120 EVERY MAN HIS OWN FARRIER 



these habits they must be broken ; or they will, in 

 spite of the best care and keep, lose flesh, become 

 covered with lice, and subject to worms, as well as to 

 a disease similar to farcy. 



Calves cannot be kept too clean or have fresh litter 

 too often ; for besides the evils already mentioned, if 

 they are suffered to lie on their own dung and urine, 

 they will become mangy, and scarcely ever thrive. 

 They are subject to several disorders, as the diarrhoea, 

 or dysentary, costiveness, hoose, &c., but these we 

 shall describe in their proper place. As a means, 

 however, of preventing the greater number of these 

 diseases, we would advise the adoption of a few simple, 

 but useful rules. 



1st. — Let the XPyng calf suck the first milk. This 

 will cleanse its bowels, and prevent costiveness. 



2nd. — Let it suck from the mother at least two months 

 before it is weaned, and then wean it gradually, 



3rd. — Let its first food be such as is easy of digestion, 

 and let it have plenty of sweet skimmed milk 

 and good hay. 



4th. — Keep it very clean, well rubbing it occasionally 

 with a whisp of hay or straw. 



5th. — Keep its stable clean, and perfectly free from all 



impurities. 



6th. — Let it have gentle exercise ; the best will be in 

 following the mother in the meadow or pasture. 



7th. — Do not stint it, either in good food or good drink, 

 and change its litter often enough to keep it 

 clean, sweet, and dry. 



