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Show THE LOST CUD "I wish." said an experienced veterinary, veteri-nary, "that I bad all the eloth w hich has been waster In manufacturing cuds to replace those 'lost.'" This Is one of the dregs of superstition which still clings In some places. The cud Is returned re-turned to the mouth after entering the first stomach, and Its loss Is generally an Indication of indigestion. This is most prevalent in winter, when cows are heavily grained. Should It appear in summer when they are on pasture, but receiving some grain. It is well to remove the latter ration for a few days. After a day or two give one pound of epsom salts and two ounces ground ginger root mixed In two quarts of warm water. After she 'resumes her cud. feed for a time of green grass and good hay, gradually working back to the grain ration. i |