The Indiana State sentinel., 1880-08-18
OUR FARMER FRIENDS.
Farm House Archi.ectu,e--Feeding for
Pork --0vertsxsd HorssS--How
TO Oil Axles.
An Interesting Budget of Reading Matter
for Our Rural Friends-Brief
Farm Notes, Etc.


Farm Notes, Etc.
Feeding for Pork.
One of the mistaken policies of stock feed
ing, especially hogs, is 70 feed them upon
some one unchanged diet. As the matter OF
feeding is made a scientific study, the idea
of an exclusive corn diet is being abandoned,
the results pointing unmistakably to the fact
that 1t is unhealthy; and, ii so, IL can not
be classed as profitable, and our veterinary
authors are now claiming that hog cholera,
that soourge of hog breeders, had its origin
In districts where corn was fed to the exclu-
sion of all other diets, and II the system Is
persisted in it will be noticed that prevent
ives, either OF the farmer s own invention or
an advertised nostrum, are demanded,
which the hog, to satisfy some craving that
the one diet does not supply, devours with
Unsuitable greed.
Epon this subject the Western Rural says
that corn is principally caroOnacsous, hence
exclusively fat-formlng, and to keep. up
healthy and growing state, the hog Dnust
have mixed food, such food as will develop
all parts of the system, and for this purpose
the turnip is very valuable as diuretie,
and with the more nitroSenous foods such
as wheat, middlings. ETC.. the growth will
be continuous ana the fattening process will
be thus extended, aud while health will
u.
among stock feeders that the hogs are not
fattening, and that the feeding to await
favorable stage of the market ls one of out
lay without any compensating return in
pork for the corn consumed.
Oyertaxed Horses.
ehaye been in doubt oflentimes to know
to what can be attributed the outrageous
abuse of horses so common among drivers
We have had men in our employ who seemed
fond of their team. and were proud of
them as a woman in full dress; yet they
would overtax the strength OF their horses in
the most shameful manner. With such
drivers the fault seems to lie in desire to
show off what their (my) team could do. 1t
gave them something 10 brgg about among
their fellow laborers.
We have been and still are hauling stone
for bridge, and there are several men and
teams engaged on the work. We have no.
ticed the proudest man, with the best team
OF well-groomed horses, pile on half more
than the regulation load, and with one
wheel In a rut or hole and the other soft
ground, and then when his enormous load
was on would mount to see how handsomely
the noble horses would settle down to their
work of lifting the load out of such an I'M
merciful place. We have demonstrated, yet
such things occur. The driver is kind,
gentle aud never worries or abuses his team
by rough words or the cruel whip. He will
fight in q minute the man who whips q
heavy loaded horse. He prides himself on
being lover of a good horse, and so he is
Yet his pride Is go great that be has no
judgment about loading his team; he over
loads.
Another, equally proud OF his (my) team,
loves to see them prance and acc as though
they felt too lively to stay in the harness,
and yet he, mighty man, is able to work
such fury team. Such horse hero is
fool. His team is al ways first to show weaIi-
ness, ana are thin In flesh. He would rather
tickle the horses with the whip than the
currs comb and brush. His weakness Is in
his head and heart. He never will make
good driver, though he is never cruel, and
never gets mad and beats his horses. The
prince of brutes is that other man, who is
always hectoring and yelling and jerking his
iaded team. He feels ugly and Wolfish and
his poor horses have lost their spirit and
take his blows and abuse meekly. He is the
brave fellow who believes in making his
horses do. The first named man has his horses
do their work il they enjoyed il. The
trainers of trotters say their horses, when
called on to do their utmost enjoy it most
There may be enough OF the human in
horses to enjoy doing that which they do
well. And there is, TOO, something OF that
other trait of human nature, OF loving good
treatment for well doing, and they should
receive, like human beings, reasonable
treatment when III service.
A good show of common sense is valua-
bic commodity, even with the man driving
horses 10 q heavy load We would have
better horses, and they would do more
work, and last longer, il had more
brains under the drivers hat, aud less bile
in his nature.
Some man in New York wants the agri~
cultural colleges 10 educate farm labor, so
hired men will know how to drive horses
ell for 40
teach stump orators rhetorical elegance or
. th- secret OF true Oret0ry. Nature must
give the pupil capacity. The teacher can
not supply it. We can not change the ma.
ture Of drivers, but We can make the wages
of poor drivers so poor that they will have to
quarry stone or become such beasts of bur-
den as they are fitted for.
The savage builies that abuse horses for
the qualification of q brutal nature are few
ald, thanks to Bergh & Co., they occasion
allv meet their deserts
Every owner OF horse sholld stand be-
tween him and the a0use of the driver. 1t
is noble 10 love the noble horse. II that leads
one to protect him in his service, and gives
him the benefit of rational mind and
kindly heart that IS higher than mere horse
sense.
Now is the summer of discomfort to the
horse The heat, flies and dust are cruel
enough. The merciful man will protect bis
not allow the unfseling driver to overtax
them in their burdens.
The man who does not love a noble horse
is either wanting in much of that which
enters into the highest type OF a man, or
his education has been ssdly neglected.
How to Oil Axles.
We copy the following useful hints from
the Young Scientist: The efficiency of
lathes. scroll-saws, sewing machines and
even watches often depends upon the judg-
ment and care used in selecting lubricator,
and this choice is frequently i'll made.
Common kerosene oil is TOO often ipjudicI-
ously used in place OF thicker or more
bland oil, because the heat produced by
friction rapidly yaporizss the oil
and leaves the journal dry. Crude
petroleum for the same reason is only
fitted for very slowly revolving journals,
such as water wheels For very heavy ma
chinery. or for gearing, tallow and black
lead rubbed up together is the best lubri.
can't, and is also the b. st for wagon and car
riage axles during the hot weather. Fol-
light running machinery sperm oil IS the
best; good olive oil that has not become
rancid and acid is perhaps the second best
and for winter use lard oil is excellent, but
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