MANAGEMENT OF TEAMS ON FARM AND ROAD. 265 



an ounce of prevention is .worth more than a pound of cure. 

 There is nothing better for this purpose than boiled flax-seed ; 

 this in small quantity mixed with other food is very soothing 

 to the stomach. 



When flax-seed cannot be obtained, linseed oil-meal will an- 

 swer as well. Oats are the best grain-food for teams either 

 working or driving on the road, but oats and barley in equal 

 portions ground together make an excellent ration. 



Another matter that farm teamsters' are quite likely to neg- 

 lect, is proper grooming. Thorough cleaning for a work-horse 

 is said to equal a small feed of oats. There is no doubt about 

 the healthfulness of good grooming. Proper attention to 

 feeding, cleaning, and blanketing will be found much cheaper 

 than to engage the services of a veterinary after your animals 

 are taken ill. 



