150 A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



THE HORSE'S PLEA 



Please give us water often. 



Please give us a moment's rest on the way up the hill. 



Please do not overload us and make us pull too long in 

 deep mud ; we are doing our best. 



Please do not use the whip ; it is seldom necessary. 



Please remember we will respond to a word as well as to a 

 blow. 



Please look out for our health and do not work us when we 

 are sick. 



Please see that we are properly shod. 



Please be sure that we have enough to eat and that we are 

 fed regularly. 



Please see that the harness fits and does not chafe sore or 

 tender spots. 



COMMON DISEASES OF THE HORSE AND WHAT TO Do FOR THEM 



Symptoms of illness. There are many symptoms by which 

 a farmer may detect when there is something wrong with his 

 horses. The temperature, the pulse rate, and the rate of 

 breathing may be of assistance to the farmer in examining 

 the horse to determine whether anything is wrong with his 

 health. Most farmers after a little experience can tell whether 

 or not fever is present by placing the hand behind the fore- 

 leg, between the hind legs, or in the horse's mouth. 



In particular cases of sickness considerable importance is 

 attached to the attitude and action of the horse. In most 



