The best treacle for animal use is the black treacle which, if given in doses of one pound, acts as a gentle laxative for cattle, and answers well in cases of red water. It is used extensively in cases of coughs and colds in horses, and if a horse or cattle refuse to eat food with a powder in it one mixexs the powder into a paste with some treacle and smears it on to the lips and tongue. Again, treacle is often used as a convenient recipient for making up balls. Sheep require about five or six ounces, and a pig about two or three as a purgative. It is usual to mix it with water or gruel, or it may be given in a mash. A favourite country dose for an ill cow is one pound of black treacle, a tablespoonful of flowers of sulphur, mixed up in a warm bran mash. This makes a useful aperient, and cooling dose for an ordinary sized cow.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 May 1938, Page 3
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