PREFACE 
THE proper care of animals is more than supply- 
ing their physical needs and comforts. Animals are 
subject to ills and accidents. It is the part of every 
farmer to know how to care for the simpler diffi- 
culties, and when to eall for advice from the vete- 
rinarian. The animal industry is rapidly increasing 
in extent and importance. The day of the skilled 
veterinarian is coming; but his profession must rest 
on a quickened public knowledge of the diseases 
and accidents to which animals are subject. The 
greater the knowledge of these subjects on the part 
of the man who raises animals, the keener is his 
interest in these and all related matters, and the 
more frequent will be his demands on the veteri- 
narian. The day of the “horse-doctor book” is pass- 
ing. Prevention, sanitation, careful handling are more 
important than mere medication. We are coming to 
a rational treatment of disease in animals, as we are 
of disease in man. Now that the farmer is giving 
so much attention to feeding and breeding, he should 
also give additional thought to the extra difficulties 
and ailments that overtake his flocks. 
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