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Turnips Valuable as an Occasional Feed for Horses.— Tviroipa 



are healthful for horses, when sliced, or what Is better, pulped finely and mixed 

 with a little salt and corn meal. Of course rutabagas are richer than the flat, 

 or field turnip. 



Bran, its Value for Eeducing Inflammation, and as a Lax- 

 ative. — Bran mashes are cooling and laxative, and valuable after inflamma- 

 tions, and for giving various medicines in, but should not be given in a dry 

 state ; for if fed to any considerable extent dry, it is liable to form into lumpy 

 secretions, which become almost, if not wholly, impossible to pass the bowels, 

 and hence death has been known to occur from this cause. 



Halter Piilling, Sensible Remedy.— The Counti-y Gentleman, in 

 response to a request from a correspondent for a cure for horses which have 

 contracted the habit of halter pulling, says: " Take a sufficiently long piece of 

 J^ inch rope, put the center of it under the tail like a crupper, cross the rope 

 on the back and tie the two ends together in front of the breast snugly, so ther? 

 is no slack, otherwise it would drop down on the tail. Put an ordinary haltet 

 on — a good one — and run the halter strap or rope through a ring in the manget 

 or from the stall and tie fast in the rope on the front of the breast, and theu 

 slap his face and let him fly back. He will not choke nor need telling to stop 

 pulling back. Let him wear it awhile, and twice or thrice daily scare him 

 back as suddenly and forcibly as possible. After one or two trials you will see 

 that he cannot be induced to pull back." 



Lice Upon Colts, Cattle and Other Animals— Easy and Safe 

 Remedy. — J. M. Johnson says in the loica Homestead that aloes, in fine pow- 

 der, is a specific for the destruction of lice on all animals. It has no poisonous 

 properties, its intense bitterness being what kills. It can be freely applied, and 

 as it is to be used in a dry state, its application is as safe in cold as in warm 

 weather, consequently it is free from all objections urged against other reme> 

 dies. Use with fine pepper-box, dusting and rubbing it in all over, then curry 

 out inside of a week ; repeat if necessary. 



Ointment for Grease-heel in Horses. — Honey and lard, of each 

 3^ lb.; tar, i^ lb ; white vitriol, and sugar of lead, of each 1 oz.; alum, % lb. 

 The first 4 articles are to be melted together, and the others finely powdered 

 and mixed in by stirring, and stirring until cold to keep them evenly mixed. 

 This, in grease-heel, must be put on cloth and thoroughly bound on, and kept 

 on for 36 hours; wash with casteel soap, and repeat the whole as needed. No- 

 case is known where 3 applications did not effect a perfect cure 



Remarks. — "When cleaning or rubbing with fingers to remove scabs, always 

 use flat of fingers and never the finger-nails. The parts must be dried by rub 

 bing, after cleansing with casteel soap, before applying the ointment. 



If a man has a horse with grease-heel, this ointment is worth as Qiuch as 

 his horse. 



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