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Spirit of Tar — Destroys maggots, and repels the attack of flies, Fliea 

 will not approach a part over which it has been smeared. 



Tar — Is a valuable application to the feet, nose, back of the horns, &c., 

 ander the various circumstances detailed in Summer Management, and in 

 the treatment of grub in the head, hoof-ail, &c 



Tobacco— An infusion of it destroys vermin, and also is a cure for 

 scab, quern vide. 



TuRPEMTiNE, Spirits of— Vvewents the attack of flies, and drives away 

 maggots. It is a useful application to old sores, wounds, &c. 



VERDi-iRis (Acetate of CopperJ—Vaed in hoof-ail ; but adds nothing, 1 

 think, to the good effects of the sulphate of copper. 



Zinc, Carbonate of— Mixed with lard, constitutes a valuable emollient 

 and hea'ing ointment. It is mixed in the proportion of one part of the 

 carbons' e, by weight, to eight of the lard. 



