Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-01-20
Farm and Garden.


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
TO this there is an injurious waste OF
saliva. These combined evils impair
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 OF
wind-sucking is unsound. There is nc
permanent cure for either.-Tuf, Field
and Farm.
Effects of Mring Cream.-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, 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 five
pounds. They churned again for 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.
Copper Wre.-Something to mend
with-that is the great need of us all,
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 spool
of copper wire in his wagon, and that,
as a 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
a broken tool. A longer piece of the
same wire, tightly wound on spool or
on a 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
TOR stable ;i,i Manage Managsment in Wiater.-There
are few farmers nowadays but like to
a 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
They are fed and watered
regularly and literally, but as a rule
they suffer from cold and want of
cleaning, and too often from 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 a 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 SO 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 sothat 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 90 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.