Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-07-31
Farm ann AouseboIu
Care c. E.-tes !, Re Sumner.

feed, aud this cannot be procured with
out good management. The horse i
the most useful Of our brute assistants
without hi, help the world. work
would stop. and W. should be put 10
sore shifts To procure food Rs reason
OF neglect and bad management his life
of usefulness j. considerably shortened.
and in place Of 30 years Of possible use
fulness. IL j. rare 70 find a sound active
horse al more than half that age. Food
!, provided sufficiently. sud in tie ma
ioriiy Of cases generously; but 30 far a.
regards sanitary care there i, . sad
lack Stables arc too often foul. M
ventilated, and badly arranged; the
horse Itself j, rarely cleaned. and The
skin j. lcit TO natural accidents of sum
mcr showers for All occasional washiu.
The bedding and litter Is nearly always
uncleau and the skin Of the animal j.
usually 50 saturated with cxcrcmcnt
that the odor j. insuilcglhlc 90 any
sensitive person. The mere handling OF
y horse in It's harness j. sufiiricu; 10
odorize the person aud the clothes 20 q
most disagreeablc kent, aud the farm
en- house i. frequently fou,ri with the
puugcnt scent, o; the stable thus intro
daced. Cleanliness !, indispensable 90
health. and health /, Indispensable TO
comfort and long and useful lite. IN
"a pccunary point Of view thi. matter
look, serious when We consider th8i She
value Of our horses j. not far fiom - 49,
o1oao. AMI Of THE q large portion s.
yearly sacrificed for want cf proper
care. This want OF care j. most con-
spicuous in regard TO the construction
and manaecmcu, Of stables. Generally
they are close and incouycuicut. But Il
will lie easier to point out what they
should be than io say what thew are. for
the requisites Of a good stable are bu'
few. II should be dry and well drained.
The floor should slope little to the rear
aud il should be covered with narrow
strips having half inch spaces between
them. through which the liquids could
escape The ceiling should be high.
nine feet al least. aud should be of
matched boards TO exclude dust from
abo-e Tie light should come from
near the top. al least above the level Of
the horses head. and should be album
dant: II the window i on > SAMMY side.
It should be shaded lbs a blind or shut
ter. There should be ample means Of
ventilation by openings at the bottom
and tie top. covered with wire gauze 10
exclude flies. The doors should be
double. - that the upper half NAV be
left open al night. or they NAV be made
81 strips with half-inch spaces between
them. projected with gauze or netting
The interior should be kept white
washed and perfectly clean and free
from vcrmiu. All these requisites need
only attention, and cost no more than
the ordinary ill-adapted arrangements
The bedding should be fine; cut straw
viii be found economical. even count
ing the cost Of the labor TO prepare Il.
Saw dust i The best OF all bedding. and
pine saw-dust is better than hard W God
on account Of its resinous odor aud It's
repellant effect against ycrmiu.
Physical cleanliness, however. i the
great matter to be observed. There j.
no reason why horse stable should be
so powerfully odo-iferous. Nothing i.
easier than TO keep ii clean and sweet
A gutter should be provided to carry of
the drainage, and 4 tank or pit filed
with absorbents shonld be made to re-
ceive il. Once a day few pailiuls o.
water should be dashed on the floor "a
wash il off Then a shovelful Of plaster
should be scattered about before fresf
litter is spread. This will add at least
500 to the value of the manure from ;
pair of horses in year. Tor the urine il
worth more than the solid excremeni
and would thus all be saved, even tina
portion which escapes into the air or i
carried into the house and elsewhere b.
those who attend the stables. The re
suit OF this care will be to keep tn
stable free from those odOrs which at
tract the flies in vast numbers anC
which have a very injuriously irritativ
effect upon The ewes aud lungs OF tn
occupants. The flies which iniest sta
bles are not the common horse flies, a
is geHerally supposed. but a savag
biting fy, called from its ANNOYING al
lacks Cdlcitraas. or 1.-The causer of Kick
ing" This is lis specific name. il
generic name being stomorys. Gin ful
iSfoisoIys calcitrdRS.) while the house
fv is Muscd domesticd. Those VIII
have experienced the sharp bite of thi
savage fis can appreciate 10 feeble ex
tent TIE sufferings OF tired horse ex
posed the whole night 10 lis incessan
blood-thirsiy attacks. IL is this whiel
causes the constant stamping whicl
..muIders sleep" in the homestead upol
those nights when The air is close ant
heavy, aud the farmer writhes upon hi
bed, ignorantly matchmaking tn
noise made BY his suffering team. Thi
may be prevented by few minute
work in the evening. The horse ma,
be brought into the yard and pailfu
OF water. u sponge. and piece of car
bolic or whale-oh soap provided. Firs
with a corn broom the legs of the hors,
should be washed down and then fh'
whole body rubbed of with a handfn
of straw dipped In the water; ih'