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Show WATCH THE STABLES. How important it is to make a tour of the stables at, say, 8 o'clock each night. And yet how few farmers, comparatively speaking, make this a habit. Many and many a time the owner of stock will on his late round notice some premonitory symptom of disease that has escaped the attention of the hired hand earlier in the evening at feeding or milking time. Many a case of possibly fatal trouble may be caught in time by seeing the condition of the animals before retiring. Cases of colic cry commonly come on after the evening meal and if attended to at once will generally respond? satisfactorily to the medicine? in such cases. Where the ?? after late in the evening ?? than ?? could be treated successfully amny are proved fatal by morning ?? Horses wintering in stalls and ?? boxes sometimes are unfortunate enough to cast themselves after a full meal. If not helped up when it is impossible for them to rise without assistance, they may be dead in the morning. About this time of year early foals, calves, lambs and pigs are commencing to arrive, and it is therefore of the greatest importance that all pregnant animals should be inspected before retiring for the night. We need not go into detail in this matter. It will be only necessary to suggest the subject, as common sense will lead out readers to accept this "jog" to their memories in good part. Just one more point. We could quote cases where horses in stalls have been found strangled in the morning from getting foul in the hitching strap, rope or chain, while others have lamed themselves for life by getting their feet caught in the same way and cutting their tendons in their struggles during the night. Nor'west Farmer. |