MISCELLANEOUS 



Normal Temperatures. 



Horses from 100 to 101 degrees (Fahrenheit) ; cattle from 100 to 103 

 degrees; sheep from 101 to 103 degrees; hogs from 102 to 104 degrees. 



In diseases a rise of four degrees is serious. The temperature of an animal 

 is generally taken in the vulva or anus. 



Normal Pulse Beat. 



Horses from thirty to forty beats per minute ; cattle from forty to fifty beats 

 per minute; sheep from seventy to eighty beats per minute; hogs from seventy 

 to ninety beats per minute. 



To take the pulse of a horse stand on the left side and run the finger gently 

 along the lower jaw bone until you feel the artery just at the front edge of the 

 large muscles at the side of the jaw. To take the pulse of a cow stand on the left 

 side but reach over the neck and feel the artery on the right side of the jaw. 

 The pulse of sheep is generally taken on the inside of the hind leg. 



PEOPLE'S TABLE FOR LIQUID MEDICINES. 



Use this when there is no time for more accurate measurements. 



1 small teaspoonful 60 small drops Y tablespoonful. 



1 tablespoonful 240 small drops 3 teaspoonf uls. 



1 dram 60 drops 1 scant teaspoonful. 



1 ounce 2 tablespoonfuls 6 teaspoonf uls. 



1 teacupful 16 tablespoonfuls 48 teaspoonfuls. 



1 minim 1 drop (generally). 



1 grain 1 drop (generally). 



1 pint 2 teacupfuls. 



1 wineglassful 3 heaping tablespoonfuls. 



STOCK FOODS AND CONDITION POWDERS. 



Condition Powder for Horses or Cattle. 



Black Antimony 6 ounces 



Powdered Sulphur 5 ounces 



Ground Poplar Bark 3 ounces 



Powdered Resin 1 ounce 



Powdered Alum 1 ounce 



Cumin Seed ^ ounce 



Give about one tablespoonful mixed well with the feed three times a day. 



For Horses. 



Sulphate of Iron, powdered 4 ounces 



Nitrate of Potash, powdered 2 ounces 



Ginger Root, powdered 2 ounces 



Gentian Root, powdered 2 ounces 



Nux Vomica Seed 2 ounces 



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