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this purpose exclusively. It should be located in a dry spot and 

 should never be left unlocked. The owner and one or two other 

 trusted men, if the staff is large, should have keys. Every drug 

 should be carefully and clearly labelled and the dose indicated on 

 the label. To start out, a good medicine chest should contain the 

 following : 



1 tablespoonful is equal to about \ oz. 



1 dessertspoonful equals about 2 fluid drams. 



1 teaspoonful equals about 1 fluid drain. 



Besides the above drugs, a few appliances should be included, 

 chief among which might be named: 



Bottle for drenching, (long necked bottle), trocar and canula, 

 probang, graduated beaker 4 oz., clinical thermometer, five or six 

 feet of or f-inch hose, funnel (glass), milk fever apparatus, small 

 scale, hard rubber syringe, teat tubes arid* bistoury. Where serious 

 trouble occurs, it will be found advisable to consult a good veterin- 

 arian, if siuch a practitioner be within reach. To supplement these 

 notes, a good veterinary manual might be added to the farmer's 

 library. 'Veterinary Elements/ by A. G. Hopkins, D.V.M.., V.S., 

 B. Agr., is about the only book of this description published in 

 Canada and is a valuable work. 



