The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-02-14
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There are a great many points in the
management OF the pregnant COW
which our readers would do well TO
understand. and II they were better
understood there would be less loss
annually among dairy cows. In the
FIRST place. We find that a common
cause OF trouble Is overlooking with
grains and meals and failure TO Keep
the bowels OF the COW properly open.
The COW dries up In milk flow about
six weeks prior 10 calying and wlen
heavily fed becomes too fat and has a
tendency TO be costiye about the time
OF her trial When the calf comes
and there Is a sudden how OF milk 10
the udder the shock TO the system Is
too great 10 be withstood and she goes
down with milk fever This Is par
TALLY due to the fact that she Is too
fat, but also for the reason that she
has been little exercised AS pre-
yentlye measure then the COW should.
when pregnant. be we'll exercised
from the time that she Is retired from
active milking. and at that time she
should have complete change OF
feeding. II Is no longer necessary TO
stimulate milk ilow and foods used for
IN purpose would only be stored -
as fat. The food should consist OF
bran mashes with enough fiaNseed
meal or cake TO keep the bowels freely
open. Roots would also be found
beneficial. In addition TO this feeding
the usual amount OF fodder and hay
should be given. and the COW should
live practically out OF doors. IL she
has had four or Eve calves she will
be the more liable TO milk fever which
docs not attack heiiers. II she Is n
very heavy mixer and comes from
strain OF cows that have suffered from
milk fever. she should have some medi-
cine in addition TO the depicting food
mentioned. IL has been found during
the past few years that the admins
tration OF a drachm OF iodide Of pot
ash in water night and morning for
week prior 10 calying proves an effect
i've preventive OF milk fever, but II
tie COW is lat az time OF calying she
should have an additional two drachm
dose just before the event Is expected.
II after the calf comes she shows the
slightest symptoms OF the disease IL
would be we'll 10 give another similar
dose OF the i1dide. and II she should be
SO unfortunate as to go down paral-
yzed with the disease, two drachu.s Of
the medicine dissolved In n quart OF
freshly boiled and altered wa.sr
sL luld be injected into the udder by
means OF a funnel. long rubber hose
and large milking tube. Half 4 pint
Of the solution should be infused slow
~ into each tcat In turn and then the
udder should be well massaged every
hour until the solution has been abb
sOrbed. Many are OF the opinion that
COW In this condition should have
a large dose OF epson salts. but his IS
swallow and will be checked more or
less by giving the drench which usu-
ally consists OF two quarts or more.
Wnen the calf comes and the COW -
not taken down with the disease no
attempt should be made az Arst 20 &c
move the afterbirth. but II q does not
come away promptly she may have a
large feed OF oats (six 20 GIT quaItsl.
as this for some reason or another
has a good effect and will in many
cases cause the desired effect. II the
cleaning does not come away within
three hours after the oats have been
taken then II may be removed by hand.
for which operation IL is best 20 en-
ploy a veterinary surgeon OF expert
ence. The new calyed COW should
have n sloppy bran mash. and some
believe In mixing a tablespoonful OF
tincture Of arnica In II TO act rs n
stimulant. The milk should no; be
wholly stripped away at FIRST The
calf sucks but n small portion at FIRST
In nature. and this Is the index 20 fol-
low in the management OF cows liable
t. milk fever. For a few days milk
some three times n day, but do not
take all OF the mill, 90 cause a void IN
the udder. which the tactical glands
Immediately try 20 al up. causing n
strain upon the system OF the cow
Better let the calf suck fer a few days
I'm cases where the COW is fat. II the
udder does not soften up promp ly
battle IL well with hot water three
times daily and give the COW n table
spoonful Of saltpster In soft food twice
1aily. Wet the raw navel cord OF the
.alf with n strong solution OF corro-
i've sublimate twice daily from birth
until It dries up. as this will prevent
many calf Ills. such as joint disease
and some forms OF scours. Feed the
COW carefully for a week at least after
calying.
Chicken HAWKS.
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eral farm papers from time 10 time I
have noticed articles on hawks In
which articles the writer's seem Co have
a very tender feeling for that bird of