Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-09

oats, wheat orr barley may be used
Wheat middlings are an excellent sum
mer feed, because Of the fesh-formine
elements contained in them-the requi.
sites for producing eggs. Soft food
should be mixed rather dry, SO that
when thrown upon the ground it will
fall in pieces When soft it sticks 10
| the beaks,s to the annoyance OF the
| fowls, and it is also liable to derange
their digestion. Fowls require also q
daily supply of green or fresh vegeta-
bles, both summer and winter. Chop
ped turnips, cabbages or apples are
suitable for winter In summer access
to green peas is the best means of sat
isfying their wants. In order to be
successful in keeping fowls, their wants
should be attended to with the same
care and regularity that is bestowed on
other animals; the increase in the mum
Der of eggs will then be perceptible.--
Christian Union. ~ a
How to Break a Balxy Horse.
A. correspondent of the New Orleans
Home Journal has the following on this
subject: ssr~s 3tse. > an tr.rs.
Balky horses may be divided into
three classes:
LIST. Such as do not like to 60 from
pure laZiness, or stop when tired and
refuse to 60 any further. This is a
balky horse in very mild form, and
can generally be cured by any good
horseman. ;tf4 - .-g.,-
I'd. Embraces such horses as are real
ly stubborn, and refuse to 60 from a
headstrong disposition to have their
llost troublesome, but in fact, are the
easiest to break; and when once broken
seldom make any more trouble. 81
Sd. Are timid horses, combined with
stubborn disposition, and often refuse
to go from fear as we'll as stubborn
ness. This is the worst form of a
balky horse, and the hardest to man.
age, but can be broken so as to work
we'll, but can never be considered real
ly safe.
One important points should always
be remembered in breaking horse;
always speak kind and pleasant,
though you may use a commanding
tone and even harsh means, but never
lose your temper.
Now suppose we are 20 commence to
break a balky horse of class second, and
that he is sufficiently gentle to know
what is wanted of him. Put on your
harness and hitch hi to anything you
desire, either single or double, as you
feel disposed. and give; him the COM
manding word to go ahead. If he goes
you have nothing to do or say but let
him go on and do your work; but if the
refuses to go, take him out immediate
ly, take all the harness off except the
bride, and take small rope the size of
the pillow line, and tie one end to the bit
on the right hand side, and pull it
through the ring of the left under the
chop, pull his head around to his left
side, and slip the rope under his tail
like crupper and make it fast, keeping
his head tolerably close to his side
Now all is ready, SO let him go, and take
a good long whip and make him go,
travel like a dog after his tail, for he
can travel no other way, but after 3
while he will fall down, when you will
Immediately let loose the rope and let
him go up; now talk kindly to him and
and caress him. 7a zr~rs ~
Your work is now half done, for you
have only to tie the rope to the other
side of the. bit, and pull his head around
the other way, and make it fast like a
crupper, the same as before, and start
him off again and let him go till he
falls down a second time; let him get
up Immediately and hitch him up, and
you will probably never have any more
trouble with him. I have tried the
above many times, and have never
known it to fail.