Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-21

Sweeney is not uncommonly met
with, particularly in young horses
and mules. This is rapid wasting
away of certain muscles on the out
result from a variety Of causes,
such as severe pulling, especially
when animals are young and sud
denly put to hard work. The blood
vessels or nerves of the affected
part are injured by the pressure of
which is commonly caused by plow-
ing.
Severe and ong-continued cases
of lameness in the fore leg may also
cause a gradual wasting OF the mus
cles of the shoulder. To treat sue
cause. This will frequently be found
due entirely to tho use of an ill-ft-
ting collar. The animal should be
expected to do only light work. The
skin over the affected muscles may
be loosened from the tissues by
from time to time will afford. A
mild liniment may also be used.
In cases where pus is formed it
may be necessary to insert a Seaton
affected muscles. The use of light
blisters, say a week apart, will often
be helpful, though hand rubbings
with linlment is preferable. At least
two months is allowed for a cure.
A good soothing liniment to use
tincture, one ounce; soap liniment,
five ounces. A better liniment for
your purposes probably would be,
aqua ammonia, one. ounce; turpen-
tine, one ounce; linseed oil, six
ounces. Mix thoroughly and apply
by rubbing: The bottle should, of
course, be kept tightly corked. Re-
member this liniment will blister
and therefore should be used with
judgment and discretion,
Tonic Treatment for an 1ndisposed
Sow
W. T. w, Auburn, Ala, writes:
have gilt about year old that was
she Signs n Of Ses Tnabe 70
use one of her legs well. The next
morning she was down and has rot
been able to walk since. She has been
she could get velvet beans and could
get corn at night. She still has a god
appetite. Do you think if she gets well
she will do to keep for a brood sow?
Please give me remedy.
The trouble about which you write
may be due to more than one cause,
but we imagine there is probably a
deficiency of mineral matter in the
ration your gilt has been receiving,
)
correct this at once, believing that
in so doing you will improve her
condition in a short period of time.
To this end make mixture of one
bushel of charcoal, one bushel of
wood ashes, eight pounds of air.
siaked lime, eight pounds common
salt, four pounds sulphur, two
pounds pulveriZed copperas. Mix
these together thoroughly and place
where the gilt may have access to
it at all times. Keep it in a dry
place.
Then we would vary the ration.
The velvet beans have no doubt been
good, but we imagine you have been
feeding chiefly on corn. If you use
corn you should add to it about ten
pounds of digested tankage to ninety
pounds of corn meal fed. Another
way is to combine equal amounts of
corn meal and velvet bean meal, or
two-thirds corn meal and one-third
peanut meal, or else feed one-half
corn and one-half shorts or ship
stuff. All of these meals, If reduced
to a slop with skim milk will be i'm
proved greatly in feeding value.
In so far as your gilt is concerned
there is no reason why with proper
additions of mineral matters to the
ration and the use of satisfactory
concentrates of the character sug-
gested your gilt should not make a
permanent and early recovery. In
that event there should be no hesita-
ton in keeping her for breeding pur-
poses.