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sulphur and soda. This mixture is good: Pulv. dried iron sulphate, 

 4 ounces; soda bi-carbonate. 8 ounces; soda salicylate, 2 drachms; 

 pulv. aniseed, 4 ounces. Mix and give one-half teaspoonful twice 

 daily. 



Pigs Losing Tails. 



We have five pigs, 17 days old, a>id zvhcn they were farrowed they 

 had rings around the roots of their tails, and nozv their tails are dropping 

 off. 



This is caused by interference with circulation before birth. 

 Apply tinct. iodine around the affected parts once daily and if it 

 shows no signs of improvement after one week amputate. 



Over-Fat Sow. 



My brood sow is awfully fat; hoiv should I feed her so that she 

 don't get too fat? She is bred and it zinll be her third litter. She was 

 runtting in the vineyard all winter, and 1 fed her a handful of barley every 

 day or a few potatoes. Now she has free access to my groiving barley 

 Held, and I give her half a dozen potatoes every day. 



You need not worry about getting her thin. She simply re- 

 quires less food. An animal excessively fat brings forth an inferior 

 offspring. 



Musty Corn for Pigs. 



Would Egyptian corn that has been musty and then dried in the 

 sun be fit for pigs? It heated and musted quite a good deal, but is 

 dried well. The idea is to grind it and then feed it in milk if good. 



It is very dangerous to feed any stock moldy or musty food, 

 especially pregnant animals. It is this kind of food which causes 

 a majority of the abortions. Mold or smut in food is poisonous 

 both to man and beast. It is usually almost impossible to get out 

 of feed because it runs throughout the structure of the hay or grain. 



Wounds and Wound Swellings. 



What is the proper treatment for a fresh wire cut on a horse? How 

 should saddle galls be treated? Is there any way to make the hair come 

 in its natura.1 color where saddle galls have been? How can an enlarge- 

 ment of a colt's leg, caused from a zvire cut, be reduced? 



After all foreign matter has been removed from a lacerated 

 wound, like that made in a wire cut, the wound should be carefully 

 fomented with warm water, to which has been added carbolic acid 

 in the proportion of 1 part to 100 of water. It should then be ban- 

 daged to prevent infection. Zinc ointment would be a good thing 

 to use under the bandage. For a simple saddle, or harness gall, 

 some ointmient like the follov.ing should be applied and the wound 

 rested up: One pint alcohol in which are shaken the whites of 2 

 eggs; a soution of nitrate of silver, 10 grains to the ounce of water; 

 sugar of lead or sulphate of zinc, 20 grains to an ounce of water; 

 and so on. Or advertised gall cures may be applied. If a sitfest 



