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time, turn him in the next similar and best place j^ou can 

 for a few weeks, and you will be more likely to effect a 

 cure. When he is taken up, care must be taken not to sub- 

 ject him to the same causes. If the horse sliould be still 

 lame after the paring-, as he will be, do not be afraid, he 

 will soon g-et over it, and be all the more sound for' the 

 paring- as recommended. — Wm. Horne, V. S., in Dixie 

 Farmer. 



Shoeing Contracted Feet. 



In shoeing- for contraction I take a spreader, made of 

 ^-inch round iron, sharpen it at both ends, bend the points 

 back about one-quarter of an mch to a square band, and 

 then bend it into the shape of a clevis with both points 

 straight out. I next pare the hoof down well, and if there 

 is any inflammation in it, I pour some turpentine on the bot- 

 tom, set fire to it and let it burn, but not long- enough to 

 allow the hoof to become dry an^^ where. I then extinguish 

 the fire with a rag-, and bend the spreader so as to fit in be- 

 tween the heels of the hoof, but leaving- it wider than the 

 heels by as much as I wish to spread the hoof. I then put 

 one end of the spreader on one heel and pry the other end 

 down with a punch or piece of iron. Next I nail on the 

 shoe and mix up a lotion composed of one ounce of corrosive 

 sublimate, finely pulverized, and one pint of turpentine. This 

 should be put in a strong bottle and applied to the foot at 

 intervals until the infiammation has disappeared. Then the 

 shoe should be removed, and a piece of leather, on which pine 

 tar has been sx)read, should be placed on the bottom of the 

 hoof. The shoe must then be nailed on again carefully, 

 and the spreader applied to it Next I take one part of 

 soft soap made of potash, one of lard and one of turpentine; 

 stir well together and use for softening the hoof and stimu- 



