The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
NOW TO CARE FOR HORSES.

The European correspondent OF the
California agricultural writes from
Paris concerning the care OF horses az
follows:
TO groom a horse well and keep the
stables sweet are much. but not all the
essentials; there il further demanded m
attention TO the animals state Of health
noting when the horses condition re
duires artificial aids, and regulating his
food according TO his work. Ordinarily,
hay, straw and oats form the regular
dietary but NJ man occasionally re
quires %tonics, and n more generous
nourishment according TO his work, 70
also does the horse. Hunters generally
receive a weekly warm mash, consisting
either Of bran, or better perhaps, o,
barley flour, containing according 10
the temperament Of the animal, some
crushed beans or linseed. This nuSh
is very grateful after n hard run an'
when the animal is wet, but must not Dt
given till an hour or two after th'
horse has entered the stable. Carrot'
Ont and mixed with the rntions OF oats
morning and evening" are refreshing,
brit TO feed horses constantly thus with
carrots has been found in France TO Ell
feet the kidneys and enIeehle the an
imal. Horses employed for speed re-
cciye their hay only in small PORTIONS
nj n time this prevents u greed Tor
| drinking and distensiOn Of the stomach
Not n few practical men trace asthma
and wheeling TO this cause. In the
matter Of drinking, well water IL mosl
pernicious for horses, and the longer
the period that elapses between their
drink and work, the better. Horses
with tendency TO gorge themselves with
bay or straw ought to be muzzled this
will check plethora, The flooring on
the stable has much to do with the con
dition Of health. Asphelte Tagging If
the fav0rite pavement for stables here.
and which costs two and one'haIi
francs the square yard. Twenty two
horses belonging to an artillery req,
ment have been poisoned by eating old
musty hay three of them died, and on
disc elton the intestines displayed great
lnhammatory LESSONS. Those saved had
received sudoriic drinks; diouretics
and purgatives, adding a little ether
and opium to the beverages to calm the
COLES. Such poisoning il not at all
rare among domestic animals, occasion
ed not only by mouldy hay, but also
from oats, pulp, ETC., in a similar state
Farm buildings subjected to humidity,
or crops soured in a wet season, TOO
| often present the danger in question.
The remedy is easy to shake and beat
we'll the affected forage, watering 1t
with n solution OF salt two hours before
using.
KINDNESS TO MICH COWS.
One of the greatest errors in over
coming COWS that are nnqu ct while
being MIXED, is to whip, beat, kick an1
brawl NJ them. This is generally done;
and the COW becomes afraid and angry,
and, instead of becoming better, grows
worse. Mich lows can not be whipped
or terrified into standing quietly gently
and patiently during milking. They
dislike to be MIXED for they know
that loud words and hard blows always
attend the operation. They dread to
see the mixer as the little urchin breads
to see the birchen rod in the hand Of an
angry pedagogue, when he expects to
have it applied to his back. A COW
kindly and properly treated is pleased
to see tho mixer, gladly awaits his or
her approach, and submits with pleas
ure to the operation of being MIXED.
Every one having experience with
COWS knows this to be tue. But the
COW is opposed to a change Of mixers
she soon becomes attached to one per.
son who performs the operation, and
does not willingly and freely give down
her milk to another person therefore,
have one mixer to certain COWS, and
bear in mind, if you change mixers it
is at the expense of a loss of milk and
of injury to the COW. .
All animals appreciate kind treat
ment, and resent abuse. See that those
who milk them control themselves,
govern their passions, speak low and
kindly under almost any provocatlon ;
and soon the COVE will learn that they
are not going to be abused, and will
submit to the operation. Milking should
be performed 1T regular hours. not
VARYING fifteen minutes one day from
another. No talking or laughing should
be permitted. -OhiO Farmer.
UNDEsERvEDLY NEGLECTED PIONEERING
PLANTS.
There ARE some very beautiful flower
ing plants, admirably adapted to on
climate, and OF easy cultivation, which
, are seldom seen in our southern gar
, dens. we do not refer to newly intro
, duced species and varieties. These ar,
, often too expensive to be within tn,
q reach Of our people generally, and no
. mfrequently Of too little value, in spite
! of their fine, high sounding names, t.
be bought at any price. We have il
, our mind, on the contrary, such ole
favor:tes (among others as the follow
ing |. TrOpWOllm MINUS, in its i'm
proved forms, Il truly magnificent plant
, beautiful in foliage, and brilliant ii
bloom neglected, we suspect, because
it is "nothing but a nasturtium," one
species of which is sometimes grown
as n garden vegetable !; 2. CdtiOpsis
cBeautiful Eye'), in the flowers of
whioh We have every shade of yellow,
orange, reddish brown, and crimson,
and the plant takes 30 kindly to our
gardens that it seeds itself and grows
and blooms, in all it's beauty, in every
nook and corner 3. BartOnid, brilliant
and showy-howers n metallic yellow
4. BrOmnuaiia, free Towering and Ok.
quisitoly delicate and beautiful, bnt not
snowy /; 8. Gdikidrdid is a native of the
south, and perhaps sighted at home on
that account, but it makes a brilliant
bed, and is a constant blOomer. We
might put many more beautiful things
in this list of good and available, but
seldom seen flowers, but these are
enough for once
THINNING CORN.
Prof. ROBBERS, of the Cornell Uni
yersity, made some experiments in
growing corn upon the college
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