Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-10-03
Farm, Garden and HOusel old.
Care OF Team Horses.


Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pre-
sents the following concise rules for
the care of horses:
Potatoes or carrots may be given
once or twice a week to good advantage.
See that your horse is kept clean,
warm, and comfortable, with plenty of
bedding.
A piece of rock salt should always be
left in the manger.
See that the harness is kept soft and
clean, particularly the inside of the
collar, which ought alwaysto besmooth,
as the Precipitation, when dry, causes
irritation, and is liable to produce gals
on the shoulder.
The collar should fit closely, with
space enough at the bottom to admit
mans hand. If too large it has the
bad effect of drawing the shoulders to-
gether.
On no consideration should a team
or any work horse be compelled to
wear martingale, as ii draws the head
down, and prevents him from getting
into an easy and natural position.
The check-rein may be used, but
only tight enough to keep the head in
a natural position, and it should never
be wound around the names,
See that the names are buckIed tight
enough at the top to bring the draft
IRON near the center of the collar. If
TOO low, 1t not only interferes with the
action Of the shoulder, but gives the
collar an uneven bearing.
Caution should be taken that the
girth is not buckled too tight, particu-
larly on string teams, for when the
traces are Strengthened it has the ten
dency to draw the girth against the
belly, and distress the horse.
See that the horse is kept we'll shod,
with good stiff shoe, always calked at
toe and heel on hind feet, as it is there
where all the propelling power comes
1ropl when heavily loaded.
Keep the feet good and strong by not
allowing them to be cut away too much
by the blacksmith.
The best of Judgment should be used
IN loading, taking into consideration
the condition of the street and the dis.
lance to be travelled.
Never overload, for by SO doing you
only distress, strain, and discourage
your horse, and do him more injury
than you can possibly gain by carrying
the extra load.
When your load is hard to pull, stop
often, 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 car
RED, but there is seldom use for it.
Much more can be accomplished by
KIND treatment and good judgment.
How to Soften Hard Putty.
After many trials, and with variety
OF differently shaped tools with various
success, at last accomplished my end
by the simple application of heat. Ny
first experiment was with soldering
iron, when, to my great delight, ]
found the putty become so soft that
the broken glass could be removed by
the fingers and the putty be easily
scraped away. All that is required is a
block of iron about 21 inches long by
II inches square, fiat at the bottom,
and drawn out for a handle, with a
wooden end like soldering iron.
When hot (not red) place this iron
against the putty or fiat on the broken
glass, If any, and pass it slowly around
the sides of the square. The heat will so
soften the putty that it will come away
from the wood without difficulty.
Some of it may be so hard as to require
a second application of the hot iron,
but one experiment will give sufficient
instruction to meet all difficulties.
To Cure a BaIky Horse.
A balky horse is understood to be an
animal which, when harnessed, refuses
to start. Various expedients, many of
them cruel, are resorted to in order to
overcome such obstinacy, and it may,
therefore, be we'll enough to please note
the California method. It is to put q
rope under the horses body, behind
his lore legs, and to let two men, one
at each end, draw the rope backward
and forward, as if saving" at the
legs. 1t must not be done too roughly,
poO oUli WILL lOICo SuluClouG. Inc AMI
NAL, to escape something he does not
understand, will soon move few steps,
and after o heightened but quiet appli-
cation of such persuasive process,
will not fail to move on. Repeated ap.
pllcations will work thorough cure.
Green Corn Pudding.
Crate closely twelve ears of green
corn put the gratings with quart Of
milk into covered tin pail, and set il
in kettle of boiling water when hot,
strain through wire sieve, crushing
with spoon any particles of pulp that
will not pass through add teacupful
OF sugar, and the beaten yolks of fou,
eggs pour back in the pail, and stir il
till hot, but do not let 1t boil. Their
stir in cotfee-cupful of rolled crackers
and piece of butter the size of an egg
Pour all into buttered pudding pan
and bake till a good brown ther
spread the top with the whites of foul
eggs, beaten stiff, and mixed with cur
OF sugar. Let it stand in the oven til
the icing is cooked, but not Drowned. -
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