476 AMERICAN CATTLK. 



Tar, ......... 2 ounces, 



Hog's lard, ....... 4 ounces. 



Melted together and applied to the bitten parts. 



[NOTE. These pests are not much known in America. We 

 have, however, seen instances of them. They are oftentimes 

 very troublesome to cattle in England. "When in the larvce state, 

 they are readily found by running the hand along the back of 

 the animal, and may be pushed out of the little puncture through 

 the skin, under which they live, by a sharp pressure of the two 

 thumb-nails, as one would squeeze a pimple, or other gathering 

 near the surface. L. F. A.] 



Those cattle are most subject to lice, which through bad keep 

 and poverty, are reduced to a low state, so that Nature is unable 

 to cast off her old coat, and consequently an extra harbor is left 

 for the vermin to accumulate in. The best method of destroy 

 ing those vermin, is by rubbing their hides with an ointment 

 composed of cayenne pepper, or Scotch snuff, mixed up with 

 hog's lard. 



[NOTE. The easiest, and quite an effective remedy, is found 

 in any kind of oil, or soft grease, mixed with Scotch snuff or 

 even the oil, or grease alone well rubbed in. This is our com- 

 mon practice, and always a cure. Calves particularly, should 

 be watched after weaning, and during their first winter, as they 

 are quite apt to get lousy. Indeed, all cattle should be closely 

 watched for these vermin, as before one is aware of it they may 

 infest an entire herd, even if in good flesh. Poverty of condi- 

 tion is not always the source of lice in cattle. We have seen 

 mercurial ointments recommended for killing lice. They are 

 nearly as dangerous to the creature infested, as to the lice. We 

 have known valuable animals to die from the use of such oint- 

 ments. L. F. A.] 



FOG SICKXESS. 



This is a common disease amongst neat cattle, and is attended 

 with symptoms of the most distressing nature. It requires speedy 



