Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-12-15
FARMLAND
Treatment of Horses.

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In the midst of change, improvement,
reform, quite a number of Questionable
old notions continue to be followed, even
now. when the very erroneous character of,
some Of them has been acknowledged Of
this character is the rigid adherence of1a
majority of drivers of horses to that use
check rein. Its use 5with7 draft horses is
positively cruel, IWhena horse is drawing
a heavy load, and Particularly uphill"
he needs theSutmost freedom of lungs and
wind, and this he can meyer have with a
tight check-rein.- Thattthe check-rein pre-
vents a horse from stumbling is more than
doubtful on the contrary, by 'eleTating
his eyes, it prevents him from seeing clear
placeshis Roots When aihorse
does. stumble he is fac Jess likely torgo.
down When his head is left free. In Eng
iland, Vhere;th are6aAaheado frus in-ev7
rything pertaining to horses, the check
rein has been abolished, the last surrender
beingthat of the artillery and commissar
riat trains, of the British army, the change
having beehsmadeby Sir George. Burgoyne,
the commalder-in-ehief and he testf6es
to the beneficial effects attending it. In
New York city, thanks, to Mr.. Bergh,
many of thep finest equinages are driven
Without4the~o check!rein, and arFfew humane
people have Thrown it out of use here.
The old.fashiDnedi 4. blinkers,f or blind
matters. are also useless if not positively
finjuriouS;iby cemingin contact and rub.
bling the lids of the sherses', eyes ), and
many experienced hersemen long ago came
to the,i conclusion that horses. are more
easilyFalarmed at what they hear and do
not see, because. being intelligent animals,
if they can fully see the objects, which,
when unseen, or imperfectly seen, tend to
frighten them, they are morerreadily calm
ed-Appeton's J~0uT7tdt.v ,u~org : r:eil
e Ridging-upY the Kitchen Garden.
q GxInxsSarde6s {bs plow is almost nee
sessaIlyIemPl1gsd as the chief instrument
much better work that It should be used
EMhereranpossiH1SS with a due regard to
cost. In private gardens it should always
PBeemployed. The benefit the frost may
work. in heavy land is; almost always I'm
derestimated, if we may judge by the gen
Sc sfS t TS%SSags 95Sp&x9 to What woGid s
be advantageous. This is to1erably well
done with the pillow, by turning two. fur
rows, one from each side upon an mplowe6
strip lying between them, of about the
lC1jdthFoEonR fhfro&. 1.-The operation is
however, much better done with the fork
? anda good spadef Will work so rapidly a.
JOIdSgOfup UHGIHIduk1Ild Will tuO WOIh
] Manure may b-e-spreadyand forked into thu
ridges as the work goes,on, and it may b,
foHewed-day after day until the grount
freezes, solid. .Intreach ridging,uthe ma
nure'being spread, The spader first thrust
in HIS spading FORK as deep as he can
swherethe centre OF theAridge is t come
and inverts the ground, then he throw
two "spitsnh from one side, then twoxf rep
the other upon it. -He.stakes care not x
knock the humps tospieces, but to leav
the ground as lumpy as possible.
The frost will do the pulYeriZing, am
besides, the more the soil is exposed to ii
action the better He passes from on
ridge to the next, working in the sam
way and thus all the ridges are carrie
along even and parallel. The directio
they should run is very important. fifth
land issridged east and west, the north sid
will remain frozen hard most of the wiz
ter,swhile the south side will be froze
and -thaWed almost-seEery clear day. 1
however, they go north and south, eac
tside will beoequally exposed to the actio
of. the sun and frost, and the greatest goo
gained. SomotinioStheslOpe of the Ian
is such that if the ridges run up and dow
4 the hill, heavyeraiHs would cause the Ian
Ito wash badly. This may be guarde
against by making cross.ridges at interva
Of 20 or 80 feet, and packing them soil
on the lower side, If the rainfall NEE
with any eheekfin a good soil, it usual
disappears very. soon, except when the gu
face is deeply frozen Ameftcdn Agrfco
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