The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

For Lameness or Halting.

When you perceive the Beast Halts, and is uneasie in •• going, apply your self to his Feet, and where you find t•• Hoof very hot, there is the Ailment, then feel above •• and if the Blood be above the Hoof in the Leg, dissolv•• or disperse it with rubing and cha••ing, and if it cannot •• so dissipated, scarisie or pounce the Skin with a Knife, •• Bodkin; or if it be in the Foot, open it a little with•• Knife between the two Claws, and lay a Clout to the Sor•• dipped in boyled Vinegar and Salt as hot as may be, na∣king the Beast a Shooe of Broom, and let him not go into the Wet.

This Blood, if it be not let out in time, will corrupt and turn to Matter, and endanger the falling of the Hoo•• at least admit but of a very difficult Cure; if the Blood be in the lowermost part of the Hoof, the outermost Claw must be pared to the quick, and then having let out the Blood, dip the Clout in Water, Salt, and Olive-Oyl, and lay it on them, taking this off, anoynt it with old Swine•• Grease, and Goats Suet boyled together, and it will quick∣ly be well: This by some is called the Fowl or Wisp.