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pound, in which mix powdered chlorate of potash, eight 

 ounces, and powdered lobelia, two ounces. Mix well to- 

 gether, place a teaspoonful in the feed-box before feed- 

 ing, and place the grain-feed on top of it, or, if you are 

 feeding meal mixed with the hay, mix it with the ration. 



For the first twenty-four hours to thirty-six hours after 

 they leave the shell little chicks want warmth sufficient 

 for comfort, fresh air to breathe and a chance to sleep 

 without being disturbed. When they are sufficiently 

 rested and thoroughly dried out and fluffy, stand strong 

 on their legs and begin to persistently make the "hungry 

 cry," they are ready to go to brood coop or brooder for 

 their first feed. 



It will surprise most dairymen to learn that carefully 

 kept cows are given four ounces of salt each, daily, mixed 

 with their feed. They eat their food better, and the 

 owner thinks they do better when given this amount than 

 when the allowance is smaller. The cows are fed three 

 times a day, and the salt is divided between the three 

 feeds. Fine table salt is invariably used ; the cows prefer 

 it to coarse salt. 



A hog coming down with cholera is sluggish and re- 

 fuses food. The eyes are inflamed and the hair be- 

 comes rough. A cough and weakness are other symp- 

 toms. An inexperienced owner needs the help of an ex- 

 pert in such cases. Veterinarians usually know how to 

 procure and use the serum, and it is best to employ 

 them if they can be reached. Nearly all states have pub- 

 lic veterinarians 



The guinea fowl is a native of warm countries and 

 has a natural fear of snow, so when guineas are caught 



