. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. .:^. THE VKRTICAL SECTION OF THE OK THE COKS-BOX. THE CORS-BOX FOR SHEEP TURNIPS. the life of the animal were endiinpered. It is, however, not desirable that vou should conBider yourself as a , because, not being a professional man, your practical knowledge will necessarily be confined to the ca«>s arisini; fi-om the casualties of your own stock, and hence your experience will never enable you to become so well acq
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. .:^. THE VKRTICAL SECTION OF THE OK THE COKS-BOX. THE CORS-BOX FOR SHEEP TURNIPS. the life of the animal were endiinpered. It is, however, not desirable that vou should conBider yourself as a , because, not being a professional man, your practical knowledge will necessarily be confined to the ca«>s arisini; fi-om the casualties of your own stock, and hence your experience will never enable you to become so well acquainted with any disease, nor «> many, as the man, while you would rely so much upon your own knowledge, crude as it must be. as to undertake the treatment of every case of illness that occurred on your own farm ; and thus be prompted to try experiment;? which may prove dangerous to the safety of the animal, but it is very desirable, because much conducive to your own interest that you should be ac- quainted with the most easily recognized symptoms of the commonest disea.'ses incidental to do- mesticated animals, and with the general princii)les of their treatment. If you but knew how tc distinguish between local and general affections, and to apply the proper preliminary treatment, you would place ilie afflicted animal in such a state of safety until the arrival of the veterinary surgeon, as the < might be easily overcome by him. and your animal restored to health in a short time. Farther than this you have no right to aspire as an amateur veterinarian ; ac- quires a tend<Micy to inlliimmation, and grijiing an<l coliey pains are the The dis- ease should not he thit hill-shccp arc not unfrequcutly infested by it, and when * Dick's Manual of Veterinary Scii nee, Preface. (908). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appea
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