Bleed; give 2 to 6 oz. Epsom salts. [Give to a calf of six months old 1/4 the dose for cattle; at a year and a half, 1/2 the dose. - SPOONER.]

Medicine For Piles In Calves

Oil of vitriol 15 drops, tincture of opium 1/2 oz. - Peck.

Solution Of Potash, For Cords, Etc

Subcarbonate (carbonate) of potash 2 oz., fresh lime-water 8 oz. To correct acidity in the stomach, give 1 or 2 teaspoonfuls in gruel; the first dose to be given with an ounce or two of Epsom salts in 1/2 a pint of thin gruel. If the disorder is attended with griping pains, add a teaspoonful of anodyne carminative tincture. - White.

Alum Whey

See page 124.

To Promote The Fattening Of Calves

Aniseed 1/4 ; fenugreek 1/2 linseed meal 1 ; make it into a paste with milk, and cram them with it.

Fattening Powder. Common salt with a little carbonate of soda; a small quantity added to the food promotes fattening, and prevents scouring, etc.