. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. im. 438 The Canadian Farmer's milk the udder severely, and, if possible, put two strong calves to suck. Hidebound.—An indication of a bad state of the dig
. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture [microform] : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry as adapted to Canadian soils and climate : comprising: the field; produce of the farm; stock raising and management; manufactures of the farm; dairy; diseases of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs; farm buildings, modern machinery and implements : counsel to the immigrant-settler, Agriculture; Farms; Agriculture; Exploitations agricoles. im. 438 The Canadian Farmer's milk the udder severely, and, if possible, put two strong calves to suck. Hidebound.—An indication of a bad state of the digestive or- ganri, and general " out of ; Treatment.—A dose of physic, say : Epsom salts, one pound ; ginger, half an ounce—in two bottles of cold water, and sweetened with molasses; or, .sul|)hur, eight ounces; ginger, half an ounce—in a bran mash. After tlie j)hysic has acted, give the following pow- ders :— Powdered ginger 1 ounce. Fenugreek 1 ounce. Carraway seeds 4 ^n ounce. Mix, and give in one dose, daily, for a week. Hoven.—Tympanitis, Bloated orDrumBelly.—This is simply a mechanical ailment, and is caused by the generation of a large amovint of caj'bonic acid gas from a mass of pai-tially decomposed food in the stomach, which has oeen allowed there to accumulate. Tlie paunch is distended or bloated; the skin drawn as tight as a drum; and if the gas be not evacuated, the internal organs are pressed ujion and death ensues. Treatment.—Must be rapid; time is everything. First, try mild methods. Give half a pound of table mustard and an ounce of chloride of lime, mixed 'n a little i3old water ; or, if handy, give freshly powdered carbonate of ammonia, in cold water; or, dash cold water over the loins, and move the animal gently about. The best of all the milder remedies will be found in an injection of raw linseed oil, s^ap an J \*arra water. If the gas is not soon evacuated by the anus, an operation must be performed. Every farmer should own
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