The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-06-04
FARM AVID FsREssDR.

horsc ~ bund 10 We stu, swan the legs and
feet with hot watcr-so hot that the hand
canot bear ~ touch II, hut not ~ hot ~ 10
scald. Aitcr short time the legs should
he rubbed dry, and the horse gently cx-
crciSd. Have never known this remedy
( 10 fail.
A correspondent Of the Rural Sun
says Founder in its worst form can b.
cured by standing your hore all day in
water deep enough to come up over his
back. Running water is best.
EFFECT OF LIGHTNING ON TRErs.--A
Swiss savant named COLLATION. has made
some interesting observations in regard to
the effect produced on different kinds of
trees by lightning. In the ncighborhood
Of Geneva Lake, WHERE these observations
were made, the poplar tree suffered least
from lightning, seeming to conduct il
away rapidly. Oaks, when struck, lose
the tops. Fins are rs little injured rs
poplar-. COLLATION. has found that young
pear trees recover from the effects Of light
ming, but old ones die, which seems to I've
aproof that young trees are better con-
ductors. The practical conclusion that
he draws from this is that poplar tres
may serve for lightning rods when planted
near houses, provided care bc taken to
connect the lower part of the trunk with
a well or moist ground by means OF
strong metal plate buried in the earth.
Without this precaution the electric cur
rent may leave the tree and take another
direction. This happened in one case,
where il took an obique course through
a house in order to each a neighboring
puddle. II the ground water is not very
deep, this is not necessary, as on river
banks and in valleys.
TRAINING CoLr.-Many persons,
when colt becomes used TO the halter
when standing in the stable, endcavor to
teach it to lead by going before, expecting
a colt to follow. The colt does not know
what is wanted, and 50 refuses, and then
comes Juggling at the end ofthe halter, and
too often whipping from behind, by an
assistant, until at length, the little sufferer
begins to comprehend what pulling from
before and whipping from behind means in
the language ofthose terrible beings who
have gotten it, in some very Incompetent
sible way to the colt, into their pawer.
Another way, and We must acknowl-
edgea more humane one than that last de
scribed, j. to take the colt out ut the end
of long light rope, but 81 that it may
still be within the reach Of the whiplash,
and then lunge the terrified animal about,
sometimes until the sweat starts from
every pour in its body. The only reason,
however, why we think this more humane
| than the other is, that il is less reason
able to expect the colt to advance toward
an object it fears, than that it should try
[ to escape another similar object it fears.
i The preferable way is to take the colt by
I the halter strap near the head, and stand
ing by its side. and holding light whip
continue to tapit gently behind, if it sulks
when hidden togo. II, on the contrary, it
tries to rush ahead, restrain it at first only
/ - much a. to check undue exuberance,
and guide it in the direction wished, talk
ing gently to it, and at the end of the
lesson giving little sugar or some other
thing it likes. In this way it will oon
come to like the exercise, and then it may
easily be taught 10 go in a circle, both
right and left. 1t will he thoroughly
trained in short time, and will always
lead promptly up to, or by the side of the
attendant
To make the colt advance to you when
standing in front, at the end of the halter,
give slight pull and say" come" repeat
ing this until you are satisfied it will not.
Then, upon repeating the word, tap the
colt ON the fore legs with the end Of the
whip, and it will soon learn what you
want. When the colt has approached
close to you, give it taste Of something
it likes, and it will soon learn To come and
lay its head on your shoulder. 1t is true
il takes time to 50 educate a colt, but these |
lessons are never lost, and perfect conf |
dence being formed between the colt and
yourself, the subsequent training to the |
saddle and harness will be sufficiently sim !
plifed to more than repay this extra care
at the beginning. The difference between |
breaking horse and training horse, is
simply the difference between the exercise
of brute force and human intelligence.
GEESE AND FEATHER BEDs.-Bernice
Bitter writes to the New York Rural from
Binghampton, y. Y: A few years ago
| wished TO have new feather bed. Hus-
band said it was cheaper to buy one than
10 be bothered with geese; but the great
est trouble about il was this; We were
never quite ready to spare the money for
1t. Aunt said when she commenced
keeping house she had two feather beds
one she raised from geese, the other she
bought, warranted to he good goose
feathers. In few years the boughten
one was heavy and soggy and no longer
lively, while the other one is yet lively
and good after thirty-five years wear. SO,
womanlike, | said, "rll sell few hens
and with the money I'll buy three geese
and raise bed that know to he good"
Here is the result though not 20 very fiat
tering but one thing is certan--I have
my goosc-fcather bed. It, paid
for and know it to he good one. In
1872 paid three dollars for three geese.
June LIST, goose Matched nine goslings;
raised them all. In 1873 had four old
geese goslinPs hatchcd middle of May,
raised only four In 1874 goslings
Matched middle of May, raised seven of
them:
ls72Dec 49, sold gosllngs, dressed at l5c IS 90
pounds 80
lHty i've N
igecse, dressed at l2lac q t.............,.. %
Picked m ieathers........... ........... q -
ls73-sad goslings, dressed "a Ms, at iic..... 81
Picked Ms ieathe s.....,...,..,............ 6 -
goe,e intend Ia winteT......,...............7 40