The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24

Flo. IA H1ALHHY FLOCK.
O6 transmitting the disease from one
COW to another. All litter In the stall
where the affected COW 10 kept should
be burned as Dol 40 cleaned out.
For internal use the carbolic acid
treatment has given the best results.
One of the best ways to give this is
10 salt at the rate Of 2 parts to 100.
parts Of barrel salt. Pure carbolic
acid comes in crystals and will have
% be liquef1ed by placing the bottle in
hot water for a few moments. The
acid should be poured over the salt
and stirred in well. This makes an
excellent preventive. IT. should be
placed where the cows can get 1t 1T
~ times, beginning s,ats least 1--WE
months before calving with cows that
have previously aborted and three
months with those that have not.
Al new cows should be kept sepa-
rate from the rest Of the herd until 1t Is
certain that they are free from infec-
ton. IL there Is any unusual discharge
they, should be returned to the seller
@ subjected to a strict course of pre-
ventive treatment.
Milk Esvsr.
Heayy-milking~ cows are often at
bected with milk fever soon after calv-
ing. The nrst symptoms appear from
ten to twenty hours after .calving. The
COW becomes uneasy, ceases to eat or
. notice the calf and seems to be in
considerable pain. The walk IL un-
steady, and the animal soon falls and
= unable b rice. If not attended to,
death u very likely to result.
The cause OF milk fever. u not def
tnitely known. Since It occurs only in
heavy mixers It may be due to part of
the milk being reabsorbed again and
acting 40 q poison to the nerves. Light
feeding for q week before and after
parturition Il good preventive treat
ment. One to two pounds Of epson
salts given a few days prior to calving
will reduce the liability to the disease.
When the udder is greatly enlarged
previous to calving 1t is well to milk 1t
out,
The most effective remedy for milk
fever IL what is known as the air treat
ment. This consists in pumping the
udder full Of air, one quarter at a
dme. and working 1t well to get the
air into all parts. A common bicycle
pump may be used Il a regular milk
fsver outft Is not at hand. Both the
udder and the instrument should be
~disinfected before the treatment Il
given.
Hog Cholera.
Hog cholera and the closely allied
disease. swine plague, are the greatest
sources Of loss in the swine industry.
The nrst symptom Is a refusal to eat.
There are red and purple blotches on
the skin and a sticky discharge from.
the eyes. The walk IL often unsteady.
and there IL more or less coughing.
i There is no internal Treatment that
win cure hog cholera. The best mean
OF handling It is by prevention. Dogs.
Crows and pigeons carry Infection from
one herd to another and should be
kept away with, q shotgun e neces-
sary. Running streams also carry In
lection. When there ID cholera in the
neighborhood no one but the regular
feeder should be allowed IN the hog
lot. The pens should be disinfected
frequently with whitewash;o or coal tar
Dip. Having the hogs divided into
small lots helps to keep tie disease
from taking the whole herdEif Il once
gets Q start. All hogs that die should
Be buried at { Whan new animals
are brought on to the farm they should
b kept in quarantine Tor ct least Q
week. as
a system q vaccination ~ ben de-
y,!sloped recsxtly Sat = proving very
~GuccoDsful.