Year: 1879

QOEhlEo ANSNEIED


BLoATING IN CATTLE.-A. II. H.,
Reno, Kansas. Query inform
me what to do for cattle when they get
too much green corn. a reighbor's
broke into his field and four have died.
They got down, could not get up; were
bloated some beford dead and after
Could not raise their hind parts from the
ground. Appear to be in q great deal of
pain.


A.-Green food, hastily consumed, Of
ten causes fermentation before it is prop
erly prepared for rumination, and in such
cases carbonic acid gas is eliminated.
The disease runs its coarse very rapidly;
hence aid should be quickly extended.
If medicines are not at hand, or could
not be had soon, recourse must had
at once to puncture of the paunoh. This
operation is properly performed with an
instrument called trocar, which should
always be inserted in the animals left
flank. The usual direction for finding
the proper place, is, to measure eight
inches downwards from the end of the
bones of the loin, and then the central
point between the projection of the hip
and the last rib. Here the trocar may be
inserted without fear, in slanting, for
ward and downward direction, at an angle
of about forty-ive degrees. In the ab-
sence Of trocar, long bladed pen-knife
may be used, putting it in to the handle,
and it should be held in this position as
long as air escapes On account of the
escape of particles of food and gas into
the abdominal cavity, where it is apt to
produce fatal inflammation, the use of a
knife is not to be recommended. By u.s.
ing trocar, everything that may escape
from the paunch, will be carried outside,
through the capula ol sheath of the tro
car, which remains inserted so long as
gas escapes. When the animal is near
at home, or when medicines are within
easy reach, their administration should
not be delayed. The remedies generally

bine with the gases formed in the paunch,
The most valuable of these are liquor
ammonia, carbonate Of ammonia, or
aromatic spirit Of ammonia. Half an
ounce of the first named may be given
every half hour in pint of cold water.
Of the aromatic spirit of ammonia, two
to three ounces may be given IN pint
of cold water every half hour. The car
Donate of ammonia may be given in dos
es of an ounce in half pint of cold
water. If permanent relief is not obtain
ed in the course of from eight to twelve
hours, and fermentation goes On. DIFF
ferent gas-hydrogen and its compounds
will be generated and these must be
combatted with chlorine, administered in
the form of chlorinated lime, in doses of
two to four drachms, dissolved in pint
of cold water, and repeated every hour.
After severe attack of bloating, it is al
ways advisable to give purgatiVe, such
as pound of Glauber's salts dissolved
in a quart of warm water, and to which
should be added two ounces Of ground
ginger. Only small quantities of pulpy
or steamed food should be given during
day or two. A trocar of proper size
and make, may be obtained from DIR. n.
II. Paaren, Chicago,


HUNGARIAN GRASS AND CANADA THIsTLEs.
have raised Hungarian grass num-
Der of years, from 10 to 10 acres yearly.
1t is excellent feed for COWS which are
giving milk, and for others. have
never known it to be injurious to horses