550 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



fined to the house, and especially those which are brought 

 up by the hand. It seldom attacks calves which are above 

 six weeks old. 



Remedy. — Prevention is better than a cure ; and, therefore, 

 we beg attention to what has proved eminently successful, 

 which, however, is more especially applicable to breeding on 

 a large scale. 



The day on which the cow has been bulled must be 

 noted, and the consequent time of its parturition carefully 

 watched, night and day. As soon as the calf is born, it 

 should be received into a large basket, or scull, constructed 

 of willows, in which is deposited clean straw. Let it be 

 carried to a stall in the calf-house, which should be situate 

 close to the cow-house, and rubbed dry with fine hay or 

 straw. The cow should then be milked, as soon as she has 

 recovered from the effects of calving, and about a quart and 

 a half of this, a little warmed, be given to the calf, which 

 quantity ought to be repeated every six hours. The quantity 

 must be gradually increased until the animal is a month or 

 six weeks old, according to his strength. Always avoid 

 giving it cold milk during this time, as it generally pro- 

 duces a chilly, trembling sensation. 



AGE OF NEAT CATTLE. 



Neat cattle do not shed any of their teeth until they are 

 turned two years of age, after which they get two addi- 

 tional teeth ; and when two years older, other two make 

 their appearance ; and they acquire two more every succeed- 

 ing year, until they reach their fifth year, by which time 

 they are said to he full-mouthed, although they are not pro- 

 perly so until they attain their sixth year, because, the two 

 corner teeth, which are the last renewed, are not properly 

 on a level with the others until that period. 



