The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-18
AGRICULTURE.

The FARM HoRsE.-There Is no ani-
NAL on the farm that is so likely to DO
neglected as the horse. Tho horse of the
city truckman, or the expressman, the
driving horse and saddle horse,ss are
we'll cared for, but the farm horse is
too often irregularly fed, and, SO far
as cleaning Is concerned, regularly
and Systematically neglected. 1t is
difficult to find a hired man brought
up OIL the farm who thinks there is any
necessity for taking special care Of a
horae. Some horses upon the farm
are rarely If ever properly cnrried or
rubbed, and yet the condition and USE
fulness of the farm horse depend as
much upon the manner In which it
is cared tor as any other horse. When
brought perspiring to the stable he
ought not to be allowed to stand over
night with the dust drying upon him.
A good cleaning of is halt rest, and
brought out in the morning covered
with the dirt of the day before and
with the accumulated filth OF the night
still cliL ging to him. Under such con-
ditions a horse Is not muoh more than
half u horse. Often, too, he Is irregu-
lacly fed and indlscreetly watered. A
horse at work should have water five
or six times day. II he does not
drink more than two or three quarts at
time all the better. A horse that is
kept from water till he drinks two or
three pailfuls, will be very likely to
have his digestive organs and bowels
seriously Geranged. 10 keep a horse
In good working condition he should
be fed regularly, whether at work or
idle In the stable, He will last many
years longer than If, when at work, he
10 heavily ted and when idle neglect
I'd. A horse on the farm should al
ways be cleaned at least once Il day,
and when hard at work both night
and morning. If not at work good
grooming once a day would be sutfi-
cient. and when idle good hay might
be substituted for grain.
CARE OF SHEEP.-A sheep to be well
and hearty must not be half starved at
any period OF Its growth. 1t must be
personally comfortable to grow wonl
cvery day OF its life. Three hundred
and sfxty-flve days make a year. If
from any cause a sheep Ia uncomfort-
able a single day, he will grow wool
only 36i days in a year. If for four
months at a time from Ill health or
lack OF food or water 1t produces wool
only eight months in a year, there is
loss OF one-third OF the profits he would
nave given hls owner. A sheep out Of
condition ia subjected to ailments that
III good condition would not have tlnc.
tel him. sheep fat In the fall Will 90
through the winter with satey, and
success. If In thin, weak condition.
the relaxing OF the system in spring
nnd The extra demands on the system
OF the eve, bring n series Of diseases
quite disgusting to the tlookmasLer.
NO animal rewards Its owner 20. for
liberal feeding and painstakine care.
lis does the sheep. The idea has so of.
ten been expressed that u sheep can do
Without fuud anu water, that many
nave concluded 1t WAS true. 1t may
live on less food (and do welD than any
other animal III proportion to It's live
weight, put that the sheep lives by
eatlhg Is sure. ana the more its eats
anu me better treatment it receives
the better are the results that follow. In
every particular. A sleeps teeth the
nrst year are eight IN number, appear
Ing al o1 size; second year, the two
miudle ones arc shed out and replaced
ny teeth much larger than the others
thlId year, TWO very small ones appeur-
ono on each Side Of the eight; at the
ehd ol Inc fourth year there are six
largo ,oclh, hI.h ycur, HI the front
teeth are large; sixth ear, all begin
10 sho" wear-noL Till then.