HORNED CATTLE. 635 



fymptoms of which are, alternate purging and 

 coflivenefs. Perhaps twice a day is too fei- 

 dom, and it would probably pay the extra 

 trouble, to fuckle three times. The calf kept 

 fo many hours from the teat, often, in winter- 

 time, fixteen, greedily fwailow^s an immenfe 

 quantity of milk, finks down to fleep, wakes 

 with the difagreeable confequences of an over- 

 loaded ftomach, belching up a fcalding acid 

 liquor, and remains reftlefs and bleating for a 

 frefh fupply, and a repetition of the error. 

 Many people milk the cow firft, which is bad 

 pra6lice, the lafl milk being the richeft, and 

 not fo proper for the calf. We have here the 

 reafons for the frequent fournefs of veal, and 

 for its producing curds and w^hey, inftead of 

 rich and whol^fome gravy. 



CosTivENESS IN Calves. Take the chalk 

 from them. Give half an ounce, to an ounce 

 of magnefia, with the fame quantity of anifeeds 

 powdered, in a pint of warm gruel, the pow^- 

 ders being well mixed in it. This may be 

 given occafionally, obftruftion being a great 

 enemy to thrift. Or. Rhubarb and magnefia 

 may be given, equal quantities. I have repeat- 

 edly feen the good effefts of this pra6tice. 



Purging Calf. I mull: diff'^r totally from 

 Dr. Downing in this cafe, for reafons already 

 afiigned. He advifes for a dofe, chalk, pome- 

 granate, bole, and alum, to the amount of four 



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