r,o.i now TO MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



ill warm water for several hours, make an opening in the hoof 

 below the simis, or swelling, and apply a poultice— the object 

 being to get a discharge downward. If this does not succeed, 

 slit up the sinuses or swellings, and inject tincture of blood root. 

 If you secure a discharge from the opening in the sole, inject 

 blood root, and the cure is soon complete. 



Canker, and Cracked Heels, or Grease, are only continuations 

 or developments of a disease known as Thrush, which is 

 usually caused l)y filthy stables. A horse who stands in filth 

 all the time, will probably have, sooner or later. Thrush — and 

 then, Greasy or Cracked Heel. As we have said before, the 

 stable should not only be cleaned out and washed down in the 

 morning, but, if the animal has been in the stable during the 

 day, all filth should be removed, and a bed made of clean litter. 

 Thrush and Grease are usually the signs of filth, and they are 

 a disgrace to the owner, which should make him hang his head 

 with shame. Thrush is sometimes caused by other diseases, 

 but in such cases it appears in the fore foot ; while, in the hind 

 foot, it is always, we believe, the result of inexcusable negli- 

 gence. It is a foul discharge, which has the power of decom- 

 posing the horn. It is known by its disgusting smell. It 

 appears in the cleft of the frog. It should be treated by soak- 

 ing pieces of cloth in the corrosive liniment and pressing them 

 into the cleft of the frog and heel at night, removing them in 

 ihe morning. Do this about five nights a week, until all smell 

 is removed. Canker, as before stated, is a second stage of 

 Thrush, the horn not only being decomposed, but fungoid or 

 spongy horn being secreted. For treatment, c\.ft away all the 

 poor horn, and apply the chloride of zinc lotion, adding enough . 

 flour to thicken it. Fasten on a pad. Ee-dress daily, or every 1 

 other day, and at each dressing cut away all faulty horn. Any 

 -jontrivance which will press the pad to the foot will answer 



