.--I.F.C., Camden, Ill. If the animal is shod, the shoes
should be removed and reset at least once a month, to allow the feet to
be properly pared and trimmed. If habitually brittle, it will be proper
to keep such feet off from much moisture, and instead provide dry floor
of whatever kind. Once or twice a week such feet should be given an
ample coat of some simple hoof ointment, such as equal parts of tar,
tallow and beeswax, carefully melted together, and stirred till cold.

Lung Disease in Swine.--A.J.T., Emery, Ill. Most internal diseases of
swine, especially inflammation of the lungs, which is often given the
wrong name of thumps, are very intractable and apt to prove fatal when
occurring during the winter months. Prevention is the sheet anchor for
these troubles, and it must be a poor farmer indeed who can not manage
to provide clean, comfortable and dry housing for his live stock during
this season, or who can not comprehend that such is necessary for the
well-doing of animals as well as of himself. Any animal, even a hog,
will of course suffer more, or less severely when constantly exposed to
chilly winds, draft of cold air, wet ground and damp surroundings, icy
or frozen drink or food, etc.

Blindness After Lockjaw.--M.J.G., Los Angeles, Cal. Let the animal go
loose in a comfortable, roomy, well-bedded shed, from which strong light
is excluded. Apply, once daily, to the hollow space above the orbit of
the eyes, a small portion of fluid extract of belladonna. Give food
which does not require much hard chewing.

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HORTICULTURAL

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Horticulturists, Write for Your Paper.

THE HEDGE QUESTION.

At one of the December meetings of the Massachusetts Horticultural
Society a prize essay from the pen of John J. Thomas, of Union Springs,
N.Y., was read on the subject "Hedge Plants and Hedges."

The subject of the essay was proposed in the form of a question, "Are
live hedges to be recommended either for utility or ornament, and if
they are, what plants are most suitable?" The answer to this question
was given from the experiments of the essayist during the last forty
years. The deciduous plants