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MH. WELD: I asked this question. I bought the goods that I 

 wanted in an unmixed state and paid their charges of $1.00 for 

 mixing and then shipped it to my farm. We should know what we 

 want and if we cannot find it in the form in which we need it then 

 why not buy the ingredients and get them mixed, and in that way 

 we can have just what we want, and it is better mixed than you 

 can possibly get it mixed at home, because the nitrate of soda you 

 cannot get fine enough without machinery. 



The other part of the question has not been answered, in regard 

 to the dried blood. Suppose that contains 16 per cent, of phos- 

 phoric acid, does it not also contain a percentage of nitrogen? Does 

 it not also contain phosphoric acid, and what percentage? 



MR. PHILIPS: I cannot answer that question. It contains n 

 slight percentage of both phosphoric acid and potash. 



The CHAIRMAN: The time has expired that we have allotted to 

 the questions. We will now take up the first topic on the program 

 for this evening. "^Ve have three other topics for the evening and 

 I would ask you to be as brief as possible so that we can hear them 



The first topic on the program is "Practical and Pathological 

 Horseshoeing," by Mr. C. W. Brodhead, of Montrose, Pa. 



Mr. Brodhead presented his paper as follows: 



PRACTICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL HORSESHOEING. 



Bv C. VV. BKODHJKAB, Montrose, Pa. 



SHOEING COLTS. 



Colts should be looked to by their owners from birth, and never 

 should be turned out to pasture without having their feet pared 

 off even so as not to let one side or the other break off, and have 

 the foot grow crooked, as a colt having his feet grow crooked can 

 never be brought back to as good a balance as nature made him, 

 and this should be done at least twice a year until it is to be shod 

 for permanent use. 



In shoeing colts they should be shod according to the work in- 

 tended for them to do, if for the road, shoe with plate shoe with a 

 little heel calk on the hind shoes, no toe oalk. If the feet are 

 crooked build up with a thick-sided shoe, so as to bring the feet as 

 level as possible. If the colt is to be shod for draft purposes and 



