•■••I HOW TO MAKE THE FAKM PAY. 



sUuved down thin, and then bound on with more of the adlie 

 give strips. All this should be done as quickly as possible, and 

 the leg relieved from the ropes." A horse in good condition 

 will usually bv this treatment recover the use of the limb. 

 The leg should be bathed for a few days with arnica, to pre- 

 vent inflammation. We have known a simple fracture heal in 

 one month, and have heard of a compound fracture taking seven 

 months. A fracture below the knee will heal sooner than one 

 above. Let the horse decide when it is healed b}'- giving him a 

 chance to use it after one or two months. Feed him well, and 

 keep up his strength. 



Shoeing requires little to be said, as the smiths take that in 

 their own hands. No horse should be shod before he is three 

 years old. 



The shoes on young horses should be cleaned as often as once 

 in two months. The farmer should stand by and watch the 

 operation, and see that the heel is not pared down too much. 

 One-third less should be pared off at the heel than the toe. 



An account of the remedies for diseases of the horse. 



Dr. Stewart's Corrosive Liniment. Turpentine, one pint ; 

 corrosive sublimate, one ounce ; gum camphor, one ounce ; shake 

 well, and let it stand twenty-four hours. It should be kept con- 

 stantly on hand by every owner of a horse. The corrosive 

 sublimate should be powdered as fine as it is possible for any 

 druggist to do it. Tell the druggist so when you go for it. 

 Never turn this liniment on to your flesh or clothing, or on to 

 any tin or metal. Always turn it into some glass or earthen 

 vessel. Shake the bottle well before opening. . Apply with a 

 little mop, and for bone diseases dry it in with a hot iron, held 

 near the flesh. 



Glycerine Ointment. Animal glycerine, half a pint ; chloride 

 of zinc, half an ounce. 



