298 USEFUL HINTS 



favorable to hog raising. Clover that produces milk so 

 abundantly produces meat equally well and the dairy 

 farmer can produce no meat so profitably as pork. 



Hiccoughing in pigs is caused by a derangement of the 

 stomach. One of the best ways to correct the trouble 

 is to change the sow's ration, feeding less corn and more 

 of such feed as ground oats and bran. If the trouble does 

 not cease, give each pig eight drops of tincture of 

 asafoetida twice a day till the hiccoughing ceases. 



For colic in horses : Chloroform, one ounce ; laudanum, 

 eight ounces; sulphuric ether, two ounces; Jamaica 

 ginger, eight ounces ; raw linseed-oil, two pounds. Mix 

 well and divide into ten doses and give one each hour 

 until relief comes. This remedy is used at the fire sta- 

 tions in a number of the cities, and has rarely been known 

 to fail. 



A successful sheep grower writes : "I have found that 

 the great trouble with most sheep-dips is, they are too 

 strong, and cause irritation of the flesh. For each 10 

 sheep I use only one-fourth pound of plug-tobacco. This 

 I boil in about 30 gallons of water, and dip the sheep 

 therein as soon as cool. I make an application once each 

 week until the trouble is overcome." 



As a stock food we have found buttermilk better 

 adapted for pigs than for any other animals; but would 

 not advise feeding it to very young pigs. As a feed for 

 swine our experience has led us to believe that it has 

 about the same feeding value as skim-milk. We would, 

 however, prefer skim-milk on account of its being less 

 liable to derange the animal's digestive system. 



The following is an excellent remedy for a cough that 

 follows distemper in horses: Granulated sugar, one 



