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EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. What, When ana How to Plant and Cultivate. Name One Oood and Rare Vegetable 1st Premium.—Raised partially as a gardne: above JeflersonvUle, before th9 L. A N railroad was in operation, and the shipment of southern vegetables, I think I may do justice on -what the boys call pa's farm. Hence shall say I do so and go. Invariably) my garden ls manured and broken in"the fall. Two rows of potatoes planted at this time (tubers -whole) seven inches deep, and mnlched. Winter onions and spinach also for early nse. A permanent hot bed has been made as follows: A hole two feet deep dug, oak frame made of two Inoh stuff set above and banked np. A sash to fit, the glass that will slide for drainage and warmth; four inches fall to the sonth; wind break on the north. February the hot bed Is prepared as follows: New horse manure two-thirds, forest leaves one-third, thoroughly incorporated, and stirred daily, three times to temper, placed in bed and tramped, five inches of good soli placed thereon. Will be ready fo plant in three days Sow seed as follows in drill: cabbage, celery, cauliflower, bell peppers tomatoes and onion seed, if you wish. Spread a piece of carpet over all to keep moist, till cabbage, tomatoes and onions show signs of sprouting. Weather favorable open to glass. When sun is hotslide glass to ventilate. Usually first garden is made in March or early in April. First planting, take from strawberry bed: Plant one row of plants 3}_ feet, another two feet apart in the row, between the berry rows 12 inches apart in the rows- tiro of onions. In^cultivatfng the onions you cannot negleot the berries, whioh is usually done in the farmer's garden Gather the onions and let berries cluster. Take two crops and break the gronnd. At thi3 time plant peas, radishes, beets, spinach, lettuce, parsnips and spring turnips. May planting: - Lima but ter and Kentucky Wonder beans, four feet eaoh way. Stick and unite the poles with binder twine at top, thus giving more space for vines, and strengthening poles. Wax beans in drill 20 inches apart thinned to 12 inches in the row. Cabbage may now be transplanted, and tomatoes in cold frames to harden. To economise room the above are a hoe orop, as they are too olose to use a horse for cultivation. If rain falls before plants are np, break the crust and firm down. Cultivation: Use hoe or rake, no weeds are allowed to grow, but some will come from the manure; immediately after each rain, when the ground will crnmble, firm down with broad hoe, making a dust bath to hold the moisture. Use level cultivation no ridges, melons, cantelopes and cucumbers now are planted. With the seed or immediately above, I thoroughly incorporate with the soil, tobacao crumbs and "•ems. This is a good fertilizer and a sure Preventive against the squash bug. Melons 9xio feet and between the melon rows two rows of early oorn. The potatoes were planted in the fall. The corn and potatoes are gathered before the vine meet Cucumbers and cantelopes ■"X7 feet in the row. Cultivate deep, first and second plowing, shallow thereafter, •nd at the last working sow to turnips. No harm is done the vines and usually a 'nil crop is obtained. A part of the garden is not broken, as it was and is occupied by celery, parsnips, salsify, and as |ne old women say, "orbs." After a frost we hot bed is cleaned out and celery wenched therein for winter use. Some immediate use'goes to cellar. Parsnips *nd salsify remain in gronnd to be used M wanted. When the berry patch has passed over the garden I start new. I matured ootton last year that grew five feet high from seed sent me by a comrade, a Johnny (on the other side). A vegetable that was rare in our bovhood days is the tomatoe, if I may be permitted to call it a vegetable. Its many uses, its canning properties, its medicinal value, should entitle it to be classed at the head of all garden prodnots. V. M. Carr. ' Decatur Co. 2d Premium.—There is no spaoe of the same size as the garden so valuable to the farmer and his family. A large garden is much better than a small one, because in a small one the truck will be crowded too muoh. I prefer a garden large enough so that the rows can be far enough apart to plow between them. Too many people plant their garden truck so as to have to hoe it all. Suoh things as peas and lettuce can be planted in February it the ground is in the proper condition; they are hardy. I never had peas hurt by the freeze but onoe. I plant the May peas, and they are climbing the sticks now, April 15, nicely. Many people plant the bnnch peas, but I prefer the stick varieties, as the bunch peas will fall over on the ground and many rot. Beans, beets, parsnips, peanuts, early oorn, and many more suoh things, will do better I think if not„.planted until the gronnd is warm, they will come on qnloker. Tomato, pepper, oelery and egg plant seed should be planted in a hot-bed, and not transplanted in the open ground until all danger of frost is over, which with us is not until about the middle of May. Squashes, cucumbers, watermelons, and muskmelons should not be planted too early, for if the ground is too cold the seeds will rot. They should be planted in flat hills four feet apart or more both ways, as vines need plenty of room. Cucumbers and muskmelons should not be planted close together, as they will mix. The garden must contain some potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, rhubarb, asparagus, and some of the many useful herbs, along the fence, in addition to the above-named vegetables. As to the cultivation of garden truck I think it should be shallow and often. The ground should be stirred often to prevent the weeds growing and also to conserve moisture in a dry time. Asparagus and egg plants are two good and rare vegetables that are hardly ever found in the garden, but I think they shonld have a place In every garden. Asparagus comes so early In the spring and are better than peas to my taste, bnt a great deal like them, and is cooked the same as peas. I have had egg plants of the large purple variety in my garden with eggs hanging on them as large as a good sized bowl. Slice the eggs about half-inch thick and lay in salt water for one hour or so, and then dip the slices in a batter as for pancakes, and fry as you would [meat, and you have a dish good enough for any body. O. N. T. Washington Co. 3rd Premium.—The vegetable garden should be well drained and made rich with well-rotted manure. The ground should not be worked until sufficiently dry to pulverize nicely and be perfectly free from lumps or olods. All varieties of vegetables that will stand a frost should be planted as early as the ground will permit. Peas, parsnips, onions, radishes, lettuoe, early cabbage, salsify and beets are of a better quality when planted early. • Plant the seed with a garden seed drill in long rows instead cf in little four by six foot beds. They are more easily cultivated. Never let a ornst form ln your garden. As soon as dry enongh after a rain cultivate. Don't be in too big a hurry to plant tender vegetable seed, as they will do no good until the ground is warm and remains so. When you buy seed never buy by the packet; buy by the ounoe or pound; it is more than half cheaper, and a packet of but few varieties is sufficient for a family. Anyhow don't waste mnch money on novelties or seedsmen whose seeds produce such extraordinary results — on paper. The printer's ink wasted you pay for when you bny of them. The egg plant is as easily raised as pepper, and is a rare plant in farmers' gardens; sols the cauliflower. Both are excellent vegetables. Salsify and celery are comparatively rare yet In farmers' gardens, but are as easily to cultivate as a crop of onions. Celery, especially, should be raised in every garden, but is not raised in one-tenth of the farm gardens of Indiana. W. H. P. Carroll Co. The first thing to consider in making a garden is its shape and its position. It should be level as possible, yet the water should not stand on it. The garden should be as long as possible, not to be inconvenient, and then everything should be planted in long rows, wide enough to be tended with a horse. Do all the work possible with'the horse, and shorten the hoeing. My garden has two flower beds running lengthwise through it, and one across the end next to the house. Our peas were planted in February and are a foot high and climbing the sticks now, (April 15). We have lettuce big enough to eat. We have lettuce, asparagus, rhubarb and hot-beds along one side of the garden next to the fence. As soon as I can get the truck off of the garden in the fall I cover It with manure very thick and plow It under. After I have plowed and worked the garden down fine, I plant a few rows of potato-onions, and a few medical herbs will be found along next to the fence. Early in the spring I drill a sack or two of fertilizer on the garden. In planting onions get the gronnd fine and stretch a line and stick the onions about two inches deep, then cover with a shovel plow. Early in the spring drag down the ridges, and the ground Is in nice fix to cultivate. We sow a few cabbage and tomato seed in a box in the house, for early truck. On St, Patricks' day we sow some cabbage out of doors. I make my hot-bed about the first week in April and plant sweet potatoes, tomato seed, pepper seed, etc. As to the time for planting beans, early corn and cucumbers, that depends on the season. We do not plant the same time every spring, but when we think It will do. Celery U a plant that is needed by every family and is recommended by our physicians, as being among the best nerve foods; yet it Is seldom or never seen ln our country gardens. Celery should first be started in a hot-bed, and then transplanted in rows about two feet and a half apart and six inches apart In the row, and boards about 18 inches wide should be used for bleaohlng. Peanuts are also very rare in these parts and nothing nicer or that will please the children better can be grown in the garden. The garden truck should be changed about from one side of the garden' to the other, and do not plant onions and cabbage in the same place every year but give the garden a rotation and it will do better. . N. B. Corydon. throngh the middle. I think recently these flowers are nsed more about the lawns and In the houses, and gardens are devoted to vegetables and fruits. Let me tell you what makes me Jnst plum mad: To have all the crop I can handle and then have to stop and tinker ln a garden. Some years ago I had teams handy and plenty of help, and then I delighted to work in the garden. We now grow potatoes, sweet* potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, pickles, beans, turnips and such things ln the corn field and cultivate them with the corn. Our small fruit we mulch heavily with straw and don't onltivate after one year. Our little truck, radishes, onions, etc., we mostly buy of a neighbor who lives within a stone's cast The writers are surely praotlcal when they propose to tend the garden with horse power. Old Sam pulls well enough but he ain't broke to the single line. I speak of my peculiar arrangements for garden because there are so many gardens that are planted and neglected, since the good man is rushed with work. Muoh of the garden can be in a field close by, and fruit mulched with straw; then you don't have any big job Intending the vegetables. One can even hoe a few beds of little stuff. We buy all plants from -neighbors'hotbeds. Our "post" number two weeks ago brought out considerable comment. WiU say to i.qulrles that more will be said shortly about posts, cost, eto. We are looking it up. The printer mixed up my statement of cost, etc , in the U .view. I meant to say that 300 oak (not cedar) posts will cost $45, and putting them in $45 more, making $00; and to replace them three times in the life of one cedar post will cost $270. That I would be $200 better off now if I had bought red cedar posts at first. The post and root topics are furnishing information worth many dollars to farmers. BKVIBW. ' "It pretty near takes a Dutchman" to have as nice a garden as friend N. B. describes. When I was a small boy my five slaters, older than myself, kept a garden with tlower beds on each side of the walk, No. 60, May 1—Taste and beauty abont the home outside the house. Inoludes painting, lawn, flowers, fences, eto. No. 61, May 8—Give experience in spraying fruit trees, formulas and effect. No. 62, May 15.—Soiling crops. No. 63, May 22—Hatching and care of tnrkeys. No.6_, May 29—What causes soil to be- come hard, eleddy and dryT The remedy. In writing don't fall to note new points not generally known; also other points of real experience. Address all copy 10 days before publication. Let subscribers write experience only on practical topics. We do not desire essays but a pithy, chatty experience. A sort of heart to heart talk, such as you enjoy with a neighbor. Carmel. E. H. Collins. Vztzxirmxvi gzpixxtmznt. Edited by W. B. Craig, If. D. V. 8., as Monument Place, Indlanapolla. Bloody Milk.—We have a 3-year-old Jersey cow, (second calf, 20 days old) that gives bloody milk. The first milk taken is all right, but the last is very red, seems to be caused by a ruptured blood vessel, ls there a remedy? Pittsboro. V. D. Richardson. This is a very serious condition, and in some cases, doesn't yield readily to treatment. In the case you mention it is like-' ly due to the rupture of some small vessels ln the gland. The milking should be done with great care, so as not to manipulate the ndder more than is absolutely necessary. Local treatment to udder is of little value. Internally give an ounce of this mixture three times a day: Fluid extract prgot 2 ounces; bicarbonate potash 3 ounces; water to make 1 pint. This may be made stronger by increasing the ergot if renewal is necessary. We take it for granted that cow isn't with calf.
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Title | Indiana farmer, 1897, v. 32, no. 17 (Apr. 24) |
Purdue Identification Number | INFA3217 |
Date of Original | 1897 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
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Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Title | Page 1 |
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Agriculture Farm management Horticulture Agricultural machinery |
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agriculture farm management horticulture agricultural machinery and equipment |
Genre | Periodical |
Call Number of Original | 630.5 In2 |
Location of Original | Hicks Repository |
Coverage | Indiana |
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Format | JP2 |
Language | eng |
Collection Title | Indiana Farmer |
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Transcript | EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. What, When ana How to Plant and Cultivate. Name One Oood and Rare Vegetable 1st Premium.—Raised partially as a gardne: above JeflersonvUle, before th9 L. A N railroad was in operation, and the shipment of southern vegetables, I think I may do justice on -what the boys call pa's farm. Hence shall say I do so and go. Invariably) my garden ls manured and broken in"the fall. Two rows of potatoes planted at this time (tubers -whole) seven inches deep, and mnlched. Winter onions and spinach also for early nse. A permanent hot bed has been made as follows: A hole two feet deep dug, oak frame made of two Inoh stuff set above and banked np. A sash to fit, the glass that will slide for drainage and warmth; four inches fall to the sonth; wind break on the north. February the hot bed Is prepared as follows: New horse manure two-thirds, forest leaves one-third, thoroughly incorporated, and stirred daily, three times to temper, placed in bed and tramped, five inches of good soli placed thereon. Will be ready fo plant in three days Sow seed as follows in drill: cabbage, celery, cauliflower, bell peppers tomatoes and onion seed, if you wish. Spread a piece of carpet over all to keep moist, till cabbage, tomatoes and onions show signs of sprouting. Weather favorable open to glass. When sun is hotslide glass to ventilate. Usually first garden is made in March or early in April. First planting, take from strawberry bed: Plant one row of plants 3}_ feet, another two feet apart in the row, between the berry rows 12 inches apart in the rows- tiro of onions. In^cultivatfng the onions you cannot negleot the berries, whioh is usually done in the farmer's garden Gather the onions and let berries cluster. Take two crops and break the gronnd. At thi3 time plant peas, radishes, beets, spinach, lettuce, parsnips and spring turnips. May planting: - Lima but ter and Kentucky Wonder beans, four feet eaoh way. Stick and unite the poles with binder twine at top, thus giving more space for vines, and strengthening poles. Wax beans in drill 20 inches apart thinned to 12 inches in the row. Cabbage may now be transplanted, and tomatoes in cold frames to harden. To economise room the above are a hoe orop, as they are too olose to use a horse for cultivation. If rain falls before plants are np, break the crust and firm down. Cultivation: Use hoe or rake, no weeds are allowed to grow, but some will come from the manure; immediately after each rain, when the ground will crnmble, firm down with broad hoe, making a dust bath to hold the moisture. Use level cultivation no ridges, melons, cantelopes and cucumbers now are planted. With the seed or immediately above, I thoroughly incorporate with the soil, tobacao crumbs and "•ems. This is a good fertilizer and a sure Preventive against the squash bug. Melons 9xio feet and between the melon rows two rows of early oorn. The potatoes were planted in the fall. The corn and potatoes are gathered before the vine meet Cucumbers and cantelopes ■"X7 feet in the row. Cultivate deep, first and second plowing, shallow thereafter, •nd at the last working sow to turnips. No harm is done the vines and usually a 'nil crop is obtained. A part of the garden is not broken, as it was and is occupied by celery, parsnips, salsify, and as |ne old women say, "orbs." After a frost we hot bed is cleaned out and celery wenched therein for winter use. Some immediate use'goes to cellar. Parsnips *nd salsify remain in gronnd to be used M wanted. When the berry patch has passed over the garden I start new. I matured ootton last year that grew five feet high from seed sent me by a comrade, a Johnny (on the other side). A vegetable that was rare in our bovhood days is the tomatoe, if I may be permitted to call it a vegetable. Its many uses, its canning properties, its medicinal value, should entitle it to be classed at the head of all garden prodnots. V. M. Carr. ' Decatur Co. 2d Premium.—There is no spaoe of the same size as the garden so valuable to the farmer and his family. A large garden is much better than a small one, because in a small one the truck will be crowded too muoh. I prefer a garden large enough so that the rows can be far enough apart to plow between them. Too many people plant their garden truck so as to have to hoe it all. Suoh things as peas and lettuce can be planted in February it the ground is in the proper condition; they are hardy. I never had peas hurt by the freeze but onoe. I plant the May peas, and they are climbing the sticks now, April 15, nicely. Many people plant the bnnch peas, but I prefer the stick varieties, as the bunch peas will fall over on the ground and many rot. Beans, beets, parsnips, peanuts, early oorn, and many more suoh things, will do better I think if not„.planted until the gronnd is warm, they will come on qnloker. Tomato, pepper, oelery and egg plant seed should be planted in a hot-bed, and not transplanted in the open ground until all danger of frost is over, which with us is not until about the middle of May. Squashes, cucumbers, watermelons, and muskmelons should not be planted too early, for if the ground is too cold the seeds will rot. They should be planted in flat hills four feet apart or more both ways, as vines need plenty of room. Cucumbers and muskmelons should not be planted close together, as they will mix. The garden must contain some potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, rhubarb, asparagus, and some of the many useful herbs, along the fence, in addition to the above-named vegetables. As to the cultivation of garden truck I think it should be shallow and often. The ground should be stirred often to prevent the weeds growing and also to conserve moisture in a dry time. Asparagus and egg plants are two good and rare vegetables that are hardly ever found in the garden, but I think they shonld have a place In every garden. Asparagus comes so early In the spring and are better than peas to my taste, bnt a great deal like them, and is cooked the same as peas. I have had egg plants of the large purple variety in my garden with eggs hanging on them as large as a good sized bowl. Slice the eggs about half-inch thick and lay in salt water for one hour or so, and then dip the slices in a batter as for pancakes, and fry as you would [meat, and you have a dish good enough for any body. O. N. T. Washington Co. 3rd Premium.—The vegetable garden should be well drained and made rich with well-rotted manure. The ground should not be worked until sufficiently dry to pulverize nicely and be perfectly free from lumps or olods. All varieties of vegetables that will stand a frost should be planted as early as the ground will permit. Peas, parsnips, onions, radishes, lettuoe, early cabbage, salsify and beets are of a better quality when planted early. • Plant the seed with a garden seed drill in long rows instead cf in little four by six foot beds. They are more easily cultivated. Never let a ornst form ln your garden. As soon as dry enongh after a rain cultivate. Don't be in too big a hurry to plant tender vegetable seed, as they will do no good until the ground is warm and remains so. When you buy seed never buy by the packet; buy by the ounoe or pound; it is more than half cheaper, and a packet of but few varieties is sufficient for a family. Anyhow don't waste mnch money on novelties or seedsmen whose seeds produce such extraordinary results — on paper. The printer's ink wasted you pay for when you bny of them. The egg plant is as easily raised as pepper, and is a rare plant in farmers' gardens; sols the cauliflower. Both are excellent vegetables. Salsify and celery are comparatively rare yet In farmers' gardens, but are as easily to cultivate as a crop of onions. Celery, especially, should be raised in every garden, but is not raised in one-tenth of the farm gardens of Indiana. W. H. P. Carroll Co. The first thing to consider in making a garden is its shape and its position. It should be level as possible, yet the water should not stand on it. The garden should be as long as possible, not to be inconvenient, and then everything should be planted in long rows, wide enough to be tended with a horse. Do all the work possible with'the horse, and shorten the hoeing. My garden has two flower beds running lengthwise through it, and one across the end next to the house. Our peas were planted in February and are a foot high and climbing the sticks now, (April 15). We have lettuce big enough to eat. We have lettuce, asparagus, rhubarb and hot-beds along one side of the garden next to the fence. As soon as I can get the truck off of the garden in the fall I cover It with manure very thick and plow It under. After I have plowed and worked the garden down fine, I plant a few rows of potato-onions, and a few medical herbs will be found along next to the fence. Early in the spring I drill a sack or two of fertilizer on the garden. In planting onions get the gronnd fine and stretch a line and stick the onions about two inches deep, then cover with a shovel plow. Early in the spring drag down the ridges, and the ground Is in nice fix to cultivate. We sow a few cabbage and tomato seed in a box in the house, for early truck. On St, Patricks' day we sow some cabbage out of doors. I make my hot-bed about the first week in April and plant sweet potatoes, tomato seed, pepper seed, etc. As to the time for planting beans, early corn and cucumbers, that depends on the season. We do not plant the same time every spring, but when we think It will do. Celery U a plant that is needed by every family and is recommended by our physicians, as being among the best nerve foods; yet it Is seldom or never seen ln our country gardens. Celery should first be started in a hot-bed, and then transplanted in rows about two feet and a half apart and six inches apart In the row, and boards about 18 inches wide should be used for bleaohlng. Peanuts are also very rare in these parts and nothing nicer or that will please the children better can be grown in the garden. The garden truck should be changed about from one side of the garden' to the other, and do not plant onions and cabbage in the same place every year but give the garden a rotation and it will do better. . N. B. Corydon. throngh the middle. I think recently these flowers are nsed more about the lawns and In the houses, and gardens are devoted to vegetables and fruits. Let me tell you what makes me Jnst plum mad: To have all the crop I can handle and then have to stop and tinker ln a garden. Some years ago I had teams handy and plenty of help, and then I delighted to work in the garden. We now grow potatoes, sweet* potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, pickles, beans, turnips and such things ln the corn field and cultivate them with the corn. Our small fruit we mulch heavily with straw and don't onltivate after one year. Our little truck, radishes, onions, etc., we mostly buy of a neighbor who lives within a stone's cast The writers are surely praotlcal when they propose to tend the garden with horse power. Old Sam pulls well enough but he ain't broke to the single line. I speak of my peculiar arrangements for garden because there are so many gardens that are planted and neglected, since the good man is rushed with work. Muoh of the garden can be in a field close by, and fruit mulched with straw; then you don't have any big job Intending the vegetables. One can even hoe a few beds of little stuff. We buy all plants from -neighbors'hotbeds. Our "post" number two weeks ago brought out considerable comment. WiU say to i.qulrles that more will be said shortly about posts, cost, eto. We are looking it up. The printer mixed up my statement of cost, etc , in the U .view. I meant to say that 300 oak (not cedar) posts will cost $45, and putting them in $45 more, making $00; and to replace them three times in the life of one cedar post will cost $270. That I would be $200 better off now if I had bought red cedar posts at first. The post and root topics are furnishing information worth many dollars to farmers. BKVIBW. ' "It pretty near takes a Dutchman" to have as nice a garden as friend N. B. describes. When I was a small boy my five slaters, older than myself, kept a garden with tlower beds on each side of the walk, No. 60, May 1—Taste and beauty abont the home outside the house. Inoludes painting, lawn, flowers, fences, eto. No. 61, May 8—Give experience in spraying fruit trees, formulas and effect. No. 62, May 15.—Soiling crops. No. 63, May 22—Hatching and care of tnrkeys. No.6_, May 29—What causes soil to be- come hard, eleddy and dryT The remedy. In writing don't fall to note new points not generally known; also other points of real experience. Address all copy 10 days before publication. Let subscribers write experience only on practical topics. We do not desire essays but a pithy, chatty experience. A sort of heart to heart talk, such as you enjoy with a neighbor. Carmel. E. H. Collins. Vztzxirmxvi gzpixxtmznt. Edited by W. B. Craig, If. D. V. 8., as Monument Place, Indlanapolla. Bloody Milk.—We have a 3-year-old Jersey cow, (second calf, 20 days old) that gives bloody milk. The first milk taken is all right, but the last is very red, seems to be caused by a ruptured blood vessel, ls there a remedy? Pittsboro. V. D. Richardson. This is a very serious condition, and in some cases, doesn't yield readily to treatment. In the case you mention it is like-' ly due to the rupture of some small vessels ln the gland. The milking should be done with great care, so as not to manipulate the ndder more than is absolutely necessary. Local treatment to udder is of little value. Internally give an ounce of this mixture three times a day: Fluid extract prgot 2 ounces; bicarbonate potash 3 ounces; water to make 1 pint. This may be made stronger by increasing the ergot if renewal is necessary. We take it for granted that cow isn't with calf. |
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