Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-18


other If horses are bred on the farm, the
colts need good yard for exercise. with
comfortable close sheds fitted with feeding
racks, to run into at nights and stormy
days.
The young cattle need a separate yard,
and need sheds with racks to themselves,
where they win have room TO move about,
and not be kept in continual fear of the old
cows and oxen, which sho I'D be kept sep
arately in their stalls Sheep should never
be among other stock, but have large Yards
with good sheds open to the south, if open
at all. In any case, buildings that are used
for young stock or sheep must be con
structed so rs to allow of good ventilation
at all times when necessary.
Another point often neglected is the sup
plying light to animals that are kept In
close confinement the most of the time.
We have frequently observed that horses
Kept In dark stables are always more sub
1ect to shying when they are driven out,
than those that have well-lighted stables
One can easily conceive that horse
brought out from a dark stable into the
bright glare of winter sunshine is par
TALLY blinded, and, in fact, we believe much
OF the blindness common among horses is
caused by constant sudden exposure to
stables.
Nature has given light as one of her
blessings conducive to health all creatures
having the organ of sight largely deeel-
oped, and to deprive any of them of the
means of exercising that faculty is sure to
result disastrously In some form or other.
IL is noticeable how much less shying
there is among horses in the summer than
IN winter, which is probably due to their
being more out of their stables during that
season, and even when in their stalls, the
doors are left open during the day time.
Still another point is that of constant
cleanliness, both inside and. out of their
shelters We believe much of the diseases
prevalent amongst stock in winter can be
traced to the want of cleanliness and pure
ar Every yard and shed should be kept
| well covered with clean straw, and every
stable and byre so arranged that the stalls
and floors can be readily cleaned out, and
the animals kept from accumulatng filth
on their bodies. What else could be ex-
| pected than a general unhealthiness and
want OF thrift in animals that are living in
| an atmosphere that is constantly impreg-
mated with bad odors and impuritiesg ?
Let the stables and byres be well dried
during the day, when 1t is not excessively
cold or blowing snow drifts, by leaving
doors and windows open for several hours
In the case. of animals being fed up for the
butcher, 1t may not be Objectionable &c
keep them in partial darkness, in order tC
induce them to lie down and keep in {
state of rest as much as possible; but with
all Others there should be good supply o.
light allowed during the greater portion o.
the day, and If the cows can be turned out
! of their byres by themselves, for "A few
hours each fine day, they will enjoy, better
Lastly, we too often see that the amount
of space allowed for winter quarters tC
stock is altogether too small for their com
fort; yard room, especially, Is often very
much cramped and confined, as if the lanc
on farm was of greater value than that ir
a city. 1t is better to have yards of good
size, and after clearing them of the win
ter's accumulation of manure In spring
plant them with cabbages, beets, mangels
or carrots, reserving only the stable yard
for summer use.
The amonnt of stall room allowed is also
often too small, and the animals are crowd
ed together in such a manner as to make
them feel anything but comfortable. Tn,
idea of carpenters and builders, who gen
orally put up the stalls, seems to be to MAKE
them all of one uniform size, the dimen
sions of which are dictated by some arbi
trary rule or caprice, whatever it may b,
called. They do not seem to think tn,
size of the stalls should vary so as to ac
commodate different sized animals, but that
like the bed of Procrustes, the same space
should fit all comers.
1t seems to be overlooked that the stall
or spaces set apart for each beast may jus
as well be either all of such size as to ac
! pnDln1nhnfA fA he l.. :
be graduated in size in order to economic
space, and yet each give comfortable spac
for the animal to occupy it, according a
it is large or small. The more ease an,
comfort the stock can obtain when tied NJ
Z. in their stalls, the more contented they viii
be, and the better they will thrive.-Cdn
dda Fdrmer