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Neutrogen in tablespoonful doses twice daily in moist food to neu- 

 tralize the secretions of the stomach. 



It is difficult to determine whether or not an animal carries a 

 calculus unless it becomes large enough to be felt in the abdomen. 

 A calculus might grow to the size of a man's head. Then they be- 

 come dangerous, as when they become dislodged they might cause 

 a complete obstruction of the bowel which might result in death, 

 'f'he smaller calculi are often dislodged and passed out without be- 

 ing noticed and usually are harmless. A large dose of physic, such 

 as aloes or Bovolax, Avill often cause their expulsion. 



PREVENT DISEASE BY FEEDING FOR HEALTH 

 AND PROFIT 



It is not a question of how much of a well balanced ration an 

 animal can eat, but how much of it is properly digested. 



The importance of assisting the digestive organs to perform 

 their natural functions and thereby to increase the nutritive value 

 of animal food intelligently, while the animal is in the state of 

 domestication, has been sadly neglected in the past, but is now 

 deemed an absolute necessity. The successful feeder watches every 

 meal the animal eats and also watches the effect it has on the animal. 

 It is only human for an owner to be selfish, or greedy, for the sake 

 of making an animal produce as much milk, beef, pork, veal, mutton, 

 etc., as possible in as short a time as possible, to go just a little too 

 far and overcrowd the digestive organs. In this attempt the animal 

 gets a set-back for three or four days and possibly so many weeks, 

 or is liable to be out of sorts for some time thereafter, simply be- 

 cause the digestive organs have been overtaxed and weakened and 

 you did not make good what you had wronged in your selfish at- 

 tempt for gain. This means a loss of time and money as well as 

 discomfort to the animal. 



For instance, you have a cow which you wish to push to the 

 front to make a high milk record while she is being stable feed ; you 

 think you are doing your duty when you water and feed her at 

 proper hours and gradually increase her grain ration as long as she 

 will eat it up clean. But all at once she will refuse her feed, will 

 rapidly let up on her flow of milk, show a swollen quarter or two, 

 give curded milk, or at times only a small amount of amber colored 

 fluid from one or more teats, and the feces will have an otTensive 



