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changed. If they are allowed fresh clover, it will at first 

 produce the scours, and they ought to be removed fre- 

 quently to less luxuriant pasture. For the first winter 

 they will need much attention ; they should be kept sep- 

 arate from other cattle, and furnished with small quanti- 

 ties of chopped potatoes or turnips each day in addition 

 to sweet tender hay and rowen, 



SCOURS IN CALVES. 



This is a common complaint with calves, especially 

 when separated from the cow, or brought up by hand. 

 If the attack is slight, it will not be attended with any 

 injury. 



Remedy. — Take 1 oz. laudanum, 2 oz. powdered chalk, 

 and 1 pt, water, and give a gill (lukewarm) 4 times a day. 

 Another: take 1 teaspoonful of powdered chalk, and the 

 same quantity of allspice, with a teacupful of hot water, 

 and give every 12 hours. Another : take 1 fresh eg^ and 

 beat it up, add 1-4 oz. laudanum and 1 gill water, and 

 give at one dose. 



HOOSE IN CALVES. 



This Is occasioned by taking cold, exposure to storms, 

 or sudden changes of the atmosphere, which produce a 

 cough and difficulty of breathing. 



Remedy. — Take 1 pt. cider-vinegar, 2 oz. aloes, 2 oz. 

 linseed oil ; dissolve, and inject a teaspoonful into each 

 nostril every other morning. Another : take 2 oz. asa- 

 fcetida, 1 pt. vinegar, 3 oz. hartshorn; mix, and pour a 

 teaspoonful into each nostril every other morning until 

 relief be obtained. 



THE SHEEP. 



From the earliest ages sheep have been classed among 

 the most valuable of domestic animals. Previous to the 

 deluge they were offered in sacrifice, and since that pe- 

 riod their flesh has been used for food and their wool for 

 clothing, in all quarters of the world. The limits of this 

 work preclude a particular description of the numeroua 



