To Cure a Sucking Cow.

Southland Times, Issue 19553, 6 May 1905, Page 4 (Supplement)

To Cure a Sucking Cow.

A writer in one ot our agricultural exchanges says —" As all dairymen know, there is probably no greater nuisance on a dairy farm than a cow or heifer addicted to the habit of sucking herself and other animals in the herd. It is not only the loss of the milk that is sustained, but it would seem that one such animal would induce Others to contract the habit. Wo have had our share of trouble with heifers sucking themselves and others of the dairy herd. The fact of lour having trouble in this respect has perhaps been ” for the best.” since in endeavouring w cone with it we have finally been enabled to hit upon a very practical means of breaking the habit in cvctj- inotttnoo fPIio -ereotlh'od £IO nifliplc and easy of application as to put in the shade a number of devices on the market, and what is better, it is entirely satisfactory. Proceed this way. and you will have fixed for good the most persistent sucker on the farm. Tn sort in the sucking heifer's nose an ordinary 5 bull ring. Just before inserting the ring, slip on, it two common harness rings—of course, the harness rings are to suspend loosely after the bull ring has been inserted. This is the trick of it. By adding more than one loose ring, the animal can in no way prevent them from dropping in the mouth when It attempts to suck. Brass bull rings can be purchased in almost any hardware store for 25 cents each, and the common iron harness rings cost but a few cents per dozen.'*