Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-08
q AGRICULTURAL.

SWOLLEN LEGS IN HORSES. S.-These
are one of the most common troubles of
the stable !; the coachman is very apt to
complain piteously, that in the morning
he is sure to find such and such horse
with his legs filled. Commonly, the
hinder limbs below the hook are thus
affected sometimes the fore legs, below
the knee, will be involved. The coach
man mostly bandages the parts. In
mild cases this resort may answer; but
in bad instances the leg above the band
age is apt to enlarge. The cloth or fam
mel, before applied, should be wetted;
this, however, affords but a temporary
relief; the wet often causes the hair to
curl, and the uniformity of the appear
ance is thereby spoiled. After some
time the ibandage frequently leaves its
impress upon the leg, and it is astonish-
ing how long, in peculiar cases, this i'm
press will continue.
Swollen legs mostly occur in heavy
animals, and in oyergrown carriage
horses such creatures are of weakly or
soft constitutions. They have vast
Tendency to become partially dropsical.
Fast work exhausts the system of the
carriage horse, while high food stimulate
its natural disposition toward disease
With heavy horses, the prolonged hours
of labor are equally debilitating. and the
Sundays stagnation generates disorder;
neither have any innate hardness to
withstand injurious influences both
when highly fat have the weakness in
herent to their constitutions greatly in
creased The quadruped, loaded with
the accumulations of many months re-
pletion. may please the eye of the master,
but it is rendered more subject to disease,
and less capable of labor or of activity.
Persons who require fast work, should
employ ightsvehicles and small horses;
the creatures should be principally sup
ported by grain-a little hay may be
allowed during certain times, when the
animals attention requires to be engaged;
but the chief sustenance ought to consist
of oats and beans. When the carriage
is not wanted for the day. care should
be takento see the groom gives at least
four hours exercise .s.s
With regard to heavy animals, the
custom Of blowing them out with chaff
or hay is not to be commended. A good
horse issurely deserving of good prov
ender and the best manger food is not
generally deserving of any higher char
acter than the word good may convey.
A horse for work should be in sound
flesh without being fat, when not re-
quired it should not be allowed to re-
main in the stable all day. Who, how
ever, ever saw a cart horse being exer-
cised? These animals have to standin
the stall of heated stable throughout
the Sabbath; the excuse is, that the
creature may enjoy days rest; but
four hours easy exercise given at differ
ent times, although it might occupy the
lime Of the attendant, would assuredly,
greatly addsto the comfort of the quad
rupeds which he is paid to look after. :
When horse is troubled with swollen
Qegs, take it from the stall and place it
bin roomy, loose box; nothing more
quickly removes this affection than easy
and natural motion. AT grass, dropsy
generally attacks the abdomen; but the
|author has not heard of the legs being
affected In the field, the limbs there be.
ling in constant action. Having placed
the animal in loose box, abstain from
giving hay for some weeks; procure some
ground oak bark, having damped the
corn. sprinkle handful of provender
among each, feed of oats. Particularly
attend to. the exercise and should the
legs still enlarge, do not allow bandages
TO be employed, put both groom and
coachman, hand rubbing till the natural
appearance is restored.-Er.
Best BREED OF Cows - FEEDING,
ETC.-Some of the most successful dairy
nen in Connecticut Joined in the discus
bion at the meeting of the Board of Ag-
ticulture in that State, last week. Mr..
H. S. Collins, well known as large and
prosperous dairyman. said
l do not claim to be achampion ofthe
Ayrshire stock. but / can say that, SO
ar as my experience goes, they are very
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