. Farmer and stockbreeder . on the tenderyoung animal and allow an interval for there is any serious haemorrhage in lambs itis more often from the dock than the scrotum,as long cords of clotted blood soon form and actas plugs, while the rigidity of the dock does notfavour the natural process of arrest so well. Ina former article the risk of lockjaw, or tetanus,was mentioned, and the cut dock as the mostfrequent portal by which the tetanus bacillusJains entry. If this is a correct deduction, andI think it is, then the dipping of the stump inbo:ling tar is a desirable procedure, givi
. Farmer and stockbreeder . on the tenderyoung animal and allow an interval for there is any serious haemorrhage in lambs itis more often from the dock than the scrotum,as long cords of clotted blood soon form and actas plugs, while the rigidity of the dock does notfavour the natural process of arrest so well. Ina former article the risk of lockjaw, or tetanus,was mentioned, and the cut dock as the mostfrequent portal by which the tetanus bacillusJains entry. If this is a correct deduction, andI think it is, then the dipping of the stump inbo:ling tar is a desirable procedure, giving pro-tection during the critical time before a harddry scab forms. The butcher who lops off theright hand and left foot of an Oriental thief socondemned takes no other precaution, and nogreat mortality follows. The green castrators ointment is made as follows : — Verdigris 1 ounce Venice turpentine 3 ounces Lard 10 ounces Melt the lard and Venice turpentine together ata low heat and stir in the verdigris until set. Photo by] Bottle Fed. IX cw man. SALE OF A COW The hearing was concluded at the Wigton(Cumberland) County Court on Monday last(April 7) which raised important points relatingto the auction mart sale of dairy cows. HopesAuction Company, Ltd., Wigton, sued IsaacGardhouse, farmer, Little Orton, Carlisle, for therecovery of £23 17s. 3d. balance of the purchaseprice of a newly-calved cow bought by defendantat their mart on July 23 last. The cow was returnedby the defendant to the mart, under a conditionof sale covering the point, on the ground that ithad not cleansed ? properly and was consequentlyunsound, and the vendor having been paid by theAuction Company, the latter who, upon veterinaryopinion, held that the cow was sound, resold thebeast in dispute after due notice to both parties,and sued the defendant Gardhouse (who had notpaid the price of the cow) for the balance of theprice. At the last hearing the Auction Companycalled three veterinaries to prove th
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