TREATMENT.—Determine the cause, if possible, and remove it. Feed warm wheat bran mashes, steamed rolled oats or barley. Administer Pulv. Anise Seed, one-half ounce, two or three times a day. This has a very good effect in this particular condition. Also rub the bag and strip the teats often, and apply Oil of Lavender. The majority of cases respond to this treatment if not due to chronic disease of the bag. TAPEWORM. CAUSE.—Small portions of tapeworms, consisting of one or more segments, are occasionally seen in the droppings of infected cattle. The infection is undoubtedly taken in with the food or water, infection being spread by the eggs of the parasite, and being expelled with the feces of an infected animal. The eggs being swallowed by insects, worms or snails, which act as an intermediate host, and which when swallowed accidentally by cattle while grazing or drinking carry with them into the animal’s stomach the infectious stage of the tapeworm. Aged cattle do not seem to suffer much from tapeworms, but in calves these parasites cause scours and rapid emaciation. SYMPTOMS.—Emaciation, diarrhoea, loss of flesh, ravenous appetite, paleness of the mucous membranes of the mouth and eyes, and the segments of the tapeworms can occasionally be seen in the droppings. TREATMENT.—Withhold all food from eighteen to twenty-four hours, and to calves from two to eight months old give two teaspoonfuls of gasolene in a pint of milk. To yearlings, place one tablespoonful in a gelatin capsule and give with capsule gun. To cattle one year and over, place one ounce in capsule and give with capsule gun. Repeat this treatment two or three times during intervals of a week or two. TEXAS FEVER. CAUSE.—Due to a micro-organism (Pirophalasna Bigenium) which imbeds itself in the red blood corpuscles. This disease is transmitted or scattered by means of a tick which drops from the affected animal. The disease has various names, according to the locality in which it appears. Among them are: Spanish Fever, Red Water, Black Water, Red Murrian, Australian Cattle Tick Fever, etc. SYMPTOMS.—Loss of appetite. The animal ceases to ruminate or does not chew the cud, and every sign of unthriftiness is displayed; a high temperature, and when the animal is standing the back is arched, but the animal however, prefers to lie down most of the time and shows desire for solitude. The urine is very dark in color, hence the name “Red or Black Water.” The disease is usually fatal, the animal dies within a few weeks. TREATMENT.—My advice is, when this disease once develops, or an animal shows any of the particular signs that I have mentioned, examine carefully and immunize by the use of serums, disinfectants, etc. TICKS.