| Show DAIRY HINTS Device to Prevent Cow From Sucking Herself It Is annoying to say suy the least when a cow contracts the habit of robbing her own own- dairy and how best to sto stop the time vice Is a problem In some instances instances in- in stances where a cow shows a 11 marked shrink In milk and Is not seen seen to suck herself we have found that the robbing robbing rob roh- bing was being done by a culf calf or even evena evenn a n yearling on pasture The Time usual treatment In such a case Is to put a n spiked ed halter on the ro robber ber calf sn says saysa 8 a n writer in the time Successful Farming Such a contrivance Is objectionable In that Injuries to to the udder may result The better plan is to prevent the thieving In calf from getting at the cow cow- cowIn In another Instance campers on the time lake at the far side of the farm fann were doing the robbing so Investigation tion y Is necessary In all such cases When a cow sucks suck herself there here are various methods of pr prevention each of which has its advocates nd We Ve have often had good results from simply putting an old horse collar upside down on the cows cow's neck A necklace of ot pointed lath or small pickets as shown In the Illustration proves effective ef ef- ef It is made as follows Take six sir pieces of round light wood about twelve Inches long and one and one- one half balf Inches In diameter or pieces of strong lath of similar length and with small cord passed through holes bored I II I I I m r Necklace Prevents Cow From SuckIng Suck ing log Herself in the time round sticks or tied around the laths weave them to form an open necklace to be placed around the time cows cow's neck and secured there by tying together the free ends endsor of or the cords When the cow turns to suck herself the sticks s will prevent Another good plan Is to place a strong halter on the time neck and a around the body just behind the el el- bows Then put a n snap hook In n one end of a piece of fork or broom handie handle handle han han- dle die and a ring in the other Now snap the hook into the time hanging ring of ot the halter pass the stick between the forelegs and attach the ring In Its end to the t or pass puss the rope or strap of the through the ring of the time stick This will stop self- self sucking but not prevent eating A simpler plan is to put a bull bulI ring In the time cows cow's nose and und hang another ring from fromn the time first one That usually works well If not then put a n common common cornmon com corn mon straight bridle bit In the mouth and hold it loosely in place by means of a halter One man suggests greasing greasing greas greas- ing the teats with lard and then sprinkling sprinkling sprinkling sprin sprin- kling freel freely with red pepper That discourages the time cow from sucking herself herself her her- self or being sucked by a calf calt A somewhat cruel preventive measure I Ito isto Is Isto to put some hog rings In the cowslips cows cow's cowslips lips and the latest suggestion which we do not care to recommend is to put the rings In the tip of ot the time cows cow's tongue The Time old fashioned plan of splitting the cows cow's tongue for a n distance of one and one-half one to two Inches Incites from Its tip has of recent years ears been improved Improved Im im- im proved upon by trained veterinarians who perform the operation according to modern methods of surgery and In such a n way Var as ns to prevent undue sufferIng suffering suffering suf suf- fering and Insure a against Infection |
