Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-17


STABLE MANAGEMENT IN WIN
TER.-lherc are few farmers nova
days but ike to drive a fine team Of
Ehorsss, and vct,;as d cfass fftff hofses
in v ihtss dossnoE caysyathe eoA,AtAxs
a,inalsir. high health should. THE
reason in ni1e easssE out of ten 5 81.
~aftentton st6sgstabIez matSeemest
Iheyar fsd aud wa,ereds regularly
and literally, but as a rule they suffer
from cold and want Of cleaning, and
too often from a too liberal use of the
curry comb. This implement should
be principally used to keep the brush
clean, applying it only lightly to the
body to loosen the dirt-ncvcr about
the limbs and especially the joints.
y liberal use of the brush will give
the coat that peculiarly glossy ap.
tpearance so much admired In a we'll
Kept horse. The stable should be as
warm rs possible, consistent with
lvcnti1ation, and good blankets should
be provided for each working horse.
II 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 ut night,
and the racks and managers should be
SO arranged that the animal can take
its hay without danger of filling its
eyes and Il with the seed. The
stalls should be roomv enough so that
the animal can lie at ease, and the
halter strap SO arranged 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 ut least
twice each day. After bringing in
the team at night, sweating perhaps,
do not go to bed without first thor
oughly cleaning them. A partly
worn brooIn. cut SQUARE, is an excel
lent thing for cleaning the limbs from
dirt, if not too harshly used. ]; is
attention to little matters about the
stable that go far TO make IN the
economy thereof, and it costs less
time to do the work regularly and ut
proper time than to have an OCCASION
al general cleaning up. 9 .
DEEP OR SHALLOW PLOwING.-I
once heard a gentleman of some note
rs an agricultural writer, at our
county fair, advise his hearers always
to be sure and go q foot deep, and if
Il few inches were added to that. all ,
the better. This is also, | think, Mr..
Grcclcy's theory and with what sue
cess, his ncighbors at Chappaqua
doubtless will inform you. After
several years of experience, | find rs
an ordinary rule. that it is preferable
for Inc at least to pillow shallow for
corn, and a trihe deeper for oats or
wheat, especially If the land Is to be
stocked down at the time. Say four
to six inches for corn, and some two
inches more Mt the time of seeding.
Or course no invariable rule can be
laid down. as light soils need more
shallow culture than CLAWS, and a very
strong rich soil will bear deeper Gull
ture than a poor, but good judgment
and discrimination comes in here as
III numbcrlcss other eases. which the
Intelligent farmer gravclly and
sandy hill soils requiring less depth
than heavy, murky, %intcrvale lands.
Indeed the Importance of this subject
should cause every one by repeated
trials to cndcayor to come to 4 lust
conclusion as to what is best in his
case.
CARE OF lloRsEs' LEGs.-Few men
who handle horses give proper attcn-
tlon to the feet and legs. Especially :
Is this the case on farms. Much time
Is spent of Il morning in rubbing,
brushing. and smoothing the hair Oh
the sides and hips, but at no time are
the feet examined and properly cared
for. Now, be ii known, that the feet
OF horse require care than the
body. They need ten times as much.
Tor Ill one respect they are almost the
entire horse. All the grooming that
can be done won't avail anything if
the horse is forced to stand where his
feet will he filthy. In this case tile
feet will become disordered, and then
the legs will get badly out of fix ; and
with bad feet and bad legs, there is
not much else of the horse tit for any,
thing. Stable prisons generally are
terribly severe on the feet and legs of
OF horses and unless these buildings
IAN afford Il dry room, where a horse
IAN walk around, lie down. or roll
over, they are not half so healthy and
to the horse as the pas
:ure, and should be avoided by all n
good hostlers in the country.-Noith
Reriew.
RrE.-lt is evident to all observers :,
who have or had cattle. horses or
mules under their care, that the end
II Winter or the early spring are the
most trying seasons for .cattlc. in
general. The often sudden transition
II cold to warm weather, The total ::
of diet from green todry. food,
rare rcrsa, exercise a vastinfucncc Z
'pon all organizations endowed with
faculties. That transition
be made gradual as much as
5 i II Ii power. at least as far. as diet 4
. concerned. In our opinion moth. Y
ns is better calculated to bring OH :.
he desired effect than 'riximg.Erccn
GOD with hay in small proportions,
nd gradually, but sufficient to pro {.
luce n slight relaxation ofthesysiem;
more fluent condition of the blood, -.
nd prepare the animals for the album .
amt supply'of grasses, herbs or .clo- :.
'er in the course of the spring. Rye -
> the most appropriate, the most re-.
liable and most efficient %succulcnt, to
e used in the early spring, without
he least danger, and an almost GER:
ain beneficial result, if used in n
and gradual way.--Faracy
Gnrdener. \