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A06904	Cheape and good husbandry for the vvell-ordering of all beasts, and fowles, and for the generall cure of their diseases Contayning the natures, breeding, choyse, vse, feeding, and curing of the diseases of all manner of cattell, as horse, oxe, cow, sheepe, goates, swine, and tame-conies. Also, approued rules, for the cramming, and fatting, of all sorts of poultrie, and fowles, both tame and wilde, &c. And diuers good and well-approued medicines, for the cure of all the diseases in hawkes, of what kinde soeuer. Together, with the vse and profit of bees: the making of fishponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish. Gathered together for the generall good and profit of this whole realme, by exact and assured experience from English practises, both certaine, easie, and cheape: differing from all former and forraine experiments, which eyther agreed not with our clime, or were too hard to come by, or ouer-costly, to little purpose: all which herein are auoyded.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1614 (1614)	STC 17336; ESTC S112022	86,064	190

bee calued in the fiue dayes after the change which is called the Prime doe not reare it for most assuredly it will haue the Sturdie therefore preserue it onely for the Butcher also when you haue preserued those male Calues which shall be Buls then g●ld the rest for Oxen and the yonger they are guelt the better The best time for rearing of Calues is from Michaelmasse till Candlemasse A Calfe would be nourished with Milke twelue weekes onely a fortnight before you weane it from Milke let the Milke bee mixt with water after your Calfe hath drunke Milke one moneth you shall take the finest sweetest and softest Hay you can get and putting little wispes into clouen stickes place them so as the Calfe may come to them and learne to eate Hay After our Ladies-day when the weather is faire you may turne your Calues to grasle but by no meanes let it be ranke but short and sweet so that they may get it with some labour Now of the Oxe You shall vnderstand that the largest are the best and most profitable both for draught or feeding for hee is the strongest to indure labour and best able to containe both flesh and tallow Now for his shape it differeth nothing from that of the Bull onely his fare would bee smoth and his belly deeper That Oxe is fittest for the yoake which is of gentlest nature and most familier with the man In matching your Oxen for the yoake let them as neare as may be be of one height spirit and strength for the stronger will euer wrong the weaker and the duller will iniure him that is of free spirit except the driuer be carefull to keepe the dull Oxe to his labour Oxen for the yoake would by no meanes be put beyond their ordinarie pace for violence in trauell heats them heate breeds surfet and surfet those diseses which makes them vnapt to feed or for any other vse of goodnesse Your Oxe for the yoake will labour well with Barly-straw or Pease straw and for blend fodder which is Hay and Straw mixed together hee will desire no better feeding Now for your Oxe to feede hee would as much as might be be euer of lusty and yong yeeres or if old yet healthfull and vnbrused which you shall know by a good taile and a good pyzel for if the haire of one or both be lost then hee is a waster and will be long in feeding If you see an Oxe doth licke himselfe all ouer it is a good signe that hee is market-able and will feede for it showes foundnesse and that the beast taketh a ioy in himselfe yet whilst he so doth licke himselfe he feedeth not for his owne pride hindereth him and therefore the husband-man will lay the Oxes owne dung vpon his hide which will make him leaue licking and fall to his foode Now if you goe to chuse a fat beast you shall handle his hindmost ribbe and if it be soft and loosel ike downe then it shewes the Oxe is outwardly well fed so doth soft huckell bones and a bigge nach round and knotty if his cod be big and full it shewes hee is well tallowed and so doth the fat croppe behinde the shoulders if it be a Cow then handle her nauell and if that be bigge round and soft sure shee is well tallowed Many other obseruations there are but they be so well knowne and common in mans vse that they neede no curious demonstration Now for the preseruation of these Cattell in good and perfect health It shall be meete that for the yong and lusty and indeede generally for all sorts except Calues to let them blood twise in the yeere namely the Spring and fall the Moone being in any of the lower Signes and also to giue them to drinke of the pickle of Oliues mixed with a head of Garlicke brused therein And for your Calues be onely carefull that they goe not too soone to Grasse and small danger is to be feared Now notwithstanding all a mans carefulnesse beasts daylie doe get infirmities and often fall into mortall extremities peruse these Chapters following and you shall finde cure for euery particular disease CHAP. II. Of the Feauer in Cattell CAttel are much subiect vnto a Feauer and it commeth either from surfet of foode being raw and musty or from fluxe of cold humors ingendred by cold keeping The signes are trembling heauy eies a foaming mouth and much groaning and the cure is first you shall let him blood and then giue him to drinke a quart of Ale in which is boild three or foure rootes of Plantaine and two spoonefuls of the best Treakle and let his Hay be sprinkled with water CHAP. III. Of any inward sickenesse in Cattell FOR any inward sickenesse or drooping in Cattell take a quart of strong Ale and boile it with a handfull of Wormewood and halfe a handfull of Rewe then straine it and adde to it two spoonefuls of the iuyce of Carlicke and as much of the iuyce of Houseleeke and as much Treakle and giue it the beast to drinke being no more but luke-warme CHAP. IIII. Of the diseases in the head as the Sturdie or turning-euill THis disease of the Sturdie is knowne by a continuall turning about of the Beast in one place the cure is to cast the Beast and hauing made his feet fast to slit the vpper part of his forehead crosse●wife about foure inches each way then turning vp the skin and laying the skull bare cut a piece out of the skull two inches square or more then looke and next vnto the panackle of the braine you shall see a bladder lye full of water and blood which you shall very gently take out and throw away then annoynting the sore place with warme fresh Butter turne downe the skin and with a Needle and a little red Silke stitch it close together then lay on a plaster hot of Oyle Turpentine Waxe and a little Rozen melted together with Flaxe hurds and so folding warme woollen cloathes about his head let the beast rise and so remaine three or foure dayes ere you dresse it againe and then heale it vp like another wound onely obserue in this cure by no meanes to touch the braine for that is mortall and then the helpe is both common and most easie CHAP. V. Of diseases in the eyes of Cattell as the Hawe a Stroake inflamation weeping or the Pinne or webbe FOR any generall sorenesse in the eyes of Cattell take the water of Eye-bright mixt with the Iuyce of Houseleeke and wash them therewith and it will recouer them but if a Hawe breede therein then you shall cut it out which euery simple Smith can doe But for a stroake inflamation weeping Pinne or web which breeds excressions vpon the eye take a new-laid Egge and put out halfe the white then fill it vp with Salt and a little Ginger and roste it extreamely hard in hot finders which done beate it to powder shell and all