114 Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. 



Question. — Have you ever tried the hitching of a horse's head 

 to his tail? 



Dr. Curryer. — Yes, sir. It is one of the most effective means 

 I know to cure a horse from running away. When lie makes an 

 effort to run away he will stop in about 15 seconds, because he will 

 find he cannot get away. 



Question. — Is it advisable to give a young colt all the hay 

 he can eat and. all the water he will drink? 



Mr. Chapman.- — I think it advisable to get a good growth on 

 a colt during the first three years, but I should not get him fat. 

 A colt tied to a hay mow and allowed to eat all he will, as a rule, 

 will be ruined. A colt, to make muscle, ought to have a balanced 

 ration. Enough protein to balance the fat, which he cannot get 

 from timothy or corn. Young horses grow rapidly on green 

 corn sown so thickly as not to develop ears, however. 



Question. — Do horses have wolf teeth? If so, do they cause 

 blindness? 



Dr. Curryer. — They are supernumerary teeth. Let them 

 alone; they never have, nor never will, cause blindness. We 

 have had as many as 500 horses, but we never pulled a so-called 

 wolf tooth yet. Some veterinarians say, " Take them out"; but it 

 always costs a quarter or more each to do it; besides, the removal 

 of them always injures the horse somewhat, as it affects its head. 

 If a tooth is so deformed as to cause the bit to hurt the mouth, 

 perhaps it were better to take it out. Possibly there may be an 

 abnormally developed wolf tooth in a horse's mouth, but I should 

 not take it out unless I was satisfied it was causing mischief. 



Dr. Smead. — Wolf teeth do not cause blindness. They are 

 abnormal, and if they disturb the natural condition of the 

 mouth, they will cause the eyes to become watery; but it will 

 not be necessary to take them out unless they disturb the natural 

 functions of the mouth. If the colt's eyes become watery, wash 

 them with warm water with 10 or 15 drops of camphor in it. 



Question. — Is there such a disease as " moon eye " in a horse ? 



Dr. Curryer. — Yes; it has a scientific name, but it is not neces- 

 sary to give it here, as the question using the common name is 

 better understood by the farmers. It causes a watery or milky 

 appearance of the eye, and, as a rule, eventually ends in blind- 

 ness. It is just the same as inflammation of the eye, and conies 

 on by degrees. I know of no cure for it. 



Question. — Which is best for horses, whole or cut hay? 



Dr. Smead. — There will be no advantage in cutting hay for 

 a horse, where it is fed alone. 



