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About Southern cultivator. (Augusta, Ga.) 1843-188? | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1869)
94 Jlkasc!? of Quintals. DISEASES OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Editors Southern Cultivator :—There is no depart ment of Southern husbandry about which our people are more deplorably ignorant than the diseases of our domes tic animals. Did you ever see a horse take sick by the way-side, and find two people who agreed as to what was the matter with him, and the remedy. A. declares it to be colic, B. says it is belly ache, C. is equally certain it is bots, and so on. One recofninends one remedy, one an other —all perhaps as incoiMMjteilitj|| they well could be. The first and most generally the most difficult thing to do, is to fin'd OHt what is the mat ter. The treatment is often plain enough to any one of common sense, if you know what you are driving at. What has your horse been eating ? Has he been un usually exposed, over-fed, or fed upon anything that would give pain, cause indigestion, or flatulency ? If he has eaten too hurriedly or too much—is troubled with sour belchings and great uneasiness, give him a drench of strong red pepper tea, with a hand full of soda dissolv ed in ounce vial of laudanum may be added if the animal be in great pain. We have seen a horse relieved by the insertion of a plug of fat salt bacon, ora wad of moistened tobacco up the rectum. A neighbor of ours nev er uses any remedy for colic but smoking the horse under the nose with old rags-—the rationale is, that it puts him into a big sweat, and brings about a speedy re-action.— If the attack is violent, we would advise bleeding pretty freely. Keep the horse gently exercised, and do not allow him to roll and beat himself against the ground. If the case is obstinate, frequent injections of salt and water (warm) should be given until evacuation of the bowels is produced. One of the best cathartics we have ever used among horses, is Barbadoes Aloes. Every farmer should keep it on hand. We have seen Spirits of Turpentine, and No. Six given in cases of colic, and injections of tobacco tea, but have some doubts of the propriety. “An ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure”—be careful and regular in feed, ing, give your horse salt and lime or ashes occasionally, and you will not be troubled with colic. OLD SNAPPLE. QUICK AND EASY CURE FOR FOUNDER. Editors Southern Cultivator. —Many years ago I learned a cure for founder in horses, which is so simple, and has proved so successful in my hands, that I send it to you, thinking it may be of service to some of your readers. Clean out the bottom of foot thoroughly—hold up the leg so as to bring the bottom of the hoof upward, bolding it firmly in a horizontal position and pour in, say a table spoonful of Spirits Turpentine, if the cavity of the hoof will hold that much—if not, pour in what it will hold, without danger of running over; touch the Turpentine with a red hot iron (this will set it on fire) —hold the hoof firmly in position until it all bums out. Great care must be taken that none runs over on the hair of the hoof, lest the skin be burned. If all the feet are affected bum Tur- SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR. pentine in each of them. Belief will speedily follow and the animal be ready for service in a short time. I once applied this remedy to a horse who had been foundered twenty-four hours before I saw him, and he was promptly relieved. In another case, where the animal could hardly be induced to move, his suffering was so great, he was treated in the same manner, as soon as his trouble was dis covered, and in less than an hour afterwards, he was hitch ed to a buggy and driven some twenty-five miles the same day—all lameness disappearing after he had travelled a few miles. BENJ. W. WOOD. Clarke County, Oa , Feb., 1869. CURE FOR FOUNDER. Editors Southern Cultivator: —Founder is an infla mation of the feet, chiefly the front feet, and can be effec tually cured by using the following prescription, leaving the animal apparently sound. Bleed copiously ; pound up about three ounces of al um and with a spoon put it in the horses mouth as far back as possible, then he will swallow it. Then put the horse in cold water (I have used running water) at least knee deep, for eight or twelve hours, according to the vi olence of the attack. Respectfully, E. Jefferson Cos., Geo. B. S.—l have cured oxen by standing them in water only. PIGS AND CHINA BERRIES. Editors Southern Cultivator :—I saw a piece in the June number, 1868, page 174, on the china berry, from Mr. Bell. I will give you my experience in regard to it. In 1866, I had a sow with nine of the likeliest pigs I ev er saw. When the pigs were about six weeks old, about two-thirds of the china berries had dropped. One day the sow came up to the yard and six of the pigs found a way to the tree and ate as many as they wanted (as I did not think they would hurt them.) The other three began to squeal and the six went out to them; the sow was at the lot, some seventy-five steps distant. In a short time someone came to the house and said that my pigs were sick. I seat my son to see, and there were four dead and two others staggering and falling down. We bad lard melted by tbe time he got back with -those two, drenched them quickly and put them in a pen close by.— They laid there for fifteen or twenty minutes and got up and began to walk about; in thirty minutes were as well as ever. The china berry will kill young pigs or pigs that suck; there is no doubt of it. One of my neighbors lost nearly all of his in the same way. Lard is the remedy, if you find them in time. Yours respectfully, BARBER’S CREEK. Feb. 19,1868. TEXAS CATTLE DISEASE. At a convention of American Cattle Commissioners held at Springfield, 111., Dec. I—B, Mr. J. Stanton Gould of New York, gave the following description of the symp toms of the above disease as seen in New York: First, drooping of tbe head; a stupid, staring eye; gen erally rough, staring coat; usually the urine is almost black ; the gait is staggering; partial paralysis of the hind
