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Observation-Disclosures.

q w. ~. Tubal Ark.--Ilave a horse
that casts dirt. ami when he passes water
il looks red like blood At times il is
clear red and then muddy red. while
working Rest him three days and his
urine seems all right Not hearty. hair
long and rough. Gave him coppcras. but
il did not work him Seems 10 be weak
VIII ropn..,.tS work mules2 How much 10
give. and how often Been I'm this condl-
tion twelve months To INV knowledge.
Answer-Givc the animal one ounce of
aloes AMI one ounce of ginger. dissolved
in hot water After il operates give one
ounce each Of tincture of chloride of iron
and tincture Of gentian at a dose three
times a day I'm half pint of water. Boils q
fax seed mixed with bran Is useful. II he
will eat il. Give plenty of cold water and
auythiTg he VIII eat. You did not say
what his I Sual feed consists of. but il IS
always a good idea to make some changes
in the food. such as substituting oats for
half the corn. ano some green food.
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PLANTING COTTON.

The rule | have long followed In plant
ing corn. cotton and other farm crops -
To- 'plant when the right time arrives.
provided the soil is not too wet" BY
fright time" is meant that date which
previous experience and observation
covering a long period of ycars-haNe
taught 10 give che most satisfactory re-
suits in the "long run" There should he
no waiting for dogwood To bloom. or the
appearance Of birds. or croaking oi
frogs 10 herald the time. Such natural
hut very variable signs were very good
for the aborigines OF the country. who
had no means of accurately reckon
ing and keeping of dates. but were com
PEELED To count moons and observe the
flight Of birds.
II has been very late spring M TO
date CApril 7th and the planting of corn
has been much delayed on most farms by
TOO much rain. But this fact should not
induce any delay I'm planting cotton. II
the land has been properly prepared let
the work commence at the usual date.
Waste of Seed.
There is often a very great and useless
consumption OF seed fo- planting. and
vet. Notwithstanding. the stands Of
cotton are more or less defective. But
there * reason TO believe that such de-
carcIessncss in the preparation. planting
and the first workings with pillow and
hoe. / have planted cotton year after
year using only one bushel of sound seed
per acre and securing perfect stands
using rolled seed and a Dow-Isaw planter
LET'S see: Taking all varieties Of cotton
the average number OF seeds in a bus he,
uhirtv poundsD Of seed is about l25 0h.
ranging from l5e00 in the smallest seeded
varieties Ia sooO0 III the largest seeded
varieties. Allowing the cotton rows to
he three feet wide an average bushel Of
seed To- the acre would give about eight
seed 20 every foot Of row. If the rows be
three and a half feet wide the same
bushel Of seed would give ten seeds To
the foot. This Is rather close allowance.
hut with good preparation Of the land.
good seed carefully rolled and planted
with a good machine. or distributed by
hand through a guauo trumpet. ! have
for years secured good stands. II is bct-
ter. however. in most cases TO allow IN"
and a half To two bushels per acre rather
than risk ou'y one hushcl
Where farmer pays 81 or more Tor a
hushel ~ choice seed Of an improved Va
the land thoroughly well. row three and
a half To four feet wide. literally fertil-
izsd and drop five or six seed every two
or two ard a half feet and cover with
"a hoe or with the foot. With rows four
feet apart and desiring one plant every
tvo feet in the row. making 1.A' plants
on an acre. one peck of seed would give
i've to six seeds % each hill X. j. X.
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in rows or broadcast. AS soon as the
main crop begins to come up 1t should
be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. as
this will render the plants distasteful 10
the beetles and serve to concentrate them
on the trap crop. 1t is not intended TO
let the beetles feed and breed on the
squash plants but as soon as it is noticed
that the beetles are beginning TO feed
some of the plants should be busted with
an arsenite. as paris green. and many will
be killed. 1t is not advisable to dust all
of the trap plants with the poison at first.
as a rain or heavy dew would probably
result in the scalding or death of those
plants busted ana the beetles would turn
their attention 10 the main crop. Every
few days more of the trap plants should
be busted with poison. and it should be
done thoroughly. the idea being to get
every particle of the plant poisoned.
The applications of poison 10 the trap
crops and the spraying of Bordeaux mix
ture on the main crop should DE cOntin-
ued as needed. When IL is noticed that
the beetles have been mating the work
may be discontinued, as they have by
this time so satisfied their appetites that
future damage Will be comparatively
light.
Tie different stages of the insect are
illustrated in figure 10. except the egg.
The hair line to the right OF the beetle
indicates its approximate length.
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Broom Corn.

r. Rocky Wen. 5. C.-i. How much
marketable broom corn should an acre
of land produce? .. How is il prepared
for market 3. What is an average rrar-
kct price aud where can il bc sold?
ACSNScr-1his question has been frc-
qUcntly asked and answered within the
last few months. l. About coo pounds per
acre Is an average yield of marketable
brush.
to ln inquiry Send 80 cents 20 Alexander
Seed Company. Augusta, tia., or to
Orange judd Company. New York. for n
copy of "a book entitled Broom Corn and
Br"omS. n tells all about it,
.. The price ranges between very wide
extreme. During the past fall and win
tor ii has been as high MS 500 "a ton.
often AS low as S50 "a ton. lt depends On
the supply. winch depends ON the aea-
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Cow in Poor Condition.

Mr.. 2. b. Fox. OakwOod. S. c.. writes:
Il have COW that has got very poor.
feed her on pea hulls, shucks and cotton
seed. She eats hearty but gives very
little milk. and il is thick and salty. She
is not in calf. ] took it from her in DC
tober and she has not done well since
Answer-I think you should change the
feed to something better than pea huils.
shucks and cotton seed" Change grad
ually to good hay. or fodder. wheat bran.
a little cornmeal, and three or four pounds
of cotton seed meal per day, feeding
twice a day and let her drink only the
DIrest and best water. Cotton seed hulIS
are better than uncut shucks- Give her
twelve or fifteen pounds of hay or hulls,
three or four pounds of cotton meal, the
same of wheat bran and about two
pounds of corn meal and report results.
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Lame Mule.

To :. r. MORGAN. Aetna. Ala.-Thc poul-
,irir.. WAS all r.sht. but YOU put him ."
work ino soon. You do rot say where
IN. swelling of the hind legs is. VIII, th'.r
n.,r The hook or lower down. II II Is
e,-.. bath. il with bot water half h"'r
st 4 tim. three times "a day. f"iowinE
.,.b tfms wish lotion Of HAIR oun, /.
,,..s-,.. - lead in one quart water. II
....,-..,.,.ss is t.nu. and nothing but SWtiiinS
remains. aud thc swelling EoeS down
y,brn EXERCISED or worked. handa@e II
tightly al uighi ar when al rest ane It,
,,,.,,-.. th, bauda-t and give goou h"rG
r1Ifb5u.. when going out TO work or 'A-
sargf<f
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To W. l.. Jones' Cairo, Ga. wants a
remedy. or preventive for the drill worm
that infests young corn. Most farmers
probablr know the insect as the bill
mug. bud worm," etc. | don't know a
satisfactory remedy-wish | did. II is the
practice of many farmers who have low
damp lands. on which this insect seems
10 do his worst. to plant such lands n
month or six weeks later than the usual
tinc FOR planting ordinary uplands My
own practice Is 10 put i'm four or ave
srdins of corn, according 10 the old say
ing. 'onc for the blackbird, one for the
crow. one for the bill bug and one left
10 grow. except that we do not fear
the black bird nor the crow. and there
Tore the three extra grains are to make
plants for the bill bug. | do not thin out
the extra stalks until the corn is about
sin inches or more i'm height, and the
bill bugs seem To have left it, The man
who discovers and publishes a practiCa-
hle effective remedy for hill bugs will be
entitled to millions of thanksi
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Chrnnic Founder.

To J. 4. Mcmillan. Lake Greek. Texas -
7 am Inclined To- believe that the mule
has chronic founder. which sometimes oc-
ours without any previous acute attack.
and Is usually Gin such caSeD the result
of Iona, continued had ShoemE. IL is said
that this form of founder cannot Ice cured.
but il MAJ, De- alisXiated 10y poulticing the
feet and letting him stand between times
IN q moist sand or clay puddle. Also.
about once week. rub a little canthar-
i,l,S blister ointment around the Coronet.
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curab,e In Every Case Where 1t Can Be Reached
BY The Syringe. This includes all outward mani
festatons such as the nose face, head mouth lips,
tongue and breast well all internal organs
that can be n sched direct such the womb and
ovar'es. Besiies. many internal Cancers that
not he reached direct may ne reached and treated
successfully through the agehcy Cf the lymphatc
hess"ls ana the blood.
Dr. Hathaway makes no charge for consultation
ad Vice. either at his office by mail. He will he
glai to send free 10y mail his new book Cancer
and its Cure to any address. J.. NEWTON
uATIIAWAY,M vi. ID DIR. Hathaway 4 Co., 23Ls
E-South Broad street, Atlanta, Georgia.
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O, Nassau ST.. New York.

satisfactorily. 1t would be reducing
things to tCo fine point.
g. | am. not certain that 1 know wnat
YOU mean by '41a cents net per pound
gross" If you mean AZ cents per pound.
live weight. 1 would say yes. Four pound5
of corn will usually produce one pound
of net pork But YOU could afford TO use
. or 3 bushels of corn per head to finish
them off. even at 40 cents bushel for
corn. But why not raise peanuts, cow
peas and sweet potatoes?
T. The most prOfita BILE pork is that made
from hogs not over II months old tnat
net about 200 to go pounds of pork The
most profitable pork hog is one that has
never seen a Christmas. Let the pigs
come in March and be butchered in De
cember and weigh them on a pair OF
than zoo pounds
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Arsenic for Dog.

To j. X. Barr. Eufaula. Ala-Oue-
twelfth of a grain of arsenic is n dose
for an average sized dog night and morn
ing. for to days. or until a staggering
gaN is prOducod. Then stop for a week,
and commence again. An average sized
dog requires about the SAME sized dose
of everything that is required for man.
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Saving Manure.

To W. ". Turner. Leesburg. Tex
Clean out the manure and litter from the
COW stalls as often as may be necessary
To keep the stalls fairly clean. Put it
under an open shelter and be careful that
it does not get too dry, as it will get too
hot and spoil. or YOU NAV pile il in a
pcn If You have large bulk and cover
with loose plants. A much more econom-
.cal way is To get II on to the ground
whenever the latter is vacant. spread II
and plOW il in.
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Patent Flour-Melon Range.

=. M White. Knoxville, Ala, says
he notices that first patent. all wheat
-four is quoted in Atlanta at $40. while
he is paying $i25 to $40 i'm his little
country town. He wants to know If he
is getting first patent. all wheat Hour
at the price named" | do not know, but
presume not. | do not know exactly how
far north watermclonS can be grown. but
| presume as far as Indian cOrn-but not
proGtably. | do not know what your
fertilizer law in Alabama is. Any lawyer
FOL
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Three Dyspeptic Mules.

To Mrs. II. J. Jones. Rift. Ga.--Give
your mules the treatment prescribed in
reply to the inquiry of J. i. Fowler,
P.iny. :. g.. above. Also change the
food, giving oats and green food and he
sure that they get pure, clean spring or
well water.
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per day and when 1t sours 1t is ropy, like
thin flour batter. She stands In the lot,
eats corn and oats. Please tell me what
is the matter with her and what to do
for her.
Answer-This is very common COM
plant. and L have frequently answered
inquiries concerning it's treatment. 1t is
usually due to the development of fungi
from spores (germs) that have Infected
the system of the cow The spores are
usually taken into the system by drinking
stagnant water. Do not let the cow have
access to impure water and give her daily
two drains of bisulphite of soda If this
does not remove the trouble, milk her
three times day and inject into the teats
solution of two drains of hyposulphite
of soda I'm "A pint of water
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Cowpeas for Profit.

J. IT. Glenn. Austel. Ga.-rhe most
profitable culture of cowpcas is 10 grow
them for hay and for rcuovating tie soil.
l do not think they can be thresned out
from the vines as they do navy beans by
means of tine trcading of horses. When
planted in rows and cultivated the pro-
life varieties will produce from ten 10
thirty bushels of clean peas per acre.
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Insects and Plant Diseases
WritteD for SoDsttueop Professor QuaDtapee Boo
DIST of tbe GEORGIA ExPerlmSpt Station
SEVENTH PAPER.

intended the important insects and plant as
ndorchad will be
information uneous dseaes
F. and the
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Early Field Peas 20 Give Away.

Mr.. J. Sandy wood Miley, 5. c, has
an early field pea which he esteems very
highly. He says the vine does not be-
come so wo2dy and il is the very pea
for sandy or clay land He viii send
small package to any one who Will send
him > 10 cents. Address him as above.
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DYspeptic Horse.

To w. NJ. D.. Newton. Miss.-T cannot
say from your description of the symp-
toms what is the matter. but | suspect
that it is dyspepsia. Try the treatment
recommended in answer to j. f. Fowler
above Change his food. give oats and
green food.
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Cucumber Pickles.

II II. Stephenson CD. who inquired for
"a r.caipt for putting up cucumbers. out
failed to give his posisfiice. VIII "rie
rn Il. Nance. New Market Ala, inclo5,1,
is-s rso~tpaid addressed letter, lac WIli
- ;hc information desired.
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CaSSaVa-

To. A. T. C.-The Cassava Cmanihot aipD
is a tropical or intertropical plant and
will not succeed well farther north than
about the latitude of 81 degrees. II IS
not probable that it would be profitable
in your state except POSSIBLY in the eX-
treme sout hern corner. II produces heshy,
iointed roots which c0asutute the chief
edible portion. and which are used Tor
making q farinaCeOuS powder or StaTch,
which is employed in cooking. It's Cul-
ture succeeds well in Florida ana south
ern Georgia. The roots are very similar
in fattening qualities 10 sweet potatoes.
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Cow Manure.

To F. c.. Autreville, S. C.-The value
of the COW manure you describe would
depend very materially on whether IL
has been dropped and saved under shell
ter. or simply in the open yard or lot.
1t would also vary according to the
amount of straw and water. 1 can only
guess at it. If it has been dropped under
shelter and kept from teaching rains. IL
should be worth about 81 a ton, perhaps
more. You might assume that one ton
of it would be as effective as 300 pounds
of cotton seed meal or about equal TO
fifteen bushels of cotton seed. So. for
cotton. you may mix one ton Of the COW
manure with 800 pounds of acid phosphate
and twenty pounds of muriate of potash.
or eighty pounds of kainit. The above
is based on the manure having been well
preserved. By "rotted manure" is meant
manure that has been heaped in bulk
and permitted TO ferment, or decompOSe
without allowing IL to become too not
/ judge from your asking best way to
pu!verize it that IL has been exposed to
rain and has been worked up under the
feet of animals. Pile il in heaps and let
IL fermeut
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~HOICE Vegetables
~ will always find a ready

"AAA
market-but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to OBJ
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use OF we'll
balanced fertilizers. No fertil-
izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least so Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
n, Nassau ST New York.
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An occasional dose of Pricaly Ash Bit
tiers keeps the system healthy wards off
disease and maintains strength and
energy.
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Borers in Peach Trees.

\ X. Mason Mathiston. Miss notice
our answer 10 II. s. Blackman. Tenn.
Tor borcrs I'm fruit trees and | beg leave
TO render the following from experience:
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cutting out cancer does
not cure IL and cannot cure
IL. Dr. Iiati.away's serum
Treatment does cure il. Cut
ting out cancer simply re-
moves the local. outward
manifestation; DIR. Hatha-
ways Treatment kills the
malignant germs of the can
Ger, removes tine poison
from the blood and lympha-
tic fluid and immunes the
system against future at
tacks.
DIR. Hathaway has treated
Cancer successfully under
this method over eight years:
his experience covering a
large number of well defined
eases has proven this terri
BILE ailiiction to be perfectly
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Hog Cholern Remedy.

A. r. Caughmau. Dclmar. :. C.-l. The
old slviu. Is. one ounce of prevention Is
worth "a pound ~ cure. therefore. give
Your hogs plenty of taud regularity com
mon salt. fire Goals and ashes, land don't
stint the food. and 1 don believe tndt
vou Wiu ever have hog cholera My
father never buys meat and have never
known "a case of cholera among his hogs
when the above is attended 10. = Is cot
ton seed meal alCne "a perfect manure
for Sugarcaue on stiff bottom land. and
how much per acre ON seVcn-ioot rows.
Answer Cotton meal alone is not q
complctc fertilizer for sugarcane. Mix
.nn pounds of acid phosphate Win 2o1
Of cotton meal and 2oo of kainit and you
will get better results.
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Notice to InQuir6rS.

q Write MAINLY and 20 the point. giving only
ouc.tio1- % which anewers are desired.
4 Confine inquiries strictly 20 matters con-
cernlng the farm.
4 Never AK for answers oy mall
4 Never ash where an article can nN had.
nor the price.
g. AI,.ays give Your full name and address.
Ifyou do ne wish your name puolishco'
say 90. and initial. only VIII te prln,eI
n Csrefu.iv rle this page for future refer
ence. and before writing examine your
ale 20 .e- n Il has not been already an
swered.
Iook ahead and send in your inquiries
ealIy. DO not expect us to answer In
pert paper" The EDITOR must hand In
~. COPY Q week before the paper is pub
liehed.
for this Department.
The CONSTITUTION.
,F and r. Department)
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Crab Grass Meadow.

]. NJ. Parsons, Mansfield. La have n
piece Of hammock land. which last year
grew up in hog weed | want to raise
hay on it. When and how will be the
best time and way to break up land 50
as to raise grass instead of weeds?
Answer-Plow the land thoroughly anc
harrow to a smooth surface before the
natural grasses (crabgrassD comes up. l
would do ii at once or early in this
month. You must judge for yourself
whether or no the soil is sufficiently stock
ed with seeds of the grasses expected.
You will probably find sufhcient
matured grass among the weeds to seed
IL. If doubtful. | advise that you simply
harrow the surface with cutaway har-
row. sufficiently to kill all weeds not
desired which will not cover too deeply
the seeds now lying on the surface. If
YOU defer plowing the land until the grass
seed comes up you will thereby lose the
crop that these seeds would have pro-
ducCd.
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Sassafras and Persimmon Sprouts.

To \. NJ. IIarwcll. Cookville, Tex.-Grub
up the roots as deep as convenient the
letter part of August. is said TO be good
plan to destroy sassafras and persmmon
sprouts. Close pushing during the sum-
mer with cattle and especially with sheep
and goats, will destroy sassafras effec-
tually.
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Ropv or Stringy Milk.

Phinia Akin. Moody, Tex.-My COW IS
giving two and one-half gallons of milk
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CANCER CURED WITHOUT THE KNIFE

Dr. Ilathawav's serum Treatment removes all
malignant growths and drives the poison from the
Hood and lymDlafic fluid
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Fertilizer Formula-Kainit on Peas.

NJ NJ. Padgct. Trenton. s. C.-Would n
mixture of cotton meal with acid which
analyses available phosphoric acid 10 per
cent. potash Ok2O solution i'm water 1
per cent be helped by the addition OF
kainit? If 50. what proportion?
>. Would it pay to broadcast kalnlt
when sowing peas after grain?
.. How much CauStic potash Is necessary
TO prevent horns on calves?
!. ! had a fine shoat to die lately and
on examination found from throat to
Kidneys lined with worms Would a dose
of copperas now and then have pre-
vented it?
Answer. No. Cotton meal mixed in
proper proportions with acid phosphate
containing 10 per cent available and 4
por cent potash would not be helped by
adding kainit, bsaUse the acid already
contains enough potash for cotton and
too much for corn. If YOU will add about
4'O pounds of cotton meal to each ton of
Tho acid containing 4 per cent OF potasm
i would bc about right for cotton. About
100 pounds of meal to the ton of acid
would make il right for corn except that
II would have about twice as much pot
ash as necessary.
Z Potash alone would not he the thing
Tor peas after grain. Two hundred pounds
or aCid containing II per cent available
ana lVD pounds of kaint would do very
wei. or 300 pounds Of your 1874 acid
would he about the same thing
-. no, II IS not likely.
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Lame Mule.

Hayne McMeekin, Monticello, S. C.-We
have "a lame mule; the ailment appears
i'm the sttle of right hind leg. 1t has been
lame about three months. At first we
supposed ii was thrush and treated for
such. We are now satisfied 1t Is not in
the foot. and for several weeks we have
had a Stife shoe tackled on and have
been using lotion prepared by friend,
but we are not advised of its contents.
The lameness has not been alleviated and
we would be glad to have the benefit of
your suggestions as to treatment.
Answer-It is utterly impossible TO more
thm guess at the cause of the lameness
Of your mule from your description. You
simply say that "the ailment appears 20
be in the stihe of the right hind leg,
although you first treated for thrush in
the foot. If you had described the man
ner of the limping i could possibly sug
gcst the cause. 1t may be Sprain of
the muscles in front of the stifle. If
SO. the mule would hardly be able TO
bring that leg forward. or it may be hip
joint sDrain. In either ease high hceled
shoe should be put on that foot Apply
hot water To tho tender spot. one-half
hourt at a time. three times a day. follow
ed after each bathing with a lotion of two
ounces each of tincture of opium and
tincturc of arnica, and one ounce fluid
extract of bclladonna, with four ounces
of water. After several days of this
treatment blister the part by rubbing on
an ointment of two drains of Cantharidcs
ana one ounce of lard. Let II remain
ON twcntY-four hours, then wash off and
apply little fresh lard. Repeat the bls-
thcr i'm two or three weeks If necessary. OF
course the mule should have entire rest.