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again refer those who have occasion to em- 

 ploy them, to the " General Treatise on 

 Cattle^ theOjCy the Sheep , and the Swine.'' 

 Bad keep and exposure to cold, wet, and 

 dirt, will bring scouring upon the cow, but 

 should such a one chance to be purchased, 

 the reverse of all those, with dry substan- 

 tial food, will cure her, if sound. Clue- 

 bound generally arises from the beast feed- 

 ing, or rather starving, upon dry straw, 

 and it will be cured by nourishing and open- 

 ing food. The foul in the foot, may be occa- 

 sioned by the animal being constantly kept in 

 wet poachy grounds, or long dewy grass, 

 during the autumnal or winter season ; or 

 from having been driven long joumies. 

 It should be taken in time, when washing, 

 cleanliness, and keeping the cow upon a 

 dry and clean layer, is the chief of the cure. 

 Neglected, the cow never recovers the 

 perfect use of her feet, and both her milk- 

 ing and feeding are thereby reduced. In 

 'withering, or retention of the cleanings for 

 any length of time, I have never known any 

 remedy, which shews the necessity of due 



