Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-01-22
TURNER'S department.
Rsmarks on Feeding Hurses.

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considerably ia maintaining health IN some ca qy
sss. and in others to be = serious cause Of ~ y
disease, Il is, therefore an important s~ueJss'to 4,
the farmer and stable keeper, and demands Vi
tb,ir serious consideration. Food may consist G,
n two kinds. uamsly. natural, or such As ami
nal. are found to subsist on in q state OF un-
restrained freedom and artificial, or such as
man, BY bis oWn experience and observation, "
aAs found mOst suitable TO produce health :,
strength and condition, when domsslieated and b
rendered subssrvieEt 10 bis use. Herb9ge y
forms u great par! Of the food giyen to horses,
such as grasses aud clover the different kinds
Of grasses are Usually converted to hay. Clio
YER is given green, since it appears to be more
useful in that. form, for VIXEN dry It is not so
easily digsItsd. and contains less nutriiVe
mstlsr. The green hsrbago isinVallable in
The cure Of soma obstinate cases OF disease,
simplJ BY Its medical effects When hay "a
cut at the proper season, namely, before It
becomes too 6brOus, The greatest care is requi-
site in The drying process, for the most judi
ciOus persons have frequently been u%niorIu-
nate enough to have their hay lurn musty in
such cases it Is impaired in quality To obtain
good hay, the grass should consist OF various
sorts or be, as it is commonly termed, full OF
heritage, The soil should be well drained.
The grass should be moved early, and while
in flower, aad should beallmost constantly atten-
ded to, il the weather is favourable; the more
it is scattered about, the better will 1t be made
: and the more effectually will its fragrance and
other good qualities be preserved, The guam
tity is sometimes looked to more than the quail
ity, Horses that are fed long on bad or musty
hay. sooner or later suffer from Indigestion,
and a consequent loss of condition.
HAY contains but a SUI Ill amount o fnutriment
in proportion to the Sane weight Of grain: there.
>, fore hay, to support lie, must be given in
large quantities much time is required to d.
gest il. and a large quantity Of saliva and gas
trio Juice to macerale it before it csn be di-
gested: all these circumstances are directly op-
~ Dos ed to the uses ofthe horse, TO which luxury
and the wants Of man have applied him, Hay,
bhGEtlOltg bubul w uoNA ~
at increase the bulk Of food TO ia healthy dis.
%lention OF the stomach and as such, very little
oft should be used. The effects Of insult
If Gent food are 100 we'll kuoNn TO need much
description debility includes them all it ia
~ gadss every function of the animal, And as
CT life il the sum Of the power fiat resists dis.
ease, ard il disease is only the instrument oil
:, death, il follows, of course, that Waatever en-
- fsebles life, or, ia other words. produces debil-
a ity, must predlspose to disease. When horses
are put to regular daily work, their vital pow
on or will be best maintained by a miKed diet, com
40 posed Of shorts, meal, cracked corn, oats and
:, Lay, the latter cut and mixed VITA the other
~ articles, which must be moistened; bearing in
ne mind, however, the horse, like ourselves, vary
constitutonally, some being zore readily and
simol v nou,ished than others. The principa
: food used in the New England States are oats,
l. hay and core the latter is ground or broken.
% and some times given whole. 0als have quite
an extensive use, these, after being kept some
time give out moisture; which is supposed to
render them more wholesome than new. When
oats are damaged, they are undt for tha horse;
il, no Sever, they are used, they ought to be
ksxposed to the heat Of the sun, for kiln dried
eats produce disease Of the bowels and skin,
aud Of the system generally Much has been
written on the advantage of bruising oats for
ou horses. and il has been proved by comparative
rk tests, that 9 saving may be thus elected
some horses will not maIticAts the oats; hence
they are swallowed whole; an examination Of
the experiment will prove this TO DO the case.
er The most general oats in use are: |
Carrots, which are one Of The best remedial a
- gents in our possession. Wnen the horse j
lii ~. ..o.oN aI.Vra Ia noaIIata fh.
obysiolonicaI operations Of all the functions
The sick horse will be improved by the us'
Iof this useful vegetable. 1t forms one OF tn
d best p~oullicss, hyrs p~6ulticss are indicated, will
- which We are acquainted: when cut up in snal
- pieces, or scalded, and given to the hSrse oc'
'A essional!y, they are veiY acceptable to the d.
Cestive organs: in case Of chronic indigestion
and disease # the lungs, they are invaluable
me e. PAvsi 9 produce The same effect, and a 9
las equal in their amount Of n~utritiye matter. 8.
40. Potatoes have been given 10 the horse, but the
!, benefit derived from them is greater when boil
"' ed. In addition to different diets here named
'u- many employ other things; but this chiefly de-
ad ponds on The locality, and possibility of procu.
IN. ring such food as is generally esteemed mes
- wholesome.
A horse will thrive best on mixed diet, l
indigestable substances are given TO the horse,
10" The stomach becomes oVsTworked and it fol
ad lows that when an organ 10 oYsrtaxed, othtl
Oh. parts Of the system become sympathetically Af
iected, and the chsmico-vi!al machinery is clio.
god. Thisis in accordance with natures laws
his shich are immutable and uacompromisin
whenever they are violated, the penalty il
sure to follow. Men who prepare horses fol
the market, attempt to get them into condition
without any regard to their general health,
the climate quantity of food. its quality. or tn,
"" state Of The digestive organs. Men are very
apt to think, that az long as the animal hsI
what they term good food and just aS much q