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 call 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 difflculties 

 and ailments that overtake his flocks. 



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