The Grange advance., 1874-04-15
STOCK CLIPPINGS.

1Ae0e-Oo~"U ILO'Sc.-UlVe III the iced,
three or four times week, one drachm
of tartar emetic and two drachms of pull
verized nitrate Of potash mixed. 1t will
probably "loosen the hide and benefit
the animal.
White Hoiry.-The white hairs that
appear on horses from use or wear Of
saddle or harness are very unsightly, and
may be removed by dampening the hair
(but not the skim with saleratus three
or four times, then apply lard enough
to give the part a thorough rubbing until
it becomes very hot Apply just before
the new coat starts.
Cure for Founder.-Take heaping
tablespoonful of pulvcrized alum, open
his mouth and put 1t as far down as pos
sible, and after administering the alum
the horse should be placed in water up
to the knees and kept there until a cure
is completed. The correspondent says
he will show no symptoms after twenty
four hours'if this remedy is used imme
diately.
Abuse Of Cows.--At the Barre meet
ing Of the State Massachusetts Board of
Agriculture, an old, experienced dairy
man said: II have taken good deal
Of pains to test the value of my milk
that !! have worked i::+o cheese. I have
graduated glasses tor the purpose and I
found COW whose uniform percentage
Of cream was eighteen per cent reduced
to six in twelve hours from anv
change of food, but from little excite
ment. You gentlemen, who make but
ter, be careful to adopt my advice, and
always treat your COWS kindly and
gently.
Ernptions About the Legs Of Horses.
In addition to other kinds Of inAam
nation of the skin, there is form which
seizes the parts behind and upbn the
sides of the fetlocks The practice of
trimming the legs has much to 90 with
its production, from which the cold and
wet gain greater power. The skin
swells, and the joint becomes rounded
and puffy, as we'll as very tender, caus-
ing a great amount of stiffness. Shortly
small round eminences form in great
numbers, the hair stands erect from the
skin, and afterwards pustules form and
burst, several uniting to form a large
sore. If the disease be not speedily SUBJ
dued and means employed to prevent it's
temperance, chronic states, such as gap-
ing cracks and sores with hardened
edges, are left which do not heal, and
give rise to much inconvenience. Neg
lect and continuance of exposure engen-
der grease, and possibly also cause such
vitiated state of the system that farcy
or glanders may result. The most suit
able treatment at the outset is to apply a
poultice, which is best done as follows
Procure piece of strong material
known as "wrappering," and make a
case for the leg, long enough to reach
from the top Of the foot to little below
the hook, and wide enough to accommo-
date at least two inches in thickness of
bran all round. Secure it at the bottom,
round the pastern, by leather strap and
buckle-a soft hame strap answers well
then pack in the bran soaked in hot
water (118 degrees Fahrenheit), and
fasten round the shank by another = strap,
not too tightly, and bind long bandage
carefully over the whole. This should
be pursued until the wounds are no long,
er red and angry looking, which may re-
quire two or three days; in addition
also some fever medicine may be given.
Afterwards, apply the oxide Of zinc oint-
ment, or the glycerine and carbolic acid
mixture for four or five days, and finish
by using the alum and tincture lotion,