. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS. 361 ears half erect, coat long but fine and silky, tail and hams fringed with hair, and the color usually black and tan, or sandy yellow. The animal ia remarkable for his sagacity, and his disposition to tend live stock appears to be inherent and hereditary. The English shepherd's dog is larger and stronger than the Scotch, and has much of the appearance of a cross with the great rough water-dog. It is coarser in the muzzle and in coat, and is desti- tute of tail. It is, however, equally sagacious. Drover. —The drover
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS. 361 ears half erect, coat long but fine and silky, tail and hams fringed with hair, and the color usually black and tan, or sandy yellow. The animal ia remarkable for his sagacity, and his disposition to tend live stock appears to be inherent and hereditary. The English shepherd's dog is larger and stronger than the Scotch, and has much of the appearance of a cross with the great rough water-dog. It is coarser in the muzzle and in coat, and is desti- tute of tail. It is, however, equally sagacious. Drover. —The drover's dog bears considerable resemblance to the sheep- dog, and has usually the same prevailing black or brown color. lie possesses all the docility of the sheep-dog, with more courage, and sometimes a degree of ferocity, arising from improper training and uses. Setter. — The setter, or land spaniel, comprises several varieties. He is by some sportsmen preferred to the pointer ; and where water is to be got at occasionally, during a day's shooting, he is undoubtedly superior. In dis- position the setter is more affectionate than the pointer, but requires more training, and that of a mild and gentle character. Terrier. —The terrier is a dog of very great utility, and of very varied form and size. They all have one common characteristic, which makes them Fig. extremely useful, which is, a determined hostility to those animals termed vermin, as foxes, otters, polecats, rats, mice, &c. DISEASES OF THE FOREGOING ANIMALS. Abscess. — As soon as the abscess is brought to a head, let the matter be evacuated, either naturally by a bran-poultice, or by opening with a broad- shouldered lancet. Keep the part clean, trim the hair, and inject into the wound a little tincture of myrrh and aloes. If the cavity does not soon fill up, inject, once or twice a day, a wash of a half-ounce of bluestone, with half a pint of water. Apoplexy. — For Horses, bleed two gallons from a A'ein
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