The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-01-02
Agricultural.
winter Management OF Horses.

|
The Suffolk Cleveland Bay, or Clydes,lale
is probably the best breed Of horses for how
ing and ether heavy farm work, while road
Sters hunters and racers may be coualv good
! Tor their respective uses But for strength
endurance, activity, and adaptation to all the
manifold wants of farming life, the common
horses Of the United Sales, in our opinion,
! are superior to all others. In no other
| country, too, are there so many horses kept
IN proportion to The population. This is an
| nhmiS'ahable evidence of great and general
| prosperity. In Europe poor Teople" form
hihc'tehLhS oi the community, and never cir
| Joy sItigi'ride atiCi fieu ODH h0rSes, while
in America comparatively few are so poor as
to be unable either 10 keep horses themselves,
or to frequently hire from livery stables. The
number Of horses kept for hire is beyond all
crcclence to n European. These horses mus
be kept on hay, bran, shorts, aud oats, and
hence the comparative high price of these
caIJe foods in our large cities. Hay is usual
~ Ligher here than in England, while wheat
Is % per cent lover. And yet much more
labor IS required to grow the wheat than the
hay crop. Why this diGetcncet
Without stopping to examine this point it
may be well to inquire if farmers cannot be
more economical in tie use Of hay. CITY
horses MIST have hay. They cannot get the
pronar ouiE and nutrlmont in 4 cheaper form
ccy,, Ut "a c,,,t,L, -. n,a ''''e''. III
ol.r,,c,. No., l.; " 81 - i'e' 'o''
ot5nr GOOD p,t 'In'J ~ any
E,,l.. AMI tiorar., ,1,,. ,'J' SS' Wv VqUI'en
alone Hoy .hor,c,,. r.I;rI, !,
"'"''N' nag t'1~!N4S-t, thicH - tCi lilnIG Tie
most batuIai food, appears 10 be our only te-
souiee as unuSr ordinary circumstances il
would he our cheapest. But this congre-
gaton @: horses IN one point produces an art-
nee! demand for Aay, and proPCrIonably
high prices. Under sach circumstances it
appears highly prcb.blc that farmers can
winter their horses and cattle more ccoHomi-
caiiy than on hay Some farmers thiIE;
horses cannot do without hay out this is a
mistake. One winter, after our hay crop lad
'alird' We Kept seven horses for three mouths
Oh cut oats IN tie straw ii.tle barley, meal.
ana DFan, a!G ruta'tagHS. The horses kept
better aud we found tins much cheaper than
Wn;trhg with hay.
A horse requires about 81 lbs. of hay per
day, which, at present rates in this city,
would make the cost Of Keeping horse for
SIX months gao. Cannot horse be wintercd
GU larm at much less cost There can
be no doubt Oft. All t'at is required is the
same amount oI.nuiiIc:ons matter and bulk i'll
some pa!aiabIe !ooa. In coed Clean straw
ana corn He1i We have the very lhng. To
get an am1!ni Of nntiiclouS matter IL straw
equal 10 % lbs Of hay, We require according
TO bou'SsIl5&ult, io3 It's Oicourse 10 horse
could consume Sucn a quantity. But i We
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