The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-03-28
Crushed Grain for Horses.

Crushed Grain for Horses.
Oats are justly advocated as the grain above
all others adapted to horses-and it is true,
that for young horses, and those used on the
road, there is probably nothing equal to oats
but they ought to be crushed or bruised and
not ground In fact, | think all grains are
better fed in this way, and it seems strange
that there are no good American oat crllshers.
They seem to me simple atfairs-as have
seen them in English stables A wheel of
perhaps 1S inches diameter, made strong, and
having perfectly flat periphery of steel,
presume, like steel tire, having face about
3 inches wide, is turned so as to bear evenly
against a smaller one of say inches or less
in diameter, having II similar face. These
two wheels are geared to turn together, and
the oats are slowly fed in Il hopper. Good
oats, when crushed, are nearly round and as
big as a silver Scent piece, and the husks are
quite inconspicnous, poor ones show more
husk than grain, and retain more nearly the
form of the lnCrushCd oat. Barley may be
crushed equally well with oats, although
harder; and corn, when too green to grind,
might well be thus treated. If grain be
| swallowed whole il is not easily digested, but
ifcrushcd, or broken even, it is likely TO be
Coarse meal that is the cornmeal usually
sold for feeding in many Eastern towns, sim
| ply because it can he chcaply produced, is
better than whole corn, because it is broken
and some portion of il toerahly fine, but all
| the llinty part is in large solid pieces, which
| do not adhere To cut hay, do not soak quick
| y and are slow of digestion. When new
| corn il crushed, although il is not C0mminu-
| ted into meal, its integrity is destroyed and
| is easily digested, because it readily absorbs
water or the juices of the stomach.
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| UNMANAGEABLE IIoRsEs-IIaving had
considerable experience, ] will give my prac-
| ticc for breaking unmanageable horses
| Such horses must be ridden by experienced
riders who fully understand that they are to
| teach the horse one distinct lesson They
must not punish him for anything else until
! he yields in this. | am particular in this mat
ter from the fact that it is utterly impossible
| to nstil two ideas into the horses mind at the
same time. Let the rider mount with spurs
| if the horse has not been accustomed to them
he will the more readily yield. The moment
the horse makes an attempt TO wheel, use the
spur vigorously on the side he wheels, at the
same time bid him sharply to go on until he
makes another attempt to wheel Soon the
| horse will associate the pain or punishment
with wheeling and hence the reform. When
| ever he yields and does what is hidden, i'm
mediaey caress him; it has wonderful eff
feet. Many drivers in using the whip for
any offence, do not stop at the proper time,
but continue its application long after the
| horse ohcys. This is bad on two accounts :;
first, the lesson the horse is supposed to be
taught by it is lost; second, it is useless and
very cruel Simply punish for disobedience,
perhaps with one sharp crack of the whip,
then stop and caress for obedience. This
works like magic-COuRtly Gentleman.
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breed of cows under all conditions has no en-
istence, as SO much depends upon the adapt
alton of the peculiar qualities of each breed
to surrounding circumstances The National
Lire St0ck J0urHm says, however, that if the
| production of milk from cows is the leading
object, then selected Ayrshires, Holstens, or
Shorts Horns will give satisfaction. If they
are intended for butter-making, then the Jcr-
sey, Short Horn and Ayrshire would be the
best, taken in this order. If for cheese max
ing then the lIolstcin, Ayrshire, and Short
Horn. 1t does not, however, approve of
pure breeds for dairy purposes but advises
cross of n Jersey bull on deep-mlking
| Ayrshire COW, as the delicate Jersey will he
much improved by crossing on the hardy
Ayrshire, while the grade will yield more
milk than former and a richer quality than
that of the latter a square cross of a Jersey
bull upon selecting common COWS also gen
orally produces an excellent dairy grade.
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FATTENING BEEvEs.-An agricultural
authority says rs to beef the most successful
mode we have ever tried was to tasten the
animal to he fattcned by the horns to Il stake
in the stable keeping it well bedded and
never taking it out until il was sold to the
butcher or slaughtered for family use. All
expenditure of muscular force takes from the
supply which the food constantly gives and
| the net increase is lessened, and so the quiet
er you keep the animal the better. All they
will eat and the best yon can give them is
the cheapest in the long run.
-"You told me, sir that the horse was
entirely without fault, and yet he is hlind'
The dealer looked blandy into the irritatod
countenancc of the loser by the transaction
and said with charming Rdioete 81 do not
regard blindness as fault, sir it is II misfor-
tune"
Counsel to witness-"Youre a nice sort
of fellow, you are" Witness-'Td say the
| same of YOU sir only Pm on nv oath"