Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-15
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

CLIPPING HORSES.

CLIPPING HORSES.
President Bergh, of the New York So
ciety, lately requested the opinion of
James S. Cattanach, vertlnary sur
geon, in regard to clipping holses. He
replied as follows:
consider clipping highly beneficial
to horses that are called on to perform
fast work, such as road horses, etc.
From my observation they imme-
diately commence to improve IN condi-
ton, feel better; the lean horse will
get fat they will not perspire so much
when worked hard can perform more
work with greater ease than before be-
ing clipped.
Clipping has such happy result
that | consider it tonic superior to
any that can be found in the pharmaco-
poeia it strengthens the absorbents of
the skin. allows the animal to perspire
with greater freedom is not so liable
to take cold after hard drive ne re-
turns to his stable with a beautiful glow
over his whole frame is easily rubbed
dry, and will not break out in sweat
when blanketed and placed in his
stall.
The horse with a long coat of hair,
that is driven at rapid gait on the
road, will return to the stable in pro-
fuse state of perspiration. The groom
endeavors to rub him dry; he may
keep rubbing him with all his might
for an hour and will not succeed. He
blankets him up, places him in his
stall, and returns in the morning to
- ! Il bot ,g
spiration then he was the night pre-
vious. Hence the loss of many valua-
bic horses.
The trotting- horse that is clipped is,
as a general rule, well taken care of.
His owner provides him with warm
blankets, and when he stops on the
road he is wrapped up in them and the
greatest of care is taken to prevent HIM
from taking cold. | do not advocate
the clipping of horses that have only
to perform slow work, nor the "hack ?"
that has to stand for hours on the
public squares, his owner waiting for a
Job; but for the gentleman's road
horse l consider it as an act of human
ity to relieve him of the heavy coat.
Clipping horses has been practlsed for
a number of years, and has now be-
come popular. 1t has had a fair trial,
and if gentlemen did not find it bene-
fetal they would not run the risk of
adopting it on horses that cost them
| thousands of dollars.
CARE OF HORSES LEGS.
Few men who handle horses give
proper attention to the feet and legs.
Especially is this the case on farms.
Much time is spent of morning in
rubbing, brushing, and smoothing the
hair, on the sides and hips, but at no
time are the feet examined and properly
cared for. Now, be 1t known that the
feet of the horse require more care than
the body. They need ten times as much
for one respect they are almost the en-
tire horse All the grooming that can
be done won't avail anything if the
horse is forced to stand where his feet
will be filthy. In this case, the feet
will become disordered, and then the
legs will get BADLY out of fix; and with
bad feet and Dad legs, there is not much
else of the horse fit for anything. Stable
prisons generally are terribly severe
on the feet and legs of horses and I'M
less these buildings can afford dry
room, where the horse can walk around,
lie down, or roll over, they are not half
so healthy and comfortable to the horse
as the pasture, and should be avoided
by all good hostlers in the country.
NORTH British AgricultuiSt.
ooRN-ooB MEAL.
An Indiana farmer writing to the
Germantown Telegraph, says: About
twelve years ago nearly all the farmers
In this part of the State bought "corn
and cob crnshers, " and expected to fat
ten their stock on the chops which the
machine made The crusher performed
It's part well enough, but the trouble was
that the Ignorant cows would not eat
the meal, and finally could not be coaxed
into the stable if there, was a sign of
the meal there, while the hogs left their
pens and took refuge in the woods
We finally concluded that cob-meal was
only valuable as substitute for saw
dust I have heard a great many
"book farmers argue N favor of grind.
ing up the cobs with the corn, but after
trying 1t they invariably gave up the
idea that there was food in the cobs
If any one has a desire to try the expert,
ment, let him grind the cobs alone, and
see If he can induce any of his stock to
eat It, That will convince him that
cobs as food are entirely worthless.
Facts for the Housekeeper.
IRONING CLOTHES.