110 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE SIGNS OF INDIGESTION. 



The aiiimal tires easily, has as a general thing a lavenons appetite, eating 

 everything he can get hold of; sometimes, however, there is a lack of 

 appetite. The animal is apt to have colic more or less frequently. Again 

 we will recognize bloating. Sometimes only a few of these symptoms are 

 noticed and again nearly all will be seen in the same animal. 



TREATMENT. 



Obey proper laws of feeding. Give a digestive Tonic. per]iai)s the fol- 

 lowing: 



Gentian, % lb.; bicarbonate soda, % lb; nux vomica, Vi lb.; ar,senic, 1 drachm. 



Mix thoroughly. Dose, tablespoonful in moistened grain morning and 

 night. At noon give a teaspoonful of sulphate of iron and a teaspoon- 

 ful of saltpetre in the moistened grain. At the end of a week or ten days 

 withhold treatment for three or four days and then resume if necessary. 

 The above dose is for a medium sized adult horse. The cow will take 

 nearly twice as much, the sheep nearly ^ as much. These drugs will also 

 be found beneficial during recover^^ from the majority of diseases. 



CONDITION THE HORSE FOR HIS WORK. 



A horse that has been idle for some time is not fit for a hard day's work. 

 In the spring of the year give the horses light work for a while before thf> 

 heavy work comes on, or if this is impossible, start them into the heavy 

 work slowly. Prevent sore shoulders b^' thus working the horses in 

 gradually, by having collars fit properly, making them smaller as the 

 horse becomes thinner in flesh. Keep the harness tightly buckled. If 

 the shoulder becomes slightly irritated, remove pressure at once by plac- 

 ing a small pad either above or below the sore spot. Apply two or three 

 times a day some astringent lotion, perhaps the following: 



Acetate of lead, 2 oz. ; sulphate of zinc, 1% oz. ; carbolic acid 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls; water. 

 1 quart, or witch hazel, 1 quart. Shake. 



It is well to apply this or some other astringent lotion, as sulphate of 

 iron solution, or white oak bark solution, to the shoulders when the horse 

 is first put to work as a preventive measure although there may be no 

 irritation. The above lotion is good for wounds, scratches or irritated 

 surfaces of any kind. 



Prevent diseases at time of parturition, as milk fever, mammitis 

 or garget, general fever, inflammation of genital organs, retention of the 

 after-birth, etc., by keeping animal healthy before parturition. AIIoav 

 liberal exercise. Do not feed much grain, especially corn, rye or wheat. 

 Keep the bowels comparatively loose by laxative diets or if necessary by 

 a little laxative medicine occasionally. Keep the kidneys active by gir- 

 ing saltpetre, a few times, a little while before parturition and also after- 

 wards for a few days. 



^ IN CASE OF MAMMITIS OR GARGET, 



give the cow, in case she has not been having laxative drugs, a laxative; 

 from 1 to H pounds of epsom salts, also a tablespoonful of saltpetre twice 



