214 One Thousand Questions in Agriculture 



medicine is gone. After the last dose give the following: Turpen- 

 tine, 2 ounces; fluid extract male fern, J/2 ounce; Pearson's Creolins, 

 1 ounce; raw linseed oil, 1 pint. Mix and give all at one dose. To 

 improve the general condition one may give artificial Carlsbad salts, 

 1 tablespoonful in each feed, and each dose to have added to it 3 

 to 5 grains arsenious acid. If plenty rock salt is allowed for horses 

 to lick, they will be protected against intestinal parasites to a slight 

 but useful degree. 



Is It Mange? 



We have a horse five years old that is akvays scratching and biting 

 himself as if he had mange or lice. He seems to itch more on his should- 

 ers and front legs than any other place. We have zvashed him with a 

 carbolic wash, also zvith a tea made from tobacco, but so far have been 

 unable to stop it. He often bites his legs below the knees until he takes 

 off all the hair and part of the skin. None of the other horses are, 

 troubled, although this horse has been troubled for three years. 



Apply the following: Lysol, 1 ounce; kerosene, 4 ounces; for- 

 malin, 2 drachms; cotton seed oil, 9 ounces. Mix and apply once 

 daily after washing with hot sheep dip solution 10 to 100. 



Horse with Itch. 



For about a year my horse has been itching so badly that he has 

 rubbed off all the hair on certain parts of his body. Lately he bites 

 his tail. 



Whitewash the stall once weekly, scrub the harness, brushes, 

 combs and every stable appliance that he has come in contact with. 

 Don't use the same appliance on other animals that you use on this 

 horse. Use the following mixture once daily on affected spots: 

 Milk of sulphur, 4 ounces; tincture of iodine, 4 ounces; turpentine, 

 4 ounces; kerosene, 16 ounces; cottonseed oil, 120 ounces. 



For a Bowel Trouble. 



What can I do to relieve a horse that balls up on alfalfa at the time 

 of the first symptoms? I have been bothered considerably with this, and 

 although I know the symptoms, I can never seem to relieve the pain 

 before the veterinary is called. 



Give the following prescription: Fluid extract Cannabis Indica, 

 3 ounces; sulphuric ether, 2 ounces; spirits turpentine, 3 ounces; oil 

 peppermint, 10 drops; raw linseed oil, 24 ounces. Mix. Give one- 

 half at once, balance in one hour. If not relieved give several hot- 

 water soap-sud injections. 



Abnormal Thirst of Horse. 



/ have a horse with an abnormal desire for ivatcr. I notice that in 

 drinking she always zvants more than the others. I also notice she per- 

 spires more freely in the harness and even will siveat in the barn at 

 night. 



