Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-24
THE FARM,

Emerson defines II weed rs "a plant
whose virtues have not yet been dis
covered.
DO rot hca, your horses, nor speak To
them III loud tone OF voice; do not
get angry with them, but kindly rc.
prove their faults; they Will ID better
thereafter, for they understand the lam
guage of man and its meaning
The hest thing todo with cohS, says 4
correspondent pf tile Practical Farmer, il
to burn them To n nice charcoal, pull
vcrizc, stir in little salt, and feed to
hogs. Ills hogs cat the mixture very
readily" and hc Is sure il helps to keep
them i'll good healthy condition
A gentleman travelling upon hose.
back came upon ah lriShman who WAS
fencing inn barren and dNolatc piece
of land, What are You fencing in that
lot for, Pat said he "a herd of
COWS would staryc to death on that land. "
" And shure, Your honor, wasn't iiuc-
ing 1t TO kape the poor hastcs out
of il ?"
Every farmer should keep pot Of
mixed paint ii Ills work shop, and
should apply ii literally to ploughs,
wagons, harrowS, reapcrs and all inn
plcmcnts that are exposed to the
weather. This will cause them to last
twice rs long us usual Farming tools
and implements are less frequently run
cut Ivy hard service, than used Ivy use
less exposure to the weather when they
are not III service.
Hay and oats make the best feed for
horses thatarc obliged toWork hard and
regularly. Ii the hay is eut and tho
eats bruised or ground the whole mixed
or moistencd, the horse will cat his ra-
tions quicker, digest them sooner, and
thus have more time lor resting and re-
nrwing his power for labor Farmers
horses that work little during the win.
ter may be kept cheapcrby cutting and
mixing bright straw and hay III equal
quantities, and adding Il ration Of
steamed potatoes or raw carrots,
Farmers who live in sparccly settled
districts, ahounding in large. dry pas
lures, can afford to give tie tmo Of u
faithful and intelligent lad the whole
summer through, to be devoted ex-
clusivcly TO rearing turkeys The young
broods must hc watched as constantly
rs ever shepherd watches sheep in
II region infested by wolves. Every
nigli, or during tha day, on the Np-
proach of rain, they must he driven to
il roomy shed with Il tight roof The
mother birds, and the young, can he
soon trained to he driven us easily MS
cows are driven 70 pasture. Give good
forage ground, and keep out Of rain
and dew, and success is almost certain.
Tile Poultry World.
TIE WALKINGG GAIT or HORSES Much
has bccn said lately Ivy the agricultural
Journals in favor Of cultivating the
walking gait of horses, and agricultural
societies are advised to offer premiums
for the fastest walkers. This recon-
mendation is doubtless Il sensible one,
and should be acted on by the societies
which place the uottng exhibitions
above every other feature Of those
animal shows. a match between well
trained walkers would draw ns great
crowds rs trial Of speed between eel.
cbratcd trotters, and the sporting gen
tlemen who display II heavy weight Of
loud jewelry, and bet on their fhvorites,
would possibly make business ms lively
at u walking race ms any other, If u
Goldsmith Maid, Il Dexter. Or Flora
Temple, ofthe walking family should be
brought out. This would serve to ere
ate the requisite excitement and turn
an honest penny for the societies, while
the farmers and teamsters would he
benefited in collateral kind Of
way.
For readers, light wagons and many
kinds Of light work on the Elrm, fast
walking horses-anlmals which could
make five or six miles IN hour would be
Of great value. But when the adyo-
Gates Of the fast walking gait claim that
a five mile walker would accomplish
two-tiths more work when hitched TO u
heavy plow, than il team which accom-
pIishcs three miles an hour, every
farmer, who pauses to think will know
that this is mlsapprehenson. Speed IL
power; and il would require the cxpen-
diturc Of more than double the strength
80 accomplish five miles in the same
length Of time that team can travel
three.
The theory that i fast walking team
Of like strength when hi'ched to II pillow
which taxes their best energies can nc
conplish more work than steady
moving team Of natural three mile
gait, Is similar to the Irishman's conclu-
sion when assured by the yender OF a
new and superior stove, that one Of his
stoves would rave half the wood. /" BE-
dad ~ said the Hibernian, " I'll buy
two and save il all.
Without possessing all that il recent
too sanguinc advocates claim for the
fast walking gait, Il race Of fast walking