The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-12-11
Farm and Household Column.
Breaking Colts.

vOur WOlk III breaktn Is zone. Dut
before you are master over tho colt,
be- sar. yOn are master over yourself;
this at all times, 40 that you do not
lose Your temper ; your temper gone,
you will abuse yonv animal and treat
him az you nor lle wi'f,nnderstapd
tho reason Of. Que such ''scrape" IN
very hurtfrl. II you think it will not
matter, that it will be all forgotten,
then you are mistaken. it will not be-
forgottcn. but constantly act as Il re-
minder Of tho untrustwolt!incss Of
the nun. -
begin early with your colt, and
never contradict Yourself to him, and
he will think it is all right; that he
has to do what you require of him.
What YOU do in the way Of teaching
or breaking, do it gradually, mildly
of course, and with confidence this
will inspire confidence in return.
Thus get him used to the harness,
saddle, etc, Ly degrees, first by u
part OF the harness, and SO on. By
and-hye he will have reached the full
attainment and 10 will hardly know
how. only that no is to abide by it;
it will be seen rs a matter of conrse.
But if vicious fit takes him while
training, you must hold him as with
u vice, aud let him know that resist
ance is utterly useless-and, if neces.
sary, punish, him. Finch once and
he viii want you to finch again, and
he will eudea yor. and harder than be-
fore, to have it 50; hut if he have no
excuse,,tbe way will soon be clear Tor
yon.
Make yonr colt what you want Of
him Us u horse. He is an iustru-
ment, and you are t" fashion him as
you want him. II for farm work,
you do not want him for trotter; if
for II trottcr, not for a racer. II yen
want him for heavy farm work alone,
he must, he treated somewhat differ
emily from what is necessary for 4
mere roadstet, and rice rersu. For .
saddle horse, or a lady's horse. YOU
want something different still. II no
ishigh- tempered, You must treatiI'im
differently from . horse With . mild
disposition, and 50 on. You must
know your horse, and know what you
want him for; then make hun such;
shape the instrument tO your pur-
pose. Begin early; vt birth is rot
too early hints and signs have All
et1tct-and these e. through life.
We have given general directions;
special rules cannot be given, as it
wonld require for almost every ami
NAL special treatment, SO various arc
the manifestations of horses, particu-
laliy Tie ltllerenJ breeds ana almost
innuMer..ble varieties.
There is not much to do to train i
horse We have uentiunetl most bat
it takes time to do it. 1t must DO
gradual, growing work. The colt
must grow in his trainings as 10 his
years; it will 10 nature with bin
then, and liz will want to do that on
"; in fact hi knows only to do that
, this makes him reliable. The man
(who is Il humane and Intelligent
mani has made him 40 and he will
treat him with discretion, work hin,
:. what he can readily bear. and what,
mainly ho loves to do. lie vii! there
fore wear at least u third longer. Ha
.. will do good SERVICE till twenty-five
I've have known them to d" it vi
thirty, While others, with hard treat
ment, ARE worn ont ut eighteen.
+ Take pains to make u good instrn.
n,ent, and then keep it good. Let ~
one interfere with your work or, Il
not fitted yourself for the work, Gel
some one lat least t" aid) that il
: qualified. A horse is worth it, or i
3 not, lie is not worth having.
Hog Cholera Cu,e..-As we see by
!. our exchanges that cholera is again
+ appearing among tue, hogs IN ce,taii
/ localities, it would be well for farm
ers +" cnt the following dit aud pre-
!. serve it for trial in case Of necessity
:, It IL endorsed by tho Indiana farmer
" as ono never known To fail: a,..
"A Make from peacl, treo leaves an.
4 twisss, Gf it is Il time Of the yea
g when there is 10 leaves Use the twig'
aud bark), q very strong tea--don'
G be afraid Of your trees but make i
!. very stlUng--now salt the tea ant
:. thicken .wlth bran or meal ; ,Naake i
+, thick ny, can 10 stirred; let it co"
y aud then give to each hog abon
!. three Nuts. You need not repeal
2 the dose, as que il sufficient, il y"'
4 make it s,ring. | nse for ten galinn
/, If mnshti. three peck basket leve
!, full vi lrayss anil twigs. have SEE
Il hogs cured III tIsiA. way that wo0l'
p not. eat corn, but NY watching them
NJ aud when they leave, drive the.
)r hack, they will eat ct the mush i
to small quantities until they have ~''
is en- enough to cure them. l"n CT,
20 give luote than stated abOvp witllou
= 4uy danger to tho h"s.
a. There IL 10 doubt that the rr;
~, science iu feeding any kind Of st"ct
80 :. in never allowing them to get thi
~ troy. the tiule they xye born mt
d they arc tit. toy the butcher. Ncr
3 many Of odr breeders and feeder
" understand this, and very many pra'
1t tical feeders hvld, and that vii
~. truth. that feeding, Will, grain shoul
4 he continued darin. the summer a"
4 while the animal il on grass. Tir'
II 10 " no doubt but the allowance Of
W liberal quantity 81 ground feed d
ring the snmhivr III connection Wit
% gruss is the wisess economy when Il
: animal is to be turue4 vi the succee,
ne ing wiuter OF spring.
rs T Save the 'Fuel.-Tlue surplns .he
"a wasted from N common stove will,
IS: conducted through 3 drum intO Il