Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-12

kept off the pastures. When. the disease
first appears the best treatment is to
SCOOP out the tumor when possible with
a knife and fill the cavity with a solution
of iodzed carbolic acid. Another treat
ment sometimes used is to insert pellets
of arsenic about the size of a pea wrap
ped in tissue paper. After few days the
tumor will be separated from the ad-
Joining tissues and will slough out. At
ter that the sore should be washed with
antiseptics Another method is to give
iodide of potash internally in doses Of
one to three drains once daily. The
medicine should be dissolved in one-half
pint OF water. In a few days 'iodism"
will be set up, as shown by a scurfy
condition of the skin and discharge of
mucous from the eyes and nose. The
medicine should then be discontinued,
though it may be necessary to repeat the
treatment in a period Of two weeks.
MAKING A LARGE MILK FLOW.
L. F. s.. jefferson, Ga, writes: have
a Jersey cow that brought her first calf
last February. Until about eight weeks
ago she gave about two gallons of milk
per day. She is now only giving about
half a gallon, and as she will not calve
again until June, I do not want to keep
a dry COW that long, and would like to
know what to do to increase her milk
flow / feed about a gallon and half
OF cottonseed and a half gallon of bran
twice a day.
Judging from the statements given in
your letter your COW has been giving
milk between eight and nine months. It
is true that a good cow will often give
milk for eleven months, but it requires
IL, IN
secure animals which give a large flow
through long lactation period. AS you
probably recognize, milk giving in cows
has been developed largely through
stimulation of the maternal instinct. In
nature cows often give barely enough to
nourish the young When brought I'M
der domestication and selected with skill
and care so that only animals having
great ability as milk producers are bred
from, and these same animals in turn
very skillfully fed and carefully MIXED
large and sometimes phenomenal yields
are obtained. The question naturally
arises, therefore. have you fed your COW
to the best advantage, and has she been
regularly and thoroughly MIXED each
day. Quick, regular and thorough milk
ing are three essential considerations in
maintaining the flow of milk, for milk
is manufactured chiefly while it is being
drawn from the udder, and since 1t is the
direct and indirect product of nervous
energy, the more quickly, quietly and
thoroughly the work is done the great
err stimulation there is to the nerve CEN
tiers, and hence the larger the flow Of
milk Moreover as the muscles of the
arm grow strong by constant use so the
capacity of the COW is kept up to it's
maximum by thoroughly milking. Most
people do not realize how important
these matters are.
With a heifer with her first calf every
effort should be made to milk her thor
oughly and persistently so as to stimu-
late her TO the highest possible produce
ton, for II she dries up early in her first
will do so in the second. We would,
therefore, exercise the greatest care in
milking this animal, though it is prob
very materially. We Judge, however,
from the date of calving which you an
ticipate, and that under the circumstan-
ces no matter how good a COW she might
have been, she probably will not main
tain a profitable milk flow until she
drops another calf
Just a word as to feed. We think YOU
will obtain better results If you secure
some kind Of a measure so you can gauge
the amount Of feed you are giving your
COW. We would get a pail and place it on
scales and after allowing for its weight
ill IL up to a certain point and mark
with paint. so you can easily determine
each time without stopping to weigh the
feed just the exact amount of grain you