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not touch the lloor. Remove the shoes or trim down the hoof until the 

 frog rests upon the Hoor; that is, the frog surface must be below the level 

 of the sole. At the same time use some oil or hoof ointment to soften the 

 hoof. 



Question. What makes horses that are well fed gnaw feed-boxes, 

 mangers and everything around them? Is there any help for it? A. 

 They either get too much grain or too little coarse food, and sometimes 

 horses gnaw the mangers and feed-boxes because they do not get 

 sufificient exercise and have little better to do. Tack sheep skin over the 

 manger with wool on, or cover with tin. 



Question. Will a horse do well on good wheat and oat straw, half 

 and half? How much grain should he have with it to balance it? How 

 much at a meal? The grains are oats or corn. Which is best? A. I 

 do not like wheat straw for horses, except it be cut quite green. Oat 

 straw, if it be clean and bright, is much better. About the same propor- 

 tion as with prairie hay, more or less, in quantity, according to the size 

 of the horse and kind of work. Both are good. Clean, heavy oats is 

 probably the best single grain for horses, although I think corn is fre- 

 quently underrated by feeders. 



Question. A horse has been troubled for one year with white, round 

 worms about two inches long. Have tried several remedies. Can you 

 give me a sure one? A. First, give him a pint and a half to a quart of 

 raw linseed oil. Allow very little or no hay during the period of treat- 

 ment. Give daily, two ounces turpentine in one pint raw linseed oil 

 for four days. Close treatment, with a rather severe physic, as for ex- 

 ample, the first dose of linseed oil, unless very free action has already 

 been established by the continued doses of linseed oil, in which case the 

 cleansing dose is unnecessary. The essential point in this treatment is. 

 first, to thoroughly empty the bowels and then keep them from filling up 

 by allowing little or no hay; and, lastly, the continued treatment by 

 turpentine. The only satisfactory way to treat these parisites is by con- 

 tinued treatment. One or two doses of any single medicine is not usually 

 satisfactory. 



