The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-02-17
FARMERS COLUMN.

Tile Wester1 Stock Journal says the
very best food for milch cows is wheat
bran. Nothing has so great tenien-
cy to increase the flow of milk, and as
it abounds in phesphate-, it is highly
nutritious and healihful diet. Give
the cows all they will eat of it, and if
convenient, mix little corn-meal
with it. Don't over-feed, but give
just what they will lick up with rel
ish, aud you will be rewarded with an
abundant supply of milk, aud your
COWS will keep in good condition.
Horse Geaf5. is great deal
in gearinga horse or mule SO as To ena-
bic the animal to work easy, aud use a
certain amount of power with compar-
ativeiy small animal force. Much de-
pends cn long or short leverage. The
draft may be too high or too low ;--the
one will draw TOO heavy on the top of
the neck, the other will choke the ami
NAL. The collar may be too large or
TOO small-either of which will cause
sore shoulders. A tender-niouthed
horse should have large, smooth bit,
and not to be reined up too tight, or
the mouth will become 50 sore as to
lose It's sensltiveness to d gentle draw
OF the ins. Every part ofthe harness
should be as CompIete Z lit as uandy's
coat touching everything ana pinch
ing nowhere. The harness should be
kept suft aud clean.
The horse is like its driver, and the
dog like his master. A nervous, tim
orOu5 man Is almost sure To have
sKittlsh horse, shyIng at everything un-
,eady, and runaway ii ne gebs a
chance. Many u COW Is spulied by
iack OF patience and quietness IN the
mixer, and the amount Oh mix de-
pasturage. ii a man is AFRAID of a
morse, the animal knows II before he
soes into the stable. We hafe seen
The most in0t1euslve COW in the herd
50 wrought upon by the nervousness of
d green-norn son Of Erin, as 10 dex-
Lerousiy plant her foot III his breast
aud send MN rolling heels-over-h cad.
A noisy bOisterous leiloW about iatten-
ing Stables viii cause 81 SERIOUS ioss III
gam oi flesh To the anIma.s. so i'm
portaul Is quiet To them Wnen they are
uIsestlng tneIr iOOd.
Looking for q P3dce.-Persons look
ing for u IaIn ought 10 have a dis
tIuct anu clear idea vi what they want,
a surL oil scale ot points, which viii
greatly ald them iii the seIectlUn. No
place may fully satisfy the require
ineutS vi sLcn d schedule, but IL will
be found useful nevertheless. to nix i'll
tne mind " hat is wanted, and approach
IL as nearly as possible.
We suggest The following points to
De looked 10, Tor u residence IN the
country:
Facility of access.
Water and its character.
Location as To health, DC.
Educational and religious facilities.
Beauty OF prospect, exposure as 10
winds, character OF the land Itself.
Prospective value of the property.
Facilities for purchasing lau4ly sup
pines.
There are other points, and We only
ttrpSf1nt IElgst. .4s aI,nuy +h.. ,n,,r1 i'm.
portant. ttOughm0a.
A Fact in Regard to Horses Feet
There Is perhaps no more marked ex-
nIbItion Of natures law OF adaptation
OI means TO ends, or of supply to
Waste, than is shown in the arrange.
ment ola horses foot. There termi-
nate the various ducts of communIca-
tlon and supply, rendering it "a point
OF animal economy Of no little lmpoI-
tdnce. Ihe extremity OF the limb be-
lug of such a vital character, and COM
ing III contact with the ground, needs
projection; accordingly the n0of is
constructed, especially, 1t appears, TO
prevent lnJurlng The inner part OF the
foot III eouiIng against the ground, and
not with regard 10 injury nom above
or on The sIues of The loot. A consist
cnt fact, since, I'D slate ot nature,
Iheee portions OF The fUut are mol SUBJ
Ject 10 injury any more than Is the
Est OF the animal. Ihedirectious and
arrangement OF the flores OF the hoof
proves this point as do practical tests,
also. A naii driven Into The wall OF
the hoof from below, on account of
ihls arrangement OF the fibre, occa-
sions no pain, and in some Instances
where horses nave become Iame from
no apparent cause, it has been simply
The result ol an inner irritation, caused
Oy pounding the hOof. This 10 AN im-
pOrtant poinL, and should not be over
looked Dy hOrsenien. An arrange
tnent by which the nails on horses
ho0t could be clincEed without using
a hammer wound evidently be AN ad-
vantage.-Aet0 Ellgtaad Homestead,
Preserving Grape Cuttings. Grape
cuttings made i'll Cold weather, when
II IL not practicable 10 bury them ;a
The ground, may be kept III cellar by
simply tying in bundles and then
placing compactly together. With an
occasional sprinkling, they may be
kept for month or two without re.
ceiving the slightest injury. Ofcourse
it would be much better plan 10 pack
III damp moss, earth, sawdust, or some
slmiiar material, but neither of these
Is usually attainable at this season of
the wear. and vet a dalay i'm ,o.kinn