Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-06-26
Agricultural.

/ copy the following article Tor the cons"e'a'ion
Of those who choose to give it any attention, WITH
ont offering any opinion of my own in regard to
soma of ;,s doctrines Certainly they differ from
oo,,o,,or nrac,;cesbut that is no good reason why
NAV should not be considered. There are some
things about il which look rather philosophical to
say the least THE HORSE.
Though we have now machinery that
surpasses this animal in speed. we are not
vet ready to abandon him and set him
adrif. Other people may prefer the cam
el or the mule, but New-England farmers
know Of no servant to be compared with
the horse.
For the heavy draught, or for the race;
for ride of pleasure, or for tour into
the rough interior of our country, the
horse is our best companion and helper.
We could hardly estimate his worth but
by his loss.
This animal is often abused through
wantonness or carelessness; but still more
often injured for want of due considera-
ton of the proper mode of treating him.
Within few years, it has been custom
airy for drivers of stages in our neighbor-
hood to give their horses meal in their
water, when they only stopped for a short
time in the middle of the day. 1t was
then not uncommon for horses when driv-
en- no faster than at present, to fall sud-
denly dead in the harness. On opening
the animal, the meal would be found I'M
digested and formed into hard cake in
the stomach.
We believe this practice is now who'll
ly abandoned. There is very preva-
lent idea, that it is injurious to give grain
!, to the animal when he is warm. Now,
we have never known any injury to arise
from this practice There is no more
danger of injury to the horse than to our
selves by eating a hearty meal when
warm. And who ever heard of man
killing himself with hearty dinner, be-
cause he ale it when he was fatigued or
heatedl
1t is hard driving-violent exercise
after eating hearty TODD that causes pain
ard often death.
Let man but reflect on what has prov
ed injuriousto himself,and he will rational
lv conclude what treatment is most likely
to iniure his beast Let him eat heart,
meal, then run, or use any very violen
exercise Immediately after, and he will b
at no loss in conjecturing what must b
the danger of furiously driving beast al
ter hearty dinner.
1t is hard driving Immediately ate
eating grain that kills the horse, and w
venture to assert, tina: not an instance cal
be shown in which he has sustained inju
ny from eating grain, merely because h
was warm People should reflect ant
reason more on this subject.
E Horses that travel and labor violently
as in stages and fast chaises, should ca
their grain at night. When laborini
moderately on farm, It is not so materi
al when their heartiest food is given, 70
horses are not liable to be injured in an.
gear when they are only driven on tn
walk.
But we have known many men, prud
ent in most matters, yet guilty of stufiin
their horses with grain in the morning
Just before starting on journey The
gave no grain the night before, reservin
for the starting hour the heartiest food fc
the beast
On journey we have long been in Ii
habit Of giving our horse his grain
night. We give it as soon as he is rul
bed down and put to the stable, and "
have never found it injured him.
How absurd, to let your horse star
for hours, after day of violent exercis
to chop up his own fodder and attempt
appease his hunger on hay-often pc
hay, not fit to be fed out to young cattle
Give the horse half bushel of oats.
one peck of corn, if he has been used
grain, as soon as you lead him into t
stable, and he will fill himself in 0
hour or two and be willing to lie do,
and enjoy nap, even before You retire
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