Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-24
Exercise for Notwithstanding.


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Exercise for Notwithstanding.
The necessity Of providing exercise
| for confined fowls mast be apparent 10
every one who has observed their aCtiyi-
ty when they are allowed to roam at
large We have before spoken of this
subject, and suggested the sowing OF
corn or other grain in their enclosures,
where it is practicable, rs well rs the
shallow burial of pieces OF damaged
meat, beef heads, etc, 80 that the fowls
may scratch out the TGargots as they
appear In addition, if their yards are
well Uttered, with coarse straw, marsh
grass, pieces of turf, light brush-Wood,
Shells small stones or pebbles, or light
rubbish of any kind, anplthe grain which
is fed them be part of the time thrown
among this material. or partly buried
under it, a good deal of exercise and en-
ployment will be furnished which they
might not otherwise obtain y pretty
deep mulching of their enclosure, with
very coarse straw, bog-grass or even
marsh flags, when O0tainable, and grain
scattered among it frequently, would be
an excellent plan. Their scratching
BILE in an industrial point of view, where
it is desirable to reduce long coarse ma
terials to a finer condition for some
special purpose; they will not only
scratch it fine, allied by the action of the
sun and rains, but they will in time
scratch it out OF sight. The ayidity
with which they scratch over grounds
mulChed for other purposes than chicken
culture (When they have the chance
should teach every close observer to
utilize their talent for - finding things.
to their fullest extent. \ little study in
this direction will aid most thoroughly
breeders, who are obliged to COntine
their fowls, to make use of various ma
terials for this purpose, which we have
not mentioned, and which are peculiar
to various localities. Old newspapers,
even-particulaTly political newspapers
old pieces of wrapping paper, or OF
bagging. leather clippings in the neigh
bOrhOod of boot and shoe manufacto-
ries. shavings, saw dust, weeds, corn
stalks. refuse of almost any kind that a
hen can move with a little eXcTtiOn.
could be used to advantage. The mulch
will benefit the soil. and the exercise
will benefit the fowls, keep them from
bad habits, and furnish them with en-
plOyment large part OF the time; ana
when you do this one of the grcatcst-U
not the grea1est-ObstaCleS to success in
poultry raising where fowls must be
confined is overcome. CUltjcat0r.
Large or Small Teams fer tIle Farm.
A small team, where but one is used,
will not do. Deep blowing or sod pIow-
ing is too heavy for it. We have known
instances not few where pair of light
horses were exchanged for heavier from
a matter of sheer necessity.
But shall heavy horses then be Sc
cured? We have known them to be eX-
| changed for a lighter, not a light team.
! Strength, activity, endurance, these are
! qualities in a horse that are wanted, and
a good frame to hold them and give
them full play.
1t is the medium sized team. suflf-
GENTLY heavy to carry a good load, or
pillow sod without tlinching or succumb-
| ing, that is the most prOtitable-horses
of mettle and strength, yet tractable,
sure and quick of foot-that will do
much light work in day and yet an
swer for heavy.
Each one knows, or should know,
what his work is, and secure his team
accordingly. If there is Il large pro-
portion of heavy work, he wants heav-
| Ter team; when there Is much light
work, a lighter. But in all cases he
must see to the treatment of his team
| that it is not abused or Overstrained.
! Hard work and hard, that is, strong
! feed, will soon wear out a horse. If to
this is added neglect or abuse, there win
| be but about half the service gotten out
e 4 81 @
! years, and fail sooner; whereas we have
known horses to live to the age of 80
years and more, and do fair days
| work.
A heavy horse is generally a slow and
unwieldy horse, good enough for heavy
| drafts but there it ends. The most of
the farm work is not of the heaviest
| kind, and a spry, rather light horse,
will do it cheaper than the heavy Per
| cheron, or cart horse besides, he is
| easier to handle. But for single pair
as we have said, light horse will not
| do. Avoiding extremes is the best doc
| trine. Secure a good sized team, spry
and mettlesome, yet easily managed and
! safe, good constitution, a good keeper,
| good temper and well trained.
! Such a team is worth something ; it
| will cost something time trouble and
expense in securing it, but it will be
most effective engine in the operations
/ of the farm Tested well, it viii do the
| work fully and effectively, last long
time. There is great improvement to
| be made in securing our teams as we
want them A farmer cannot afford.
especially in a crowded time, as in har-
vest or seed time, to be annoyed with
baulky horses. They must be up to the
work, always, as wanted. And so on
the road We get our horses too much
at hap-hazard, and fear to lay out lit
tie extra means for superior team. 1t
requires but little more to get good
satisfactory team, costing less to keep,
doing more work, and doing it the bet
ter-a team that with good treatment