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May 25, 1849
Carroll Free Press
Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio
What is this article about?
B. M. Ellis shares a remedy for hoove (bloat) in cattle from clover: a tar-soaked straw band in the mouth and tar drench for instant relief. For corn or rye chop, uses lard or Glauber's salts. Cured many, including his own cow which lost milk and hair temporarily. From Albany Cultivator.
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Hoove in Cattle.
Allow me to suggest a quicker and much easier way of curing an animal hooved on clover. Take a straw band, with a knot in the middle as large as a man's fist, put plenty of tar upon it, and put it in the mouth of the animal, and tie it on top of the head, not too tight—so that she can chew it. Then put two or three tablespoonfuls of the tar in the mouth. This will relieve animal almost instantly. I have cured at least twenty cattle in this simple way, and can cure any one in fifteen minutes at most, with absolute certainty. If the animal is hooved upon corn or rye chop, I take a pint of lard or half a pound of glauber salts, and drench the bowels with it. I have known several cattle to be cured in this way;—but never had but one of my own foundered,—it was a cow fresh in milk. I gave her lard—she soon got better, but lost her milk, and for a week or two gave but little. She lost all her hair; it came off in great bunches. B. M. ELLIS.
Albany Cultivator.
Allow me to suggest a quicker and much easier way of curing an animal hooved on clover. Take a straw band, with a knot in the middle as large as a man's fist, put plenty of tar upon it, and put it in the mouth of the animal, and tie it on top of the head, not too tight—so that she can chew it. Then put two or three tablespoonfuls of the tar in the mouth. This will relieve animal almost instantly. I have cured at least twenty cattle in this simple way, and can cure any one in fifteen minutes at most, with absolute certainty. If the animal is hooved upon corn or rye chop, I take a pint of lard or half a pound of glauber salts, and drench the bowels with it. I have known several cattle to be cured in this way;—but never had but one of my own foundered,—it was a cow fresh in milk. I gave her lard—she soon got better, but lost her milk, and for a week or two gave but little. She lost all her hair; it came off in great bunches. B. M. ELLIS.
Albany Cultivator.
What sub-type of article is it?
Medical Curiosity
Animal Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Cattle Hoove
Tar Remedy
Animal Bloat
Agricultural Cure
Glauber Salts
What entities or persons were involved?
B. M. Ellis
Where did it happen?
Albany
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Key Persons
B. M. Ellis
Location
Albany
Story Details
Practical remedy for curing hoove in cattle using tar and straw for clover-induced cases, providing instant relief; alternative drench with lard or Glauber's salts for other feeds. Author successfully treated many animals, including his own cow which recovered but lost milk and hair temporarily.