Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-01-11
Farm and Garden.

Farm and Garden.
Wand Sucking in Rorsss.-Wind-suck- :
ing in horses bears a close analogy to
crib biting. 1t arises from the same
causes, the same purposes are accom-
plished. and the same results follow.
An undue amount of wind is taken
into the stoma ch, and Considerable fiat
ulence is caused thereby; in addition
tosthis there is an injurious waste of
saliva. These combined evils impGir
the horses condition, and thereby lessen
his value. Opinions predicated upon
these results are to the effect that a
horse afflicted with either crib-biting or
wind-sucking is unsound. There is no
permanent cure for either.-Iurf, Field,
and Farm.
Effects of Miring OreGm.-That the
cream of different COWS when mixed
does not produce butter at the same
time, with the same amount of churn-
ing, has been nicely illustrated in the
family of Mark Hughes, at West Grove,
Pa, recently. They had an Alderney
heifer in good flow of milk, and an old
COW, a stripper; their cream worked to-
gether; it was observed that they did
not make butter enough for the bulk of
the cream. The buttermilk also looked
rich, and seemed to collect a cream
upon it. They put the buttermilk in
the churn again, after having the butter
first to come, and made about fves
pounds. They churned again for a few
minutes, and found from two to three
pounds more butter in the churn;
showing that the heifer's cream had
made butter first, and that the cream of
the old COW needed several minutes
more churning. oftG De- stl.
Copper Wire.-Something to mend
4l,ok 1f al
especially of those who live in the
country, and whose traps are sometimes
rattle-traps," and have way of break
ing at inconvenient times. An old
officer of the Coast Survey, who had
spent thirty years in field service, once
told us that he never went from camp
in the morning without having a spool
of copper wire in his wagon, and that,
as consequence, he never had break
down he could not repair on the road, in.
the woods, or wherever he might be.
Harness, wagons, tools, everything al
most that is subject to breakage, may
be stoutly mended with copper wire,
which is flexible and tough. The best
size for such use as we are now consider
ing is the size of a rather large knitting
needle, of which a piece two yards
long may be coiled up to about the size
of watch, SO as to be carried in the,
pocket-the end being wound around
the coil, to keep it in place. This will,'
then, always be at hand ready to mend
broken tool. A longer piece of the
same wire, tightly wound on a spool or
on stick, may be always kept in the ?
wagon to repair any damage to it or to
the harness. Such spool as carpenters
use for chalk-line will carry enough
for any purpose.-AgricultuTi
Il l.
are few farmers nowadays but like to
drive fine team of horses, and yet, as
class, their horses in winter do not
carry the coats that animals in high
health should. The reason in nine
cases out of ten is inattention to stable
management. They are fed and watered
regularly and literally, but as a rule
they suffer from cold and a want of
cleaning, and too often from a too lib
eral use of the currycomb. This imple-
ment should be principally used to
keep the brush clean, applying it only
lightly to the man to loosen the dirt
| never about the limbs, and especially
| the points. A liberal use of the brush
| will give the coat that peculiarly glossy
appearance so much admired in q we'll
kept horse. The stable should be as
| warm as possible, consistent with venti-
lation, and good blankets should be pro-
vided for each working horse. 1t is
not only conducive to comfort, but it
also saves feed and often the health of
the horse. Plenty of soft bedding
should also be given at night, and the
| racks and managers should be 80 ar
| ranged that the animal can take its hay
without danger of filling its eyes and
name with the seed. The stalls should
be roomy enough so that the animal can
lie at ease, and the halter strap so ar
| ranged that the horse can get up and
down easily, and without danger of
casting itself; above all things, do not
allow the stable to go without cleaning
| at least twice each day. After bringing
in the team at night, sweating perhaps,
do not go to bed without first thoroughly
cleaning them. A partly worn broom,
cut square, is an excellent thing for
cleaning the limbs from dirt, if not too
harshly used. 1t is attention to little
matters about the stable that goes far to
make up the economy thereof, and it
| costs less time to do the work regularly
| and at proper times than to have an oc-'
| casional cleaning up. -<s