142 EVERY MAN HIS OWN FARBIES 



THE DISORDERS 



TO WHICH 



NEAT CATTLE ARE SUBJECT; 



WITH THE 



CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND METHODS OP CURE. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



As soon as a calf is weaned, it should either be per- 

 mitted to run in the best pasture, or confined in the 

 barn, and fed by hand, and be carefully fended and 

 kept warm, and live upon the best fodder through the 

 first winter. Afterwards it will become so hardy it 

 will require' less care. But cattle should be frequently 

 looked to and examined ; that so if they be overtaken 

 with any sickness, hurt, or lameness, suitable remedies 

 may be seasonably applied. And in order to do this, 

 they should be accustomed to come home, and be shut 

 up in the yard every night. By this method, a farmer 

 will save a much larger quantity of dung. And in 

 case of an uncommonly cold storm, the cattle may be 

 housed with very little trouble, as the yard is contigu- 

 ous to their house. 



Cattle, from one year old to three, will usually get 

 a living in summer, and even thrive, upon the com- 



