Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-09-26


been added costing but a few cents. II
there is anything wrong with your stock
write Is, and we will be glad to have
our veterinarian prescribe as nearly as
he can according to the symptoms men
"a ned.
LIjAfPY JAW IN CATTLE.
w j. a., Glover, S. u, writes: i
have a heffer about is months ola that
does not seem to be ooing welt she.
began, 20 swell under the jaws as shown
in the accompanying picture, as II
something was fastened in her MOUTH
The swelling soon disappeared. She
seems 10 be all right now, out woula
like to know what ails her. so ii some
of the rest take 1t l will know wnas
to do. ssgE
From the description given in your
letter and the illustration accompany
ing II, it appears that your 1heirer mas
been suffering either from condition
known as poverty jaw, or from a weak
ness due TO insufficient nutrition. Pow
erty Jaw is a condition OF low vitaIiry
caused by the twisted stomach worm
(haemonchus contortus), which infests
cattle in certain localities. The SWELL
ing on the Jaw is produced either by
abnormal thinness OF the blood, or &C.
ficiency in power OF the heart. In the
case OF THIS condition beng produced
by the stomach worm 1t is due to low
vitality of the animal caused by the
presence of the worms in the fourth
stomach. These worms are sometimes
to be found in this location. in great
numbers. The eggs of this worm pass
with the manure in great numbers, anu
the ernbryos hatch and complete their
development in warm weather in two or
three days. In cooler weather a longer
l.me is necessary They then fastep
themselves to blades of grass and reacn
the stomach with the grass as eaten by
the animal. AS a preventative measure
a high pasture is to be selected rath-
er than low or swarnpy land. In ad-
dition to this the herd should be chang
ed to fresh pasture at frequent in.
walls. Medicinal treatment consists In
the administrator of coal tar Greco
sDte, or gasoline. Before treatment de-
prive. the animals of feed for 16 TO
20 hours, and drench at. the end of. that
time with either of the above mentioned
substances. A dose of creosote is pre-
pared as follows: one ounce OF coal
tar 'creosote added to 80 ounces of wa
ter and thoroughly stirred or shaken
The amount to be given is calves to
s months. IL pint; .yearlings, one pint;
'two-year-olj and older, one quart.
In case gasoline is used deprive the
animal of feed as before mentioned. and
administer the gasoline in the follow
ing quantities.: calves, 2 tablespoon
fuls; yearlings, tablespoonfuls; older
cattle, s tablespoonfuls. After dosing
the animals they should be neither fed
nor watered for three hours after re-
oeiving the gasoline. They may then
be fed and watered and again deprived
Of feed for IL to 16 hours. and dosed
as before, at the end of that time.
II the condition is due to insufficient
rnourisnment variety of feeds should
correct the arrangement. 1t is well to
keep supply of salt on hand at all
times where the cattle may reach it, as
salt appears to be necessary to the good
health of animals and IN addition to
that acts as protective agency against
internal parasites.
INFLUENCE OF FEED IN THE QUAIL
ITY OF MILK
A correspondent. Charlotte, N. c.,
writes: I would like all the information
you can give me in regard to the varia-
ton in milk production and butter fat
caused by various foodstuffs.
It has been quite well established that
the Oh MIX may De lnnuenCeQ
by the character of feed given the cow
but the quality of milk is evidently con-
trolled by individuality..as repeated tests
have failed to show any possibility OF
increasing the per cent of butter fat in
a given sample of, milk 70 .an-appreciable
degree. Sometimes possibly when cows
have been badly handled sand treated for
a long period of time and are below their
standard of prouction, the per cent of
fat in the milk may fall off somewhat
and then when they are given an ideal
ration and proper treatment, II may be
increased slightly, butsto increase il per-
manently has never been possible. though
repeated efforts have been made to do
so. The explanation will. bea clear pos
sibly If stated in this way AZ Cow has a
given individual capacity for producing
per cent of butter fat. To force her
to increase theypercentage to 6 per cent
and maintain N there has never been
possible. Increasing the fat in milk is
matter Of 'skillful selection and in breed
ing and management. The ability to give
large quantity of milk is largely
determined by skillful breeding as WELL
but in this instance feeding and manage
ment exert an important influence. In
other words, Cow may thrive advant-
ageously on meal and hulls for a long
period OF time but she will in the great
majority OF instances give a better re-
turn when fed on meal and silage in the
winter time and on good pasture and
meal In the summer time. Succulent
foods are needed for the COW. both win
ter and summer, and have given better