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The following mixture is also recommended by the Ver- 

 mont Station : 



fenugreek 

 ginger 



powdered gentian 

 powdered sulphur 

 potassium nitrate 

 resin 



cayenne pepper 

 ground flaxseed 

 powdered charcoal 

 common salt 

 wheat bran 



The farmer, with the aid of a druggist, may prepare any of 

 these much more cheaply than he can buy such preparations 

 on the market. 



There are a few patent medicines on the market which 

 have some value, but the farmer should use much judgment 

 in buying them, as many are practically worthless. If an 

 animal is sick or needs '' conditioning," one should have a 

 competent veterinarian prescribe for it, rather than give it 

 a '' cure-all " which, as Hkely as not, consists principally of 

 ground oat hulls, corn cobs, ginger, pepper, and epsom salts. 



Commercial Mixed Feeds. — There are mixed, prepared, 

 or '' balanced " feeds on the market without number. In 

 many cases, these '' balanced " feeds consist of mixtures of 

 standard feedingstuffs, such as ground corn, ground oats, 

 gluten feed, middlings, linseed meal, etc. However, often 

 times these mixtures are composed of ground corn cobs, corn 

 bran, oat hulls, oat clippings,' screenings, and other products 



