The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-11-20
AGRICULTURAL.

HINTS from the I0nuOn hOrSo bO0k.
1. All horse smust not be fed in
the same proportions, without due
regard to their ages, their censtitu.
tions and their work. Because the
improperly of such practice is
self-evident. Yet it is constantly
done, and is the basis Of disease OF
every kind.
Q. Never use bad hay on account
of Its cheapness. Because there is
not proper nourishment in it.
8. Damaged corn is exceedingly
INJURIOUS. Because it brings on in
fammation of the bowels and skin
diseases.
4. Chsff is better for old horses
than hsy. Because they can chew
and digest it better.
5. Mix chaff with corn or beans
and do not give the latter alone. Be
cause il makes the horse chew his
food more and digest it better.
6. Hay or grass alone will moi
support horse under hard work
Because there is not sufficient nutri
tive body in either.
Z. When q horse is worked hard
its food should chiefly be oats; if not
worked hard, its food should chiefly
be hay. Because oats supply more
nourishment and flesh-making mate
rial than any other kind OF food
Hau nnt an yur1ah
8. For a saddle or q coach horse,
half q peck of sound oats, and eight
teen pounds of good hay is sufficient.
Ifthe hay is not good add a quarter
of peck more oats. A horse that
works harder may have rather more
of each one that works little should
have less.
9. Rack feeding is wasteful. The
better plan is to feed with chopped
hay from a manger. Because the
food is not then thrown about, and is
more easily chewed and digested.
10. Sprinkle the hay with water
that has salt dissolved In it. Because
1t is pleasing to the animals taste
and more easily digested. A tea
spoonful of salt in a bucket of water
is sufficient.
IL. Oats should be bruised for an
old horse, but not for young one
Because the former, through age and
defective teeth, cannot chew them
properly, the young horse can do so,
and they are thus properly mixed
with the saliva, and are turned into
wholesome nutriment.
IL. Vetches and cut grass should
always be gwen in the Spring to hor
ses that cannot be turned out into
the fields. Because they are very
cooling and refreshing, and almost
medicinal in their effects; but they
must be supplied in moderation, as
they are liable TO ferment in the
stomach if given largely.
Ii. Water your horse from pond
or stream, rather than from a spring
or well. Because the latter is gen.
orally hard and cold, while the for
mer Is soft and comparatively warm.
The horse prefers soft muddy water
to hard water, though ever SO clear.
IA. A horse should have at least q
pail of water morning and evening :;
or [still better four halfpailfulls, at
four several times in the day. Be.
cause this assuages his thirst with
out bloating him. He should not be
made to work directly after he has
had full draught OF water; for di-
gestion and exertion can never 60 on
together.
Is. Do not allow your horse to
have warm water to drink. Because,
if he has to drink cold water, after
getting accustomed to warm, it will
give him the collie.
16. When your horse refuses his
food, after drinking, go no further
that day. Because the poor creature
is thoroughly beaten.