I'lLIC FrV3u
The co r.irnly accepted explanation
or ■ ilk fever‘is that it is a con
d;i f i ->n brought about by n clef ici
oncy ot calcium in the Hood
causer, by the era in on the cows
system to-produce the skeleton of
the call' a nr to furnish the lime
in .the milk. High producers
arc most commonly affected. The
acute condition generally occurs
from the to three day3 after de
livery, but it may occur boforc
the calf is born.
Symptoms are usually typical.
Tire coy; is down. Ihe herd is
generally turned to the. right
flank. The animal i. bloated.
Temperature i so -normal. The
b ms, heaves, and. ears arc cold.
The animal is apparently coh
stipatod,. This, the absence of
a cud, and the stiffness of the
tongue arc caused by an almost
conplotc paralysis of the ali
mentary thact, 'Death results
from smothering, or possibly by
the paralysis extending to other
vital organs.
Preventive noasurcs: (1) furnish
line in the r- tirn as bone noal,
arable, alfalfa* Pees me1 clover
will be helpful. ! ivc laxative
feeds such as'roots, linseed
ncal, or bran, especially in the
two weeks preceding parturition.
(2) Except to relieve pressure,
do not nilk fob the first twenty
four hours after calving. The
cow should not be milked dry for
several days, (3) /.void chills.
Treatment: Prop the cow up on
her breastbone, dtraiphton the
neck and raj.so th Load from tir.c
to tine to a Hoy; the animal tc
b Ich. Cell a v tor inary.. The
trertnonts ordinarily used arc.
(1) punping air into the udder
and sealing the touts, and (2)
injection of 100 to IPO cc of a
prepared solution of 20% calcium
chloride or crlciv.n luconatc
directly intu the lloodrtrtaw.
Great erre and antiseptic pre
cautions should be taken for it
dither treatnent. The treatment
should, not be attempted without
exp orionco.
1W3 root:;
Present indications are that only
30 acres will bo planted to ruta
bagas, turn! s, and mangels this
sprin, . From the standpoint of
feed ■ product ion, stock farriers
r.ro overlooking a good bot.
The seed and cultural costs of
roots tire low. Two and a half
pounds oi seed will be enough
for an acre broadcast, although
harvesting is laborious, whatever
is loft in the fields can.be re
covered by stock.
Food production by root crops is
higher than by hay. Yields of
25 tons to the acre arc not ua
cannon. An average yield of 12
tons to the acre will e;ccced
2 tens of hay in feeding value.
Ha;:iun yields of roots per aero
will nearly equal 5 tons of hay.
In quality, root feed ia superior
to hay for cattle and sheep. f.s
a supplement to'grain, roots, es
pecially cooked rianyoIs arc ex
cellent for hogs. Cut roots arc
Orortly favored over hay or sil
age in production record _• a
tests for cattle.
fumed over stunp patches, corn
ers of fields, narrow strips be
tween stunprev/s, snail, irregular
flolls can he put to no1 hotter
use than the raisin^ of root’
crops.
Mangels arc the best keepers, are
net seriously effected by root
nag_ots, and will not taint nillc.
They arc ordinarily the highest
yielding of the root crops. They
require rich s-oil and i re not
marketable. Turnips, locally,
give the highest yields. Those
suitable for tiblc use nay be sold
They will not keep more than half
the winter. Rutabagas arc'market
able, good keepers, and arc pre
ferod by sheep to all other roots.
Both tu.rnips and rutabagas are
affected by root*naggots. They
should be fed to milk cows only
iv.mediately after nlIking.