56 THE farmer's guide. 



FILM ON THE EYE. 



This may be occasioned by some injury not noticed ' 

 at the time, producing partial blindness, A film can be 

 prevented, taken in season, by applying coarse brown su- 

 gar, dissolved in water, to the eye three or four times; 

 molasses, also, is sometimes used. 



Remedij. — Make a weak decoction of tobacco-leaves, 

 adding molasses, and apply several times to the eye. 



WEAK AND INFLAMED EYES. .^ 



This complaint results from the animal taking cold; 

 and from various other causes. Wash them with a tea 

 made of raspberry-leaves and sassafras bark, adding a 

 small quantity of castile soap. Apply it cold. 

 HIDE-BOUND. 



Si/mptom's. — The animal's hide is stiff, and adheres to 

 the flesh. It becomes poor, walks stiff in its limbs, its 

 eyes look dull, and it loses its appetite. 



Kennedy. — Take 2 oz. allspice, 2 oz. ginger, 2 oz. 

 mustard, 1 pt. molasses ; mix with 2 qts. warm water, 

 and give in 2 doses, night and morning, after the beast 

 has fasted for 4 hours. Another: take 4 oz. hoarhound, 

 4 oz. spearmint, 1 oz. rue; boil 10 minutes in 3 qts. of 

 water, and give 1 qt. at a dose, at intervals of 6 hours 

 each, and repeat, if necessary, weekly. Another: take 

 balm, rue, saffron, and horse-radish, in equal parts, and 

 make a strong tea, and give 1 qt. daily. 

 FEEDING OXEN. 



"Working oxen ought to be fed regularly, and worked 

 uniformly. Have the yoke of sufficient length, and the 

 bows to fit. Oxen that are worked constantly ought to 

 have at least 2 quarts of meal each day, and be salted 

 often. 



SHOEING OXEN. 



Oxen that are worked on a farm, will not need shoe- 

 ing in summer unless they are very large, or unless the 

 farm is very rocky ; but those that are used for travel- 

 ling on hard or gravelly roads, ought always to be shod 

 with broad shoes, extending three eighths of an inch back 

 of the heel on the fore-foot. Care should be taken that 

 the ox is not strained while shoeingr. 



