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MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY, 
fined to the house, and especially those which are brought 
up by the hand. It seldom attacks calves which are above 
six weeks old. 
Remedy. —Prevention is better than a cure; and, therefore, 
we beg attention to what has proved eminently successful, 
which, however, is more especially applicable to breeding on 
a large scale. 
The day on which the cow has been bulled must be 
noted, and the consequent time of its parturition carefully 
watched, night and day. As soon as the calf is born, it 
should be received into a large basket, or scull, constructed 
of willows, in which is deposited clean straw. Let it be 
carried to a stall in the calf-house, which should be situate 
close to the cow-house, and rubbed dry with fine hay or 
straw. The cow should then be milked, as soon as she has 
recovered from the effects of calving, and about a quart and 
a half of this, a little warmed, be given to the calf, which 
quantity ought to be repeated every six hours. The quantity 
must be gradually increased until the animal is a month or 
six weeks old, according to his strength. Always avoid 
giving it cold milk during this time, as it generally pro¬ 
duces a chilly, trembling sensation. 
AGE OF NEAT CATTLE. 
Neat cattle do not shed any of their teeth until they are 
turned two years of age, after which they get two addi¬ 
tional teeth; and when two years older, other two make 
their appearance ; and they acquire two more every succeed¬ 
ing year, until they reach their fifth year, by which time 
they are said to be full-mouthed , although they are not pro¬ 
perly so until they attain their sixth year, because, the two 
corner teeth, which are the last renewed, are not properly 
on a level with the others until that period. 
