The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-31
Farm and Household.
CARE OF TEAM HORSES,


CARE OF TEAM HORSES.
The following good advice to teamsters has
been published in the form of a poster. and
sent out by the Massachusetts Society for the
Persecution of Cruelty to Animals. II is
signed by Daniel Fl. Blanchard and Endorsed
by several veterinary surgeons. agents of rail-
wav and express companies. and bv Charles
A. Currier. special agent of the society:
Potatoes on carrots NAV be given once or
twice week to GOOD advanfaee
See that vour horse is kent clean warm
and Comfortable with plentv of beddinc
A piece of rock salt should ALWAYS be left in
the manoer
Soc that b;s borross 10 Lon+ sof, ,,d o,oor
particularly fhe inside of the collar which
ought ALWAYS TO he smooth az the nersnira.
ton when Jrv causes rr;tat;o,, and is Hnh1o
to nrodnce calls % on the sbonider ""N 10 ''''"'0
The collar shonld fit closalv with snaoo
enonoh at the bottom to admit y MANS bpnJ
Tftoe IarTo IL boS tha bad naaat nf 5ra,a,;..
the sbnnISers to@etber n@e iu 0' 'o'' u
On no consideration shoud n team or anv
work horse le comnelled to wear a martn,
gale. as Il draws the head down and nrevents
Rim from gettino into an easy and natursl
nosit;on
Tho cboct-rain mav bo mood hrt o,,r t;oh, A.,
enough to keen the head in natural n0si.
tion and n shpnlJ newer ba ,yonnJ aramnd
tbe bamas
See that tho bames are bn.Llod t;obt
enonc,,at tho ton 70 hr;no ,ha raft';ro, ~ y
the center Of tbe collsr Il TOO low !, not on
iv interteres with tba aot;on Of +bo sbouldnr
Int Gives tbe collar an maven besring oar
Can,io, sl.on1d ho taken .that t5a Firth 10
not buckled too tight, particularly on string
Teams, Ior When tne traces are Strengthened,
IL mas Ine tendency TO draw the glrth against
the peily, ana distress the morse.
oee tfEat lne morse is kept well shod, with
a good stlff snoe, always calked at toe. and
heel on hind 1eet, as 1t is there where all the
propelilng power comes from when heavily
Loaded.
Keep the ieet good and strong, by not al
lowing them 10 pe cut away 700 much by the
packsniln.
Inc pest OF judgment should be used IN
ioaolng, taxing lnto CONSIDERATION the condl-
ton oil the street, and the distance to be tray
eled.
Never overload, Tor by SO doing you only
distress, strain and discourage your horse,
and 90 him more injury than you can posi-
Oily gam by carrying the extra load.
Wsen your loau Is naru 10 pun, stop olten,
and give your horse chance to breathe.
No good driver will ever resort to the cruel
practice of whipping or beating his horse. A
light whip may be carried, but there is sell
dom use for it. Much more can be accom-
plished by kind treatment and good judg-
ment.
Remember the horse is very intelligent,
proud, sensitive, noble animal, the most use
.ul Known to man, and is deserving OF the
greatest Kindness.
WHEN TO CUT GRAIN.
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r,,h;oIe h oa'Ou . y, alpenS y, siam I, ena; s.'
"non .lio s!"ii Iol'alns '.o iaiSeeo puI '.un ~
VI Hu'illilen1 IL not Inat at wn,cn 'ne
sla.i 10 naiuess 1S VI VI Ine pliSnleS. ooioI' vi
paI.s nioss Ieauhy rom tne capsule or ell
consalerable mart of the rinenino nrocess
should take place in The shock or the stack.
If it is allowed to ripen, or, in other words,
dry and harden completely while standing,
the grain loses much of its nutrtive proper
ties. As in clover, hay, or grass, a large por-
tion of the sugar, starch, and gum is chan ged
into woody fiber by standing after certain
period; so grain is deteriorated by over
ripening. The husk becomes developed at
the expense of the kernel, and the yield of
flour from over-ripe wheat is less than from
that cut in the proper season. My own
practice has been to watch the fields closely,
especially around the outside or along the
fences, because it is there that the grain
rlpens inst. AS soon as md that the grain
shel's readily and mas taken nne straw
color, and when crushed between the edges
OF the nails OF the thumo ana foIe-hnger pro-
ouceS poWdery, starchy substance, Which
Is In no way pasty or douShy, turn ln tne
reaper at once. Ii IN gram IS leit uhIu IL IS
TOO hard 10 De easily crushed IN thls way, IL
is TOO ripe ana lbs qGaiiiy Is INFERIOR, FROM
my experience in I.liilhg' as wen as la!llins,
vol OIL 90 tba t.,rn1er that wheat rye oats or
barley should be cut at the precise point here
described. When the season is drier than
usual l would hasten the period somewhat
N. Y. Tribune.
SKELETON LEAVES.
a,-.,atoa;-a1 sto,,,5 ho ,thon
od oni', u " dr" ~ eat%ar should also 5e nor
cEy Iy ~ ny S,r,at I;t,I ~.
iecuy inatureu, July anu august peliS Tue
best months 10 gamer tneh. among tne
choicest varieties are vine, poplar, beech and
ivvIr leaves dissolve four ounces of washing
~, -, c,,nStnn .f Lo;t;ror ,,,o+o III ,,.S
soua Ill Que qua.t9, vi oo'ii.S ""'oi auu TWO
oGnGes VI SlaoeeS th;s ~ onl thon anu D4' 10
oIanr lie or %H INTO saucen,n and wba o ~ tho tho