Live Stock Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 39, 4 September 1883, Page 3

Live Stock Notes.

Horses should come through the winter in good flesh, and he in fine rritn tor the hard work of spring, i torses' feet need special car'. 1 at this time of slush and mud V A hen the horses are brought in from work, they ■should he rub!>ed down, and th« feet and leus (Imrou.hly dried. 11' lefr. covered with mud, rhe skin inav soon become dise-.ixed, and cracke-i hfels or toot fever my resulr. Look well to the horses' fe--t. Cows. — Any cow thai is out of condition will need the best of care now. Warm harm slop, with a little ginger, is excellent. It the animal i poor and weak, there is danger ot feeding largely of rich food Oaives infested with vermin are known by their rouirh coats. A mixture of lard and sulphur rubbed along the back, with a dose of a teaspoon tul of sulphur and molnsses once or twice a week, effective. Sheep. — Ewes should have dry and clean pens and \ards, with aplenty of good, wholesome food. If the wool is tailing, a few ounce doses of equal parts of sulphur and cream of tartar will relieve the irritation of the skin. Early lambs may be pushed forward with fresh cow's milk, given warm, a quarter of a pint to a meal. Do not run any risks in over-feeding. — Swine. Breeding sows should be separated from other pigs, and provided with warm, dry pens, bedded with leaves or straw A rail fastened to the wall, ei^ht inches from tl.e floor, will prevent the young pigs from beiDg crush* d. It is well to feed the sow on some raw linseed oil a few days be fore the pigs are born. Poultry — Unless well kept, vermin may be expected as the weather gets warmer. If lice are present, apply kerosene to the perches, from which it will spread to the fowls, fitting hens should have a warm and quiet room . Feed voting chicks often. — Kxcbunge.

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