218 One Thousand Questions in Agriculture 



A good blister of the following once every six weeks for three 

 times will stop the side-bones from growing. Side-bones on a draft 

 horse are not considered an imsoundness; in light fast drivers it is 

 an incurable blemish causing lameness. Side-bones cannot be re- 

 moved. Use this blister: Simple cerate, 4 ounces; cantharides, 3 

 drachms; bin iodide mercur}^ 2 drachms. Mix thoroughly and apply 

 after clipping hair. 



Fungus Poisoning. 



One of my marcs, every evening after a full day's zvork harrowing, 

 stands for an hour or so with her head to the ground, shaking it frequently 

 and not touching the feed till the spell was over. She does not seetn to 

 be any tuorse off, and in the morning seems to be in good shape. 



This is due to a mold or fungus in the earth or hay. Let them 

 have access to plenty of water during the day. In the morning feed 

 give a handful of sodium hyposulphate. 



Treatment for Horse's Feet. 



The soles of the fore feet of a fine 4-ycar-old horse, weight 1350, 

 are rather spongy and grow dozvn faster than the hoof, sometimes causing 

 slight lameness. He is not on soft pasture, but is stabled all the time. 

 Now have bar shoes on him. What treatment do you recommend? 



Use leather, tar and okum and a dish-shoe. 



For a Cleft Hoof. 



/ have a horse with a cracked hoof. One hind foot has been in a 

 bad condition, the other seems to be beginning to crack. Can anything be 

 done by feeding or otherwise to toughen the hoofs and render them less 

 liable to crack f 



Apply the following: Honey, 2 ounces; yellow wax, 4 ounces; 

 tar, 2 ounces; olive oil, 8 ounces. Melt, mix and apply once daily. 



Stiff Joints. 



/ have a horse that ivas bruised on the ankle about tzvo years ago. 

 This is nozv producing an enlargement of the bone and stiffness of the 

 joint. 



Apply the following liniment: Sulphuric ether, 1 ounce; tinct. 

 iodine, 1 ounce; pulv. camphor, 1 ounce; alcohol, 5 ounces; turpentine, 

 2 ounces; oil of cedar, 2 ounces. 



Treatment for Nail Puncture. 



Our horse got a nail in his foot. It was a wire nail, rusty, entering 

 about one inch from the point of the frog, and just puncturing far enough 

 to reach a sejtsitive part of the hoof. It occurred six days ago; the nail 

 was pulled at once, the hoof cut open, and thoroughly cleaned zvith tur- 

 pentine (the first thing we could get), then later filled zvith iodine. Since 

 then I have kept on a flaxseed poultice. 



