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SPIRIT OF TAR Destroys maggots, and repels the attack of flies. Fliea 

 will not approach a part over which it has been smeared. 



TAR Is a valuable application to the feet, nose, back of the horns, &c., 

 under the various circumstances detailed in Summer Management, and in 

 the treatment of grub in the head, hoof-ail, &c. 



TOBACCO An infusion of it destroys vermin, and also is a cure for 

 scab, qucm vide. 



TURPENTINE, Spirits of Prevents the attack of flies, and drives away 

 maggots. It is a useful application to old sores, wounds, &c. 



VERDI-SRIS (Acetate of Copper) Used in hoof-ail ; but adds nothing, 1 

 think, to the good effects of the sulphate of copper. 



ZINC, Carbonate of- Mixed with lard, constitutes a valuable emollient 

 and healing ointment. It is mixed in the proportion of one part of the 

 carbonate, by weight, to eight of the lard. 



