National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-07-18
Farm, Garden and Household,
How 70 Treat Horses,

Not one of the domestic animals is so
much akin to men with reference TO
feelings and ambition as the horse, for
when he sweats with heavy load, when
he gets into difficult places, and when
he is hurt by his harness or saddle, he
shrinks almost in the same way that u
man does. His nerves seem to be
equally sensitive with ours, and espec-
ial pains should be taken to see that his
harness sets easily and does not gall
him, and during this hot weather the
lightest rig possible should be used,
and every superilous strap removed.
TIE harness Of the horses drawing the
street cars of New York is without
breeching back or belly-bands; in fact,
there is nothing but bride, reins, col
lar and tugs, which is ample when
horses pillow, and also when put to Il
wagon, providing the ground is level
and there is IA good brake. Let the
stable be airy and clean, and when work
is done for the day, let the horse roll
if he will, and then battle his limbs,
back and TANKS. If it is absolutely
necessary to use back-band, the own.
er should be careful to see that it is not
too short, or buckled too tight and
that the pad is soft and kept in good
order. 1t is absolutely disgraceful for
farmers horse to have sore back,
because it signifies that his owner is
both careless and cruel A sore back il
serious annoyance, and three or four
weeks with the best of treatment are
required for cure. If, however, the
cause remains wholly or only in part
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and irritated the sore may become al
most incurable and the animal become
OF little value. 1t should be n good
cause for criminal prosecution if an
owner permits his horse to get into this
condition. The remedy for old sores is
pulverized burnt alum to eat away the
proud flesh, and for fresh ones soap
suds, but, probably luke-warm water is
better Harsh, irritating applications
whether for outward or interior ills,
should be avoided, for they indicate
profound ignorance in him who pre-
scribes. Much good has been reported
of homeopathic treatment, and quite
likely Gas the opposition would saw for
the reason that nature effected the
cures.
An experienced correspondent of the
.PrGcticai Farmer from Eastern Penn
sylvania, afterenumerating list of very
tempting profits realized from sheep,
advises that farmers do not rush head
long into the business; but that those
who have sheep retain them, and that
those who have none procure and try a
few upon their farm, and see if there
be not profit in keeping them. A few
sheep can be proftably kept on almost
any farm, as they will feed upon some
things that other stock will not touch.
will entirely eradicate some kinds of
weeds-and what they thus consume
will not be missed at the end of the
year. AS to grazing sheep and COWS on
the same pasture, the writer says: 81
will conclude by giving q summary of
my own experience in sheep husbandry.
have been farming and keeping sheep
nineteen years. During the last seven
years l have been keeping thorough
bred Southdowns, carefully selected
from some of the best flocks in the
country. My lambs have averaged me
$40 apiece, and the wool 80 for each
sheep. l think ! can keep one sheep
and one COW to every acre on given
amount of pasture land just as well as
to keep the COW alone. In regard to
alleged injurious effects affirmed by
some of keeping sheep and dairy cows
in same pasture, will state that 1 have
never observed them +; and if there was
any injurious effects resulting from the
practice it would be confined to the
short space of time intervening between
first turning to pasture and harvest,
say from the middle of May to the LIST
or middle of July. Sheep prefer and
will cling to the old pastures, while
cows are continually seeking and long
ing for new"
Milking Young Heifers.
The owners of pet Jersey cows have
so often said that they might be MIXED
up to the time of calving, that Mr..
Warning was induced to try the expert
ment on part OF bis herd at the Ogden
farm. In the last Anaerican Aqricul.
turtst he says that in every case there
has been trouble with the udder, and
thus far the flow of milk is less than it
was after the previous calving. Here
after he will endeavor to dry off his
COWS month before calving.