Show SUMMER DISEASE OF CATTLE Pinkeye Is Especially Troublesome During Hot Weather Weather Sometimes Sometimes Results in In- Blindness Pinkeye Of ot cattle Is a n common disease especially during summer months and sometimes results In total blindness It Is undoubtedly Infectious infectious and Is believed to spread from one animal to another through the time medium of flies flics Time The disease runs Its course In ten tea days or two weeks affecting affecting af nf af- af r rA one or both eyes A profuse flowing of tears Is the first filSt evidence e of the attack The animal ant ani mal ml keeps leeps the eye ere constantly closed for It Is very sensitive to light Gradually Grad a n film flint seems to form over o the eye e and the haH ball becomes clouded Care at ut this time Is very necessary and may save the animal from blind blind- ness Confinement In a n comfortable stall with all nil light excluded Is the best Laxative food will put the animal animal ani ani- mal In good condition to ward oft off complications If flies are allowed to irritate te the time sore e eyes es they will probe probably probably ahl ably spread the Infection to other ani ant mals Bathing the time e eyes es In a n strong Jon Uon of boric acid Is a treatment casIly easily cas- cas easily ily applied and generally effective A better method Is to place a few drops of the following mixture In the e eyes es One half of ot with a dropper grain zinc sulphate ten grams of boric oric acid and one ounce of distilled water |