The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-23

Care q Horses l~rgs.--The Nerfh Brif-
ish Agriculturist says: Few men who
handle horses give proper attention to
the feet and legs. Especially is this the
case on farm. Much time is spent OF
a morning in rubbing, brushing and
smoothing the hair on the sides and
hips, but at no time are the feet exam
ined and properly cared for. Now, be
it known, that the feet of horse re-.
quire more care than the body. They
need ten times as much. for in one re-
spect they aye 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 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
bad 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 unless these
building can afford dry room, where
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"
Smoking Meat.-There is a prejudice
in the minds of some against the use
Of smoke in preserving meats, as smoke
has unpleasant associations connected
with it. Smoke, certainly, is not pleas
ant to breathe, but taken into the stom-
ach, in the small quantity found in
smoked beef or ham, it is harmless, and
to most palates agreeable. Care should
be taken, however, in smoking meat,
not to let the temperature rise too
high, and to use the right kind of fuel.
If the temperature rises above l400 the
albumen of the meat is coagulAted, and
rendered hard and indigestible. The
fuel also communicates its peculiar fs-
vor to the meat, and this may BE- pleas
ant or disagreeable. The famous West
phalia hams are smoked with j1niper
wood. In this country we more COM
monty use birch. Some however, Prefer
hickory, and others cogn-cobs. A few
wintergYeen leaves thrown upon the
fuel while the meat is smoking gipe
flavor highly relished by some.
Cost Of Keeping Cops in Mr. Dairies--
An "Orange Comfy" milk-producer on
Long Island thus feedr his COWS
namely, ten pounds Of hay four quarts
of corn or oil-mesl, and ore bushel IF
brewers grains, daily. The scot of this
is, for hay Is cents, mea, Is cent?
grains Is cents total 48 cents. The
average yield is ten quarts doily, which,
retails at ten cents per quart. Calculat-
ing for interest or cost of stock an0
other expenses, and . proper ,emunera-
ton for the uncomfortable, and un
seaoonable labor necessary. ii an
+" Orange county, chiryman = honest,
he is far from being . "bloa.ed arusto-
craH,r or one who dos not weA earn his
money.
Productive 9Iat.-A corresp nSent OF
the CAautauqsa Farn~ says: y have q
plat Of ground that measures s0x % fe ct,
lone section Of my garden) frcn viii CHI
/ raised, in lSTlI 22tushels POTATOES,
bushels onions, 2 busAels tomasoes, b alf
bushel beans. 40 good cabbages, o ne
bushel beets, 6igood Hubbard 'qrasht 8,
had two hills cucumbers, four hilb M d.
ons that yielded we.L one peck swe ct
potatoes, best ies a styip two fset vic e,
the length Of the plst for green pes $;
also two rows of parsaips. 10 set lolag
not dug yet. A part Of the above pro
ducts was a row OF peerless pot ate es
that weighed SO pesnds from thr se
fouYths Of pound.