Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-23
QUESTIONS ASKED AND !. ANSWERED. RisEI

Omega; Ga: have a fine young
Jersey COW four years old that
now has her second calf about
three months old. When she was
about two and a half years old, she
began to have spells of something
like collie. Her. bowels would be-
come constipated and she would
get no better until they moved.
We have given her several kinds of
stock powders. Whenss her 7afirst
calf was about FIVE months old ?
sold it, and she got alb right and
gave a fine chance of mil, Since
she brought. .her last calf she is :
down rolling and kicking every two -
or three weeks, like al mule with
= collie and is getting very nhn.s We
don't use her milk after. she has
those spells. n She discharges lot 3
of mucus from the bowels. IL YOU s.
can inform me what TO do through e
The Journal it, wille be- highly APP
preciated and save a fine COW. --,.s
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-s.r.a-t} ANSWER 2N.., urs tas9
Your COW evidently -sns acute in
digestion and you can come nearer
relieving it by changing her feed
than any other way, She is evil
IDENTIFY getting something out.of the :
AOOu Alul Q0ES Al1A cb8 AlCE VAIN AlCAs
Give her one pint OF raw linseed
oil and in a week repeat the dose.
Be careful in giving her this oil
that you warm so that it will be
easily swallowed BY holding her
head with your left hand, placing
your forefinger and thumb in the
nose you can hold her head up. just y
above a. level and pour the oil in
the side Of her mouth. Do not
force the bottle too far down her
throat as you are apt to strangle q
2, her. 1 would quit giving her COT
ton seed hulls and meal for a short
time and when you do give them
dampen them and put BRAN, corn
meal and beet, pulp and a small
amount of salt. You will be very
careful how you feed her and see
that she gets plenty of water and
when you get her system working
good, which can be done with the
oil and careful feeding 1 think she
will be relieved of. the spells she
is now. having. si.~ SAX. i-
Farley, Ala: You viii please
answer through your paper and
give such information as you cam
I am raising chickens and have had
no trouble unfit this spring when
some disease has broken out among
them. There first comes small
pimples on the side of their, heads
which enlarge and become sores SO 81,
that their eyes close. There is us
ually a sore where their bills join
the head and in some cases. the up =
per half of the bills are eaten off,
Some have recovered but more die
than get we'll Both grown and
young ones are affected alike. Can
you give cause and remedy for it?'
GEO, NJ. BEDINGER. -----
ANSWER, .-s.. a.
Your chickens are peculiarly, af-
fected and from description given
and the season of. the year lis not
likely to be sore head but is more
than apt 10 be roup or 'canker. IT.
would be best for you to thorough
ly cleanse your premises. change
the feed and water and give them
one grain of permanganatel of pot
ash to a gallon Of @ater in their
drinking water and grease their
heads one each week the Well ones
as well as the Sick ones with a sol
ution Of one pint of raw linseed
oil TO which has been added two 4
ounces Of carbolica acid. The srours'
of the mouth should have this APP