Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-11-27
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Common Sense Treatment Of the, Horss.
If a man does not ike horse bis Head
is not level. We believe that the heads
Of our readers are level, ergo, they must
like horses. The majority Of those Who
like horses generally manage TO own ono
or more Of them. and owning. must Sc
interested in knowing how to keep ii
good health and vigor this noblest and
most serviceabie of animals: The follow
ing common sense directions from ths
London Horse Book contain ths sm6yt
practical information in the shortest spacS
of anything we have seen upon this sub
Iject: - =. ' -. AAs
l. All horses must not be fed il itfs
same proportions, without due regard y
their ages, their constitutions, aad ,thsis
work. because the impropriety pf ,spehe
practice is self evident. yet il is CONSTANT
ly done, and is the basis Of disease q
every kind. '''" = - '-'''''''1'
2. Never use bad hay on account oil II
cheapness, because there is not proper
nourishment in it,.
3. Damaged corn is exceedingly iaju.
rious, because it brings on inaamnation
of the bowels and skin diseases. .r
4. Chaffis better for old horses than hay,
because they can chew and digest it better.
5. Mix chaff With corn or beans, and
do not give the latter alons.i sbecause i
makes the horse chew his food more and
digest it better. q.n.a s-4a aGTx2
6. Hay or grass alone will not support
a horse under hard work, because there is
not sufficient nutritiye body il either.
Z. When a horse is worked hard ito
food thould chiefly be oats; if not worked
hard its food should chiefly be hay be.
cause oats supply more nourishment ssd
flesh making material than any other kind
of food hay not so much.a7<aaj "a
8. For a saddle ora coach horse. half
a peck of sound oats, and eighteen pounds
of good hay is. sufficient. If the 7hsy l.
not good add quarter of peck more
oats. a horse which works harder may
have rather more Of each |; one that work3
little should have less. : = d 2Tei3
9. Rack feeding is wasteful. Thebsk
ter plan is to feed With chopped hay from
: manger. because the, food i not than
thrown about and il more easily cheved
and digested $ - sst .s .aifsl ss':1
10. Sprinkle the hay with water that
has salt dissolved 10 it. because It 10 pleas
ing to the animals taste and more easily
digested. A teaspoonfnl of salt in
bucket of water is sufficient. - ~
II. Oats should be bruised for an old
horse but not for q young one. because
the former, through age and defective
teeth. cannot shewi them properly4;s the
young horse can do so, and they are thus
properly mixed With the saliva and turn.
ed into wholesome nutriment.
II. Vetches and cut grass should IL.
ways belgiven in the spring to borsesthat
can not be turned out into the fields, be-
cause they arc very cool and reffesfing
and almost medicinal in their effects ;jbnt
they must be supplied in moderation, ~
wy otofAtooA0 W 1SI Iuout IL S06 btVWAC0
if given largely. -'.' '''' V :
13. Water your horses from 4 pond q
stream, rather than from q spring or we'll.
because the latter is generally bard. aed
cold while. the former is soft and compar,
atively warm. The horse prefers soft,
muddy water to Hard water, though ever
SO clear. <i-'o ii.B Yef; aoi.i5at s.ai 1.b
Ia, A horse should hare et least asil
of water morning and evening, 1or (stilt
better) four half palfuls- at four several
times in the day, beeapse this .sspages
his thirst without bloating him, He
should not be made 70 WORK directly eaffsf
heihas sifuir draft i6f water, taieestra
and exertiongcahsnevss gnDu tsgsthsGs0
;al5: Do not allow oyeqno horse dosbays
warm water o. drink because i, be has "a
drink cold water. after getting aocustom-,
ed to warm ii VIII give hitmf coifc. nsbioE
osa6. sWheh ySdf horse refasesif6od. ~
ter drinking, 60 no further that day; hi
cause the peer ereature- is thoroughly
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