few days, then three times
a week, and soon all discharge will
cease, and the animal will be likely to
breed successfully. This should always
be done with every COW Just after calv-
Ing, when II Is possible to also cleanse
out tho womb before II closes, and II
this were made n practice upon every
stock farm there would be much less
trouble from sterllity and abortion
than Is now the case Where abortion
has been prevalent the genitals OF all
pregnant cows should be washed once
daily with the solution mentioned
above, and no COW should be bred
when there Is discharge from the va
gina The same solution Will be found
equally effective for the washing OF
the sheath OF the bull, and this should
also bo attended to where abortion has
been troublesome. We also find that
in many cows that fail to breed the
mouth OF the womb has become closed
by an incrustation which 1t is difficult
to remove by the injections mentioned,
and where this Is found to be the
case the os uterl should be carefully
opened by working the fingers In
wards In shape Of cone, after which
1t Is possible to introduce q dllator,
which, II allowed to remain, Will rem
der the new condition permanent and
at the same time allow discharge to
come away from the womb, which Is
a common result of this operation, 30
that the womb may then be washed
out with beneficial results, In other
cases there Is an acid dlscharge from
the womb and vagina during heat
which has the power of rendering the
act of breeding ineffective and 1t has
been found that this may be corrected
by the injection of an alkaline solu-
ton, just before breeding, A solution
of one tablespoonful Of bicarbonate of
soda in quart of water will be found
effective and It should be injected into
the vagina Of all shy breeding animals
half an hour before population. The
solution should be mllk-warm when
injected, The animal after service
should be placed in perfectly quiet
box stall away from the sight and
sound Of other cattle and should re-
main there until all excitement has
subslded,