Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-08


VA aid that they are already III the up
pr cJiitry market. In view OF this out.
let iur this branch OF agricultural In0us-
Try, IL l. OF import iucc / ~ 10 know The
Kind of horse that viii he in demand.
we fnd 10y the circular issued by the
company l have I,t referred 10, that the
horse which viii nnd the readleSt de-
MANI, at best figures, must he large. pow
cr!ul, well shaped, ~ standing animals,
VITA good bone, substance ana stamina
such AS are suited for every description OF
work. lna word, good general-purpoSe
horses, which being serviccable for homes
use, and profitable eNIuiiation, Will be
the best horse we can laise. In view OF
TINS fact, | have carefully ltthtd Tor a
Inscription of such Il horse AMONG the Cii-
ttrcnt breeds. The following, l find TO
De the characteristics o. tEc nIUdtl horse.
Head clean. bOny and small tor the size OF
the animal; ears snort, mubile erect, and
fiud pointed: eyes bright, clear, large
ana proulincnt; forehead broad /; nostrilS
large, open and red within; jaws rather
Wild; chm i!ne lips thin; tt,tn small
ana even; neck ,riflc short. yet har-
noiiot!eiy rounding to the body throttle
cican crest rigid rather high and grace
fully curved: name abundant, with silky
hair; breast bfotC and deep, with great
! muscular Development; shoulders smooth,
and sufficiently siollng. for the collar to
set snug to them; witners hi sh back
! Snort and strongly coupled; body we'll
ribbed up, round. full, and straight line,
when is much longer than the back
| rump broad, long and moderately Stop
Ing To the tail, which is ;,ttaciied nigh; hips
| rounds and smooth at top, and flat Oh the
| sides; quarters wife well let uOwn, and
swelling with powerful muscles; dock
| strong; tail long, heavy, and gracefully
| hanging out from the Group. when the
animal is is full motion; legs fiat and
| WIde, standing square ANA ilrip, and well
| u',irr the body, with hard clean bones,
| At, RAJ
tcnlni,; short from the knees and
| hooks down; la,tern upright; fe;locks
thin; hoois Iull size, solid open tough,
and well set up at the heels; height 10 to
l6's hands ; weight l,3e0to 100 lbs; color
various, AS with other horses. but clear
dapple sicy is preferre., as the b, st OF ho
original breed. were thus marked Az.
ton bold, i.uutrr. Tee md easy, neither
.arreaching or interfering; the walk
| four to five miles per Incur; the trot six to
eight, on "a dry md moderately Level road,
Tut capable Oh being pushed much faster
on the latter gait, wiIcn required. Tenn
per kind; disposition docile but energetic
and vigorous: hardy, enduring and long
| lived: precucious; able to be put to light
work at Is to "a months old; possessing
! immense power for his siZv: stylish ele
giant and attractive in appearances; easy.
elastic and graceful in motion, no tendcn-
cy 10 disease of any SOFT, and especially free
! from those of his legs and tpct--i.n easy
keeper and quick feeder. Such is the de-
| scription OF the Norman or Pcrchcron
horse which l have just given. The de-
sire,I improvement can he easily accom-
plisled, 10y small outlay to each, 10y Il
| goOdly number OF those interested, AL
vancing say $50 each, and purchasing ami
mails, which would be realized from soon,
thus, comparatively speaking, costing u
mere triilc. While the risk Is too great
at the present time, for any one to UNI
dertake it in il new place like this, call
| "A
Interested, and astoniSh yourself by what
YOU cdu do.
| shall now call your attention to the i'm
portant industry of pork raising. will try
ANA be brief. The Importance of this i'll
dustry is one of the greatest of our coun-
Try. The value of pork sold, last year, is
grossly estimated, at $50 900, bringing us
the largest revenue OF any one product.
| Then ii we are to continue, it is necessary
that we should enquire, have we got the
best stock, and are we making the most
pork possible, from the feed that is given?
These are questions which We should care
fully study AS to tho Improvement, there
has been considerable effort made to get
the best, bv the introduction of the ac-
knowledged two best breeds; viz the
BerkShire'S and Poland Chinas which are
surely good signs, that the Hazel-splitteIs
(Which must have their eyes sewed up to
move them to prevent injury from their
savage teeth,) have had their day. The
How can we make the most OF 1t? i have
here an article, written by Prof Stewart,
which consider very important upon this
subject which is short, and with VIII ich
l shall conclude this subject:
The. science of feeding animals Is becoming
much better understood, and the best feeders are
| fast changing their ideas OF the proper manage.
ment Of young animals. 1t IL not long since pig
feeders thought slow, early growth the best for
This was carried to such an extent that pigs were
not ready for market till IL to "a months old; and
II was drought desirable to reach weight of 400
to 600 pounds. The storing system, or suspended
growth, was almost universal. Pigs were kept over
winter with little II any increase OF weight. The
store animals was even worse than lost for the an.
finals took on an un,hrifty habit, contracted their
powers Of digestion, and required in spring,
" a month Of good feeding. to recover from this
penurious winter feeding. A thrifty animal with
good management progresses without check from
given to the matter. 1t became evident that the
profit Of growing meat was to be found In pushing
the young animal as rapidly as possible, that II cost
sss e snS In the earliest
ately greater as the animal increased III age and
size. This, then Is the great fact underlying oil
perhaps, the best exempidcatiol OF this law, at
least more experiments have been noted In feeding
pigs than calves.
Experiments were tried In ls666s, at the Michi.
gan Agricultural Col ego Farm: In the frat, three,
and In the last, six pigs were fed upon milk. The
pigs were IRON 70 weeks Ol0 ~ the commence
ment of the experiment. The average anount of
milk required to produce pound live weight, was
nrst week, GIG lbs; second week, IT'S lbs third
week, IL % lbs; fourth week, 1919 lbs. Prof Miles
says the canse OF its requiring greater amount OF
food the third week is explained by derange-
ment Of the digestive organs dnring this week as
| shown in Q tendency to constipation" He calls
attention tn the fact that 1.-THE milk to produce
| pound live weight constantly increases" After
| ending the experiment In 1858 milk, he con.
| tinued It upon corn meal. Pigs and food were
weighed as before, and the feeding continued 70
| weeks, divided into periods Of i've weeks each
Amount OF corn meal required for q pound live
weight was; first period, 1851 lbs; second 4O6 lbs
third 4.22 lbs; fourth, b.24 lhs fifth period, SOS
lbs. Another experiment was tried In 1853 with
larger number Of pigr with nearly the same result
| In regard to amount Of meal required to make Q
pound Of live weight, and showing practically the
| same increase in the food required to make each
additional pound live weight ~ the pigs grew old
| er or heavier.
The point here illustrated 10 OF the highest i'm.
portance and should be carefully studied. 1t will be
seen that in the 1flh period, when the pigs were
from "a to Is weeks old, 1t took rs per cent more
Of meal to put on pound live weight, than In the
first period, when the pigs were to ~ weeks old.
In 1874 the writer tried similar experiment with
| ten calves upon skim-milk running through u
| weeks, in which the milk constantly Increased from
ILL., lbs. the first week to l7.Ol the last week.
That pains-takng experimenter, J: B. Lawes, Of